I just read that Kim Kardashian’s measurements are 35-26-40 and at 117 lbs (and 5’2″) she’s a size 2/4.  I thought that was interesting since when I was 35-22-37 at 115 lbs (in 1970 at 5’9″) I was a size 9/10. Now I see all the fuss about sizes!!!  All they are doing is changing size criteria, right? I just found this:

US standard clothing sizes were developed from statistical data in the 1940s-1950s. They are similar in concept to the EN 13402 European clothing size standard.  However, as a result of various cultural pressures, most notably vanity sizing, North American clothing sizes have drifted substantially away from this standard over time, and now have very little connection to it. Instead, they now follow the more loosely defined standards known as US catalog sizes. These are on average 6 sizes smaller than the original standard. So, for example, a size 12 on the old standard would today be described as a size 6, while a size 6 on the old scale would be what is today known as size zero.

That explains it.    Like when they talk about how “big Marilyn Monroe” actually was.  At 35-23-35, she was a size 8.  And Kim kardashian? She’s gorgeous either way.  Who cares what the number is?  Just stay healthy and fit.

Now I know why the tiny petite friends I have have such a hard time finding clothes that fit.  They would drown in a size zero if it’s really the standard size 6.  Vanity sizing.  What a riot.