As someone >90th percentile in height and >75th percentile in weight for the US, I've found in the last 5 years I now no longer fit into most "Large" size clothing and need to buy more "Medium" sized clothing. I haven't lost/gained weight nor shrunk(that I'm aware of). Statistically, numerically and culturally this seems strange.
Anyone else find sizes that "should" or "used to" fit have morphed and you now shop different sizes where your body size hasn't changed?
Am woman. Lived in both the US and Canada. Clothes never fit me. Sizes and numbers are meaningless. Everything is either tiny or 4X
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snoons @lemmy.ca - 7hr
As a Canadian, I have to buy small size t-shirts from Costco (an American company) because the medium sizes are what Canadian retailers would label as large.
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sparkles - 6hr
Yeah I have ended up buying kids extra large lately. Extra small in women’s has gotten huge, even at stores where clothing has usually ran small. Thought I was going nuts.
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ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 - 2hr
No.
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i_stole_ur_taco @lemmy.ca - 6hr
Sizing is unacceptably insane. There has to be an explanation other than “everyone in the clothing industry is an idiot”, but I haven’t seen one.
Just got underwear for an 18-24 MONTH old and they’re bigger than my 14 year old niece’s underwear.
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czardestructo @lemmy.world - 27min
I was an American large T-shirt for most my life but for the last 10 years I have to get a medium. Americans are just getting too fat and companies dont want to upset them.
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gingersaffronapricat @lemmy.world - 54min
Nope. Clothes seem to have more stretch and fewer natural fibers every year. Sizes have always been inconsistent. But i think the increased stretch and elastic has accentuated the problem. It also makes fabric wear out more quickly. In the last year, I have purchased sizes from 8-18. I don’t trust manufacturer measurements. I always measure and have returned many items that were much larger than stated. That’s something I have experienced going back many years though. I think measuring the clothes themselves is the way to go. But unfortunately not always possible
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Fit_Series_573 @lemmy.world - 6hr
Pants are so annoying to try to buy. Every brand/version currently avaliable is a slightly different size even with the measurements so it's hard to try to buy them during sales in bulk online. I'm pretty active for work and have bigger thighs so I go through pants more often than the normal person, but even with that I feel like quality is getting worse causing more of those issues, especially unsuspecting shrinkage. I like the lees extreme motion pants but have noticed if I buy 2 pairs online one will be slightly more narrow than the second pair when it's both the same pant
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Rhynoplaz - 6hr
I'm still a consistent 2x. 🤷🏻♂️
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JohnnyEnzyme - 33min
Something is definitely fluffed. That's all I can tell you for sure, matey.
Here, I'm just a 5'8" scrawny dude, and yet I need to buy "large" clothing, in the States.
What's up with that..??
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tensorpudding @lemmy.world - 6hr
I've been having to size up, but that is probably because of my overly-sedentary lifestyle and fondness for good food. Trying to work on it when my mental well-being permits.
pdxfed in asklemmy @lemmy.world
Do your clothes fit (USA)
As someone >90th percentile in height and >75th percentile in weight for the US, I've found in the last 5 years I now no longer fit into most "Large" size clothing and need to buy more "Medium" sized clothing. I haven't lost/gained weight nor shrunk(that I'm aware of). Statistically, numerically and culturally this seems strange.
Anyone else find sizes that "should" or "used to" fit have morphed and you now shop different sizes where your body size hasn't changed?
A few random calculators: https://tall.life/height-percentile-calculator-age-country/ https://simulconsult.com/resources/measurement.html?type=weight
Am woman. Lived in both the US and Canada. Clothes never fit me. Sizes and numbers are meaningless. Everything is either tiny or 4X
As a Canadian, I have to buy small size t-shirts from Costco (an American company) because the medium sizes are what Canadian retailers would label as large.
Yeah I have ended up buying kids extra large lately. Extra small in women’s has gotten huge, even at stores where clothing has usually ran small. Thought I was going nuts.
No.
Sizing is unacceptably insane. There has to be an explanation other than “everyone in the clothing industry is an idiot”, but I haven’t seen one.
Just got underwear for an 18-24 MONTH old and they’re bigger than my 14 year old niece’s underwear.
I was an American large T-shirt for most my life but for the last 10 years I have to get a medium. Americans are just getting too fat and companies dont want to upset them.
Nope. Clothes seem to have more stretch and fewer natural fibers every year. Sizes have always been inconsistent. But i think the increased stretch and elastic has accentuated the problem. It also makes fabric wear out more quickly. In the last year, I have purchased sizes from 8-18. I don’t trust manufacturer measurements. I always measure and have returned many items that were much larger than stated. That’s something I have experienced going back many years though. I think measuring the clothes themselves is the way to go. But unfortunately not always possible
Pants are so annoying to try to buy. Every brand/version currently avaliable is a slightly different size even with the measurements so it's hard to try to buy them during sales in bulk online. I'm pretty active for work and have bigger thighs so I go through pants more often than the normal person, but even with that I feel like quality is getting worse causing more of those issues, especially unsuspecting shrinkage. I like the lees extreme motion pants but have noticed if I buy 2 pairs online one will be slightly more narrow than the second pair when it's both the same pant
I'm still a consistent 2x. 🤷🏻♂️
Something is definitely fluffed. That's all I can tell you for sure, matey.
Here, I'm just a 5'8" scrawny dude, and yet I need to buy "large" clothing, in the States.
What's up with that..??
I've been having to size up, but that is probably because of my overly-sedentary lifestyle and fondness for good food. Trying to work on it when my mental well-being permits.