I'm in my 30s and I haven't been 160 lbs since high school (so at least 20 years) . I understand that the muscle I've built changed my shape and I'm more lean but it's no way I should be fitting into a size small! I'm not "thin" by any means and my bra size is a 32 J (GG). I was a size 12 last time I was at this weight in like 2005. I know the world is changing to accommodate more modern beauty standards, so has anyone else experienced this? Are women who are actually "small" having a hard time finding clothes due to sizes running bigger?
Are clothes getting bigger or is it just me? 5'2,160lbs, size 8, and fitting smalls???
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leviishere
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@leviishere Didn't think about that. Darn Gen Z! shakes cane
bournejason111
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@leviishere Yep, oversize has been the style for a couple of years now. Some of the trendy looks I saw in editorial photos about 2-3 years ago when it started taking off looked like you fit 2 people in one outfit. The pants are also longer with all the flare and wide leg styles. Cropped shirts are very popular but so are the longer oversized sweatshirts. Long cardigans are hot again but regular sweaters are either a more cropped length or at the waist/top of hip.
@leviishere Yah but this doesn’t account for styles that are meant to be tight. And I feel this is happening for those as well
far_singer
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@leviishere I don’t think this is entirely the case. I’ve been having issues with dresses that are supposed to be fitted being too big in an XS and I’m not even /that/ small
aliveinchrist99
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@yakob123 Size chart from the Sear’s Catalog in 1974. My waist would be a 14/16, my hips an 8/10. At 5’3” and 125lbs I wear 0-4s in most things. I bought a XXS dress in Macy’s. It’s crazy.
Sear’s 1974 size chart
Sear’s 1974 size chart
captjohnsheridan
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@aliveinchrist99 Interestingly, that still lines up pretty close with modern day sewing patterns. I’d be a 4-6 at a clothing store but in sewing patterns I measure more at 12-14.
Pic of current size chart from a Simplicity sewing pattern.
Pic of current size chart from a Simplicity sewing pattern.
@captjohnsheridan Explains everyone's obsession with Marilyn Monroe being curvy. She wad a size 14!!! Um...yeah...back then
aliveinchrist99
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@captjohnsheridan Wow. Maybe we should go back to that.
captjohnsheridan
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@aliveinchrist99 I’d settle for brands using universal measurements 
aliveinchrist99
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@captjohnsheridan Exactly!!! I don’t care what the number on the label is, I just want the size chart to be accurate. I hate it when according to the chart I should be an 8, so I compensate by ordering a 6 and it turns out I actually need a 2.
@aliveinchrist99 Wow that's so interesting. I would've been a 16/18
@aliveinchrist99 wouldn’t this imply that women back then were malnourished and extremely thin?
so if anything, is “vanity” sizing bad? esp if we consider how women back then were more likely to be anorexic housewives that are hyped up on speed and cigarettes?
so if anything, is “vanity” sizing bad? esp if we consider how women back then were more likely to be anorexic housewives that are hyped up on speed and cigarettes?
djoyforever
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@djoyforever LOL no, men do not have this issue. They have actual waist sizes in jeans. I buy my oldest 30-30 in American Eagle jeans but in women’s sizes we get 4 long, 4 regular, 4 short, 4 extra short etc … It’s total crap. They don’t even tell you the inseam in women’s sizes, and every style is different.
@djoyforever Lol no. Fortunately for them men don't have to conform to beauty standards like us. I don't think their sizes have changed ever.