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There Ought to be a Law
Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping
There ought to be a law that all clothes will be sized in inches. I saw this weight loss commercial on TV, and the woman says she’s a size 2. Yeah right. I remember being a size 2, and I was a h3ll of a lot smaller than that woman. Now, of course, it could be a lie (in the commercial), but the fact is, there’s still “vanity sizing” and I hate it.
Think about it… You’re a woman, and you want to buy some jeans. You have a pair at home that says size 6, so you grab a size 6 off the rack and try them on. They feel 2 sizes too small. Confused, you grab a 6 in a different brand. These ones are too big. After a while, you leave the store with a size 4, a size 7 and a size 10, all of which fit.
Now imagine you’re a man… You’re a size 32/32. You go in, grab 3 pairs of 32/32 and leave, because you know they’re all going to fit.
Shopping would be so much easier if all clothes were sized in inches. Are women so insecure that companies need to mark a size 10 as a size 4 so they don’t feel fat? (Not that I think a size 10 is fat.) Or do the companies just want to keep marketing the “thin is in” mentality? It’s rediculous. And the US needs to standardize what Small, Medium and Large mean while they’re at it. It’s rediculous when a Small in one brand will fit me fine, but I’ve gotta buy a Large in another brand to get the same fit.
Companies: Get a clue. Make it simple. Size all the clothes in inches so we know what we’re getting. I shouldn’t have to play a guessing game every time I go shopping. When someone asks me what size I am, I shouldn’t have to ask “In what brand?” or say “4-12 depending on where I shop.” I should be able to say “medium” or “28/28″. Understand?
