How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

So If I Wear A Size Large. . .

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I took my little one’s to the mall today in an attempt to do a one stop back to school shopping trip. Pft. Yah, that didn’t work out.  Two pre-teens and one Mama all agreeing on clothes that are appropriate for back to school?  Well, that my friends is a post for another day.

Today I need to rant about this:

When I went shopping what I did find was a cute little shirt for me.  Kind of like this one!

ShirtA simple little plaid number with short sleeves and buttons up the front.  My problem.  I barely fit into the size large.  Barely!  Now here is the thing. I think I’m a pretty average Mama.  A bit on the tall side, but average.  I’m 5 ft 9” and weigh..well, none of your business what I weigh! (but the airlines aren’t asking me to step on a scale before I’m allowed on a plane. Average.)

So here is my question to you.  If this average Canadian Mama is barely squeezing her bod with teeny boobs into a LARGE size shirt, what on earth are the women who are just a wee bit bigger then me or with big boobs wearing? 

Imagine if a clothing line was created where a medium size woman could fit into a medium size shirt.  If the next size up was Regular and the third size was Normal?  Just a thought.  Sigh.  Clothing designers, they aren’t making it any easier to survive life in the suburbs. 

    • Comments

    1. It’s a feak shirt! Big boobed girls are real picky about even trying to fit into anything, and I’m not that big, can still shop at victroia secrets, barely. But usually I try on a small or medium, a large would be way too big on me, unless it’s a freak shirt.

    4. It’s hard to imagine who they are designing for, the way some of these clothes are cut. I’m not far from proportional but they are clearly thinking of someone else!

    6. Yes and one brand I will be a small another brand a large! So annoying. I am finally able to wear shirts like that, when I was nursing, well there were gaps.

    7. Oh the sizing thing makes me absolutely crazy!!! I have clothes in my closet right now that span four different sizes – and they all fit perfectly! How is that possible?

      And don’t even get me started on the “petite” department….used to be I could go over there find a pair of pants that fit everywhere; including the length. Now? Now, apparently “petite” people have gotten much, much taller. Or I have shrunk; which I doubt. Now EVERYTHING has to be hemmed. Grr.

    9. Ignore the sizing.. it’s one more ploy by “the dieting industry” they have sizing elfs that go into the stores at night and swap the labels all around.
      Just buy what looks good and ignore what’s on the label… labels are bad. ;0)

    11. I agree with the ladies – no two shirts/pants are cut the same.

      I have a friend who is a merchandizer for a LARGE clothing chain and she has told me that the clothing they order is cut to be geared towards a younger crowd – IE girls without hips. I MAY take a size X, but shopping there I won’t be able to squeeze into it..

      I have gone into a store to try on an item and found *I* need to try on a large for it to fit.. and I am incredibly petite. I am not sure who they are sizing these items for!

    12. Maybe it was a juniors sized shirt in the wrong section?? That has happened to me before…I thought I was trying on a medium or large, but it turned out the shirt was in the wrong secton! Phew…and here I thought I was gaining more weight!

      WM

    13. In the olden days (lord) I used to wear a size 5. I could pull it off the rack, go straight to the cashier and pay for it without trying it on and when I got home it would fit perfectly.

      These days I even have to try on socks.

      I can’t remember where I read this but some woman said she went clothes shopping, found something that fit and didn’t look at the size. When she got home the label said it was 00Petite. She was not a 00Petite and opined that manufacturers now do this so we can all feel thin.

      Did I mention I even have to try on socks these days?