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[rishabree]

I've never been a big believer in all of the fuss over so-called "vanity sizing". Everyone claimed that everyone was doing it, but I hadn't seen much evidence - I've been roughly a US size 28, sometimes maybe a 26W, for at least five to eight years.

However, today I checked out the current offerings at MyShape.com, my go-to place for clothes that

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[nitasee]

I don't remember where I read it, but the problem is there is no standardizing for women's clothing sizes. So one company's 18 can be another comapany's 22. It's frustrating as hell and means you pretty much have to try on everything first. (I have the additional frustration of being shorter and shorter waisted than most clothes are "sized" for, so it's even harder for me.)

And if that wasn't enough to frustrate us, consider this: Crystal Renn, the author of Hungry became a plus-size model when she stopped starving herself and let her body be it's natural size. And you know what her dress size is? Size 12. So, size 12 - the average woman's size - is considerd plus-size?!?! No wonder we have unrealistic expectations of our figures if the norm is consider "plus". Yeah, it's a pet peeve of mine.

[rishabree]

Yeah, you can't trust women's sizing at all, which is why I eventually ended up ordering off of the web via my measurements and the size charts. That's why I love MyShape so much - it takes all of the guesswork out of it. (I'm not positive how it would handle the short waisted thing, but they do take all of your measurements.) But I'm used to varying between 3x versus 4x, or 28 versus 26/28 versus 26W. If I was at a mall, I'd never even consider trying on a freakin' 22.

Also, Crystal Renn is amazingly gorgeous.

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[nitasee]

She is gorgeous. Absolutely.

If they take in consideration of my height, that helps a lot with the short-waisted thing. But most clothing manufacturers see all women as the same height, same torso shape....which means for me, I mostly have to stick to clothes (other than skirts) that dont have a set waist.

[rishabree]

Especially plus sizes, which apparently can only be shaped in one way, which I'm fortunately mostly shaped as. (Except for Old Navy, where I end up with several extra inches at the waist.)