Friday, January 7, 2011

Unequivalent Clothes

Why is it..

That clothes for men are sized by either waist and inseam or neck and sleeve, but clothes for women are sized by numbers ranging from 2 through... well I'm really not sure how high the numbers go.

And just how were those numbers for women's clothes determined?  Does it take 2 yards of fabric to make a size 2 shirt? Hmmm... that would mean a size 12 shirt would take - no that can't be it.

It makes infinitely more sense to size clothes by an actual measurement. Men don't need to take a slide rule to the store. A man with a 32 inch waist needs - surprise! a pair of pants with a 32 inch waist.  32 inches of waistline doesn't need to be converted to size 8.

 It's not like the special numbering system for women disguises anything. We all know a woman who wears a size 2 is skinny and a woman who wears a size 18 is.... bigger than a woman who wears a size 2.

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