Dear Lululemon: I Am a Plus-Size Woman Who Has Never Ripped a Pair of Pants

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[tilmon]

I knew women's sizes were madness from the time I was an underweight 13 year old wearing a size 5 dress but a AA bra. But I hadn't realized the difference between men's and women's sizing! I am completely jealous.

[liliaeth]

It's weird, but my first reaction was to be happy that the store lady didn't even bother to ask him what he needed to know it for. That he didn't have to explain himself. I'd imagine that that store probably has a very welcoming atmosphere for trans women.

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[kittymink]

Most stores just want to make the sale, tbh. Big cities are usually very easy. In my experience, presenting female or male and buying women's clothes - exactly ONE person ever gave me any grief and it was pretty weak. I was a dude and I was all like "yeah, this dress is for me. Problem?"

It was also in Silverlake, Los Angeles. Curiously.

[martyfan]

I had the exact same thought too.

[blackjedii]

I hate women's pants. Hate. Them

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[nextdrinksonme]

I've found length options (short, regular, tall) in Jrs sections in Macy's, Kohls, and JCP. I really only know this because my grandmother insists on buying me short legs because I tend to walk the length off of my jeans (I take them back for regular because I hate it if my jeans don't go over my shoes a bit due to being bullied for wearing floods as kid because I grew so fast).

So they do exist.

Also, Delia's has stores??? I thought they were just a catalog! I also didn't know they still existed.

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[kittymink]

He is right about the disparity between men's and women's sizes, men's are much easier, unless one is being fitted for a suit. The exception is maybe jeans, I've worn both and women's are better.

but dude has giant legs. Mine are halfway to Chun Li and I am big but wear size 8 pants.

Most men wear women's pants on the smaller sizes because most men don't have hips.

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[kittymink]

Yeah, I only have a problem with "skinny jeans". I found I could wear ones from Target or Celebrity Pink because they have a high spandex content.

[nextdrinksonme]

Women's sizes tend to be vanity sized, though, so that 20 isn't really a 20. It's likely more like a 24. This is how many of us have a wide range of numbers and sizes in our closets, because everything is sized differently

[kittymink]

The article bothered me too tbh

Yeah, women's sizes are pretty crazy!

[shadwing]

Oh yeah I know all about 'vanity' sizes, I sew and when I got drafted in Collage to do some bridesmaid dresses I made sure to measure all the girls and get the sizes right. All were insistent they were sizes 4-8 when per their measurements they were actually in the 10-14 ranges. They all freaked out till I announced that they tags were set to cater to their egos and the size 4 now was a size 8 years ago.

And yes...so jealous about how men's clothing is in inches I KNOW my measurements dang it!

[rex_dart]

Women's clothing sizes and women's pattern sizes are totally unrelated though. It has nothing to do with vanity sizing since the two will NEVER match up. If they measured 10-14 they absolutely were 4-8 in normally-sized clothing. I'm a 6 and use 10/12.