Skinny woman asks stores to ‘bring back 00s sizes’ because ‘nothing fits’
Buying CLOTHES is never an easy task. It seems that all stores have their own sizing system. This means that in one store you can be a size 38 and in another a size 40.
One slim woman is so fed up with the process that she’s petitioned stores to bring back 2000s sizes.
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Sofie Lynn reacted with frustration on social media because she could not find clothes that suited her slim figure.
In the clip, she wore a black zip-up jacket as she explained the problem with clothing sizes.
She wrote: ‘Petition for clothing brands to bring back 00s sizes.
“I have size M, but XS is too big. Stop it, it’s so frustrating to shop in malls and nothing fits anymore.”
And it seems Sofia isn’t the only one who sees this problem, as online it’s also being referred to as ‘vanity sizing’.
The term ‘Vanity Sizing’ is a common practice in the fashion industry today, where garments are marked with smaller sizes than their actual dimensions.
It is believed that this is done to make consumers feel better about purchasing that brand, which would then boost sales of that brand.
But many women are talking online about the phenomenon and why they’re not actually looking for it.
One woman took it upon herself Mothernet to describe how the sizes changed after she bought a pair of vintage shorts that were a much larger size than the shorts she now buys in the store.
She wrote: “I bought a pair of vintage St. Michael shorts this weekend in size 12, which fit me perfectly. In current sizes I am a size 8 or sometimes – incredibly – a size 6.”
“As flattering as it is to see myself as a size 8, it’s just not the truth or a reflection of reality. A petite size 12 seems about right, because that was my size as a skinny teenager in the ’90s,” she continued.
“Who really benefits from adjusting sizing?” she asked, revealing that she also wished stores would go back to the way they were in the 2000s.
Many people complain that they are now too big in their favorite stores, because even the smallest sizes are too big.
Someone wrote: “I’ve been a size 8 my entire adult life, including when I was measured for my wedding dress, which I assume was based on correct sizing. Even 20 years ago I couldn’t shop at M&S because their size 8 stuff was way too big.”
When did the vanity model start?
Vanity sizing, also known as size inflation, is the phenomenon where ready-to-wear clothing, primarily from physical stores, becomes larger over time.
Vanity sizing originated in 1983, when the North American size chart for women was replaced by vanity sizing.
Nowadays it is mainly seen in the United Kingdom and the United States; in a 2003 study, over 1,000 pairs of women’s trousers were examined.
They found that pants from more expensive brands tend to be smaller than pants from cheaper brands of the same nominal size.
Another noted: “The problem comes when a size 38 or 40 is much bigger than it used to be. That means those of us who used to be a size 38 or 40 can’t buy normal clothes anymore.”
“Life is so hard when you’re really small,” someone responded to the comment.
Meanwhile, a fourth said: “Totally agree for the purely selfish reason that most stores won’t go below a 6 and with vanity sizes 6 is way too big. Not being a competitive petite girl, I’m just very petite due to my ethnicity!”
“It’s driving me crazy because I order multiple sizes online and send a lot back,” claims a fifth.
Someone else added: “I recently tried on a pair of Mango jeans and they are huge. The label said size 10. They would probably be loose on a 12.”
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