alt Hacker NewsWomen's sizing is so dumb. They could just provide inches or cm like they do for the men, but for some reason (well for marketing reasons, as discussed extensively in the article), they use these random sizes and numbers that aren't consistent and change over time.
I think this is why stretchy materials are getting more and more popular. The women in my house use stretchy pants almost exclusively, because they are much more forgiving with body shape. As long as the waist fits, the rest will fit well enough.
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Mens sizes have changed over time. Go get a vintage t-shirt from the 80s, medium size, and try it on. It'll be the size of a small or xs today.
>Women's sizing is so dumb. They could just provide inches or cm like they do for the men, but for some reason (well for marketing reasons, as discussed extensively in the article), they use these random sizes and numbers that aren't consistent and change over time.
Relevant: TIL that while male rowers are classified as "lightweight" or "heavyweight", larger female rowers are called "openweight" instead of "heavyweight". <https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/32p2ka/til_th...>
I find it quite hard to find men's clothes that fit me and I'm a relatively normally proportioned man.
Two pairs of the same style, same size pants from the same company often differ significantly. I suppose you can just return online orders until you get a pair that fits. But I prefer to shop in person and take every garment in the style I want within +/-1 to dressing room and pick the one that actually fits (if any).
Because I've grown tired of this I recently bought 3 pairs of jeans for $600 from a company where you go in, get sized, and then the clothes are made to order. I don't regret it, they're the only pairs of jeans I've owned that I like.