Sizeable rant/confusion.

[bikerfaerie]

I used to think i knew what clothing size i was. Then apparently womens' body shapes and sizes have changed, so the sizes had to follow. This does not help me, i am still the same shape, roughly, that i was. I tend to be rather a pear, increasingly so with weight gain (not a bad thing it's healthy, mkay). Trouble now is that i'm really not sure

Comments

[reddragdiva]

I believe all sizing is produced by individual manufacturers by a process of anal revelation. There are theoretically EU sizes for some things, but good bloody luck finding a manufacturer who pays a blind bit of attention.

[bikerfaerie]

And yes. Even if you could find an accepted standard, we all know a lot of them tend to just make it up as they go along and do whatever they damn well like anyway.

[melancholyrose_]

I don't think there is a standard updated rule as yet most measurements are based on ones taken in the 1950s which is of little or no use to us, not only are we taller, we are bigger all over now.

[bikerfaerie]

I heard some news item a while ago that said they had finally changed them after leaving them the same for many years. I've noticed the change as well, the shape has changed, it's not fashionable to have a big bum anymore. This does not work for me.

[melancholyrose_]

I heard they were supposed to be revising them but not when and if they had come into effect.
Which if as you say they don't account for ladies curves in the bottom department then they have obviously not done the job correctly.
But are we surprised ?

[bikerfaerie]

Unfortunately i think that they might have done the job properly. Our modern unhealthy diet is making younger women less curved. Something about different fats according to sugar in your diet, more sugar makes you put weight on around your waist. So they have measured all these young women and come up with a need for the shape to change.
Ban excessive sugar and make them all eat cheese i say, big bums are the way to go :oP