{"id":2809,"date":"2009-05-03T18:23:41","date_gmt":"2009-05-03T23:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2009-05-03T18:23:41","modified_gmt":"2009-05-03T23:23:41","slug":"they-just-changed-the-way-they-size-clothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/they-just-changed-the-way-they-size-clothing\/","title":{"rendered":"They just changed the way they size clothing"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just read that Kim Kardashian’s measurements<\/a> are 35-26-40 and at 117 lbs (and 5’2″) she’s a size 2\/4.\u00a0 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!!!\u00a0 All they are doing is changing size criteria, right? I just found this:<\/p>\n

US standard clothing sizes<\/a> were developed from statistical data in the 1940s-1950s. They are similar in concept to the EN 13402 European clothing size standard.\u00a0 However, as a result of various cultural pressures, most notably<\/em> 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<\/em>.<\/p>\n

That explains it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Like when they talk about how “big Marilyn Monroe” actually was.\u00a0 At 35-23-35, she was a size 8<\/em>.\u00a0 And Kim kardashian? She’s gorgeous either way.\u00a0 Who cares what the number is?\u00a0 Just stay healthy and fit.<\/p>\n

Now I know why the tiny petite friends I have have such a hard time finding clothes that fit.\u00a0 They would drown in a size zero if it’s really the standard size 6.\u00a0 Vanity sizing.\u00a0 What a riot.<\/p>\n

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