• @[email protected]
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    122 months ago

    Sizes 38-60?? Damn vanity sizing really did a number on women’s fashion over the decades. (We’re down to “00” sizing… I really don’t know where they plan to go from here)

    • the_itsb (she/her)
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      2 months ago

      “Sizes 38-60” probably denotes waist or hip measurement

      Modern sizing for ladies’ dresses and pants (00 - 20s) is not a direct measurement

      • threelonmusketeers
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        29 days ago

        Still not sure what the units would be. 38 cm is tiny. 38 inches is larger than many.

    • threelonmusketeers
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      31 month ago

      don’t know where they plan to go from here

      They could go “triple zero”, “quadruple zero”, etc., but a better solution would be to scrap multiple zeros and use “-1”, “-2”, “-3”, etc.

      The best solution would be to scrap vanity sizing entirely and just use the actual measurements, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @sugar_in_your_tea
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      72 months ago

      We’ve come a long way in the last 64 years, now we have “plus-size,” “full-figured,” and “voluptuous.”

    • @EmoDuck
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      42 months ago

      It’s interesting how words change over time. “Retard” used to be the politically correct term for someone with a mental disorder