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I nipped into Asda today, and momentarily allowed myself to get distracted by the clothes section. Anyway, I noticed that not only are they now doing some of their clothes in a size 6, but in some of the ranges, they are doing size 4s.
A quick google tells me that Topshop and Miss Selfridge are also doing size 4s. Considering that Topshop and Miss S have had bad press lately for inflating their sizes, I found this pretty interesting. Wouldn't it make more sense just to start making clothes in the size they are supposed to be? What happens when the size 4s start getting gradually bigger, will they introduce size 2s?
I sense a media storm brewing about how people are getting thinner and thinner, but are they really? I've worn my mum's clothes from the 70s, when she was a size 10/12, and they fit me well (I'm a modern day size 6/8).
Is all this size 4 business media hype and cynical marketing designed to make us feel bad about ourselves, or a necessary addition to modern sizing?
Discuss.
A quick google tells me that Topshop and Miss Selfridge are also doing size 4s. Considering that Topshop and Miss S have had bad press lately for inflating their sizes, I found this pretty interesting. Wouldn't it make more sense just to start making clothes in the size they are supposed to be? What happens when the size 4s start getting gradually bigger, will they introduce size 2s?
I sense a media storm brewing about how people are getting thinner and thinner, but are they really? I've worn my mum's clothes from the 70s, when she was a size 10/12, and they fit me well (I'm a modern day size 6/8).
Is all this size 4 business media hype and cynical marketing designed to make us feel bad about ourselves, or a necessary addition to modern sizing?
Discuss.
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I have a top that my mam wore in the 70s and the label says size 12 and I'm an 8 and it's tight on me now.
So much for Marilyn Monroe being heralded as a size 16 super curvy woman.
8 is the new 10, not the other way around.
I'll just stick to my lying scale and pretend I never saw this thread.
I wonder what they'll make the sizes here? They are already at 00. -2 would just be confusing and weird. Or maybe they'll just add more 0's? Soon it will be 6x0 or maybe 0 cubed. 0 to the sixth power.
Nope!
The most recent modern size is 0!!!
There are ways down to go...:yeees:
I remember you could barely used to get size 8's there. :eek2:
00 actually :razz:
The women always looked curvier on screen even though they were actually pretty tiny. We sold one of Doris Day's dresses out of the Calamity Jane film and i couldn't manage to do the back up. She was an 18" waist :eek: Baring in mind i was a ting 16yr old at the time who was a 6/8 it sort of makes you realise now how ting she was.
I've given up trying to work out what size i am due to all the shops inflating their sizes. I find the worst one is next. I'm a size 6 top in there due to anything bigger makes me look like i have no chest and am a child again :grump:
I though there had been some giant size measuring study which lots of shops had participated as people were now different sizes to what they were 40 years ago.
Yeah I was the same. I was so happy when I grew up a bit and filled out to more than a stick insect, because clothes fitted me properly.... and now they're bringing in size 4?!
Went into Topshop and New look the other day, am a size 10 so tried them on in both shops - New looks were far too big on me and Topshops were just right. I dont see why they cant just have a standard size.
Whats with them inflating sizes anyways? Whats it gonna achieve??
Apparently there was a study which showed women are more likely to buy an item of clothing if they can fit into a smaller size than normal. Basically they're preying on our insecurites in order to maximise their profits.
Sad but very true. If I fit into a smaller size than normal, I'm thrilled. Especially when its not just 1 or 2 sizes smaller, but 3 or 4 sizes smaller.
i have a size 10 top that fits fine, yet the other week i had to buy a 16...work that out
same for pants, i have a size 12 which are fine, but a pair of 16s which are a bit tight!
What's worse is when the same store can't achieve a standard size. I bought two pairs of jeans from New Look (on the same day) about a year ago, both the New Look own brand ones. One pair was size 10 leg 30, the other size 12 leg 32. That was just ridiculous!
jeez ur right...your lucky to get anything below a 12 in the asda near me, never mind a 6 or 4!!!!
and im a 12 and when i go to topshop they're sizes are made all funny..
jus makes me sometimes..
Same here! I'm pleasantly surprised this thread hasn't gone all bitchy & people started going on about how you must be anorexic to fit into anything below a 12 blah blah blah... which is how most threads on small sizes that I've seen seem to go. There is such a knee-jerk reaction when it comes to smaller sizes.
What is?