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Mom2one · 06-03-2007

A comment was made on another forum that I post on, that we can no longer use clothing sizes as a measure of correct weight, because in the last fifty years, clothing sizes have increased. The person suggested that a size 14 of fifty years ago would be today's size 10, so people think they are smaller than they are.

Any idea whether any of this is true?

Kermit · 06-04-2007

I think it's true. The store that I shop at with the smallest clothes sizes is Old Navy. I think it just makes people feel skinnier than they actually are.

06-03-2007	#1 (permalink)
Mom2one Consumer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 99	Have Clothing Sizes Changed? A comment was made on another forum that I post on, that we can no longer use clothing sizes as a measure of correct weight, because in the last fifty years, clothing sizes have increased. The person suggested that a size 14 of fifty years ago would be today's size 10, so people think they are smaller than they are. Any idea whether any of this is true?

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06-04-2007	#2 (permalink)
Kermit Consumer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 9	I think it's true. The store that I shop at with the smallest clothes sizes is Old Navy. I think it just makes people feel skinnier than they actually are.