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Post by robocat »

abustamam wrote: post #398

My wife is petite (4'11") and always struggled to find clothes that fit her. She dresses conservatively because we're Muslim but she doesn't really like wearing the long gowns that many Muslim women wear, so she wears jeans and long sleeved shirts. Anuway, she always struggled to find clothes that fit her well because she's small. Her uncle had to tailor a lot of her clothes growing up. A while back she found a fashi…

If you've got the yen for travel, maybe visit an Asian country where she might be a "normal" size against the population.

I went to Vietnam and noticed the sizing difference for myself: suddenly I was oversized. I've also seen the opposite in other countries where sizes are much bigger and I'm on extra small sizings.

Vietnam is great for getting tailored clothing too - if you can avoid the worst of the tourist tailors.

Worth a try, if you can find a country that has a style she likes...

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Post by echelon »

genewitch wrote: post #415
Freak_NL wrote: post #355

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Lululemon famously had that 'incident' where they flat out stated their brand just wasn't suitable for fat people. Given their brand identity this makes complete sense, whilst also excluding a large group of people. Expect more of this type of edgy marketing — it is in line with the zeitgeist (consider that eugenic jeans ad).

this comment did it for me today on HN. That commercial could have been any attractive woman without changing the tone or meaning. it just drives some people crazy that a subset of humans "controls" like half the land on earth but comprises only 7% of the population, therefore everything about or having to do with that subset or the individuals therein is automatically considered "bad." There were commercials that ha…

It's the political zeitgeist. If it were the Biden years, I think it would have been interpreted differently.

One of the reasons why it blew up is the relative silence from American Eagle and Sydney Sweeney, both of whom took their sweet time to respond to the negative press. They were likely pressed to figure out how not to piss off either side of the electorate. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Their silence felt like affirmation of the accusation.

The follow up with other models from other races was good, but it came really slow. The damage was done by the time they figured it out.

Re: Sizing chaos

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Post by abustamam »

robocat wrote: post #451
abustamam wrote: post #398

My wife is petite (4'11") and always struggled to find clothes that fit her. She dresses conservatively because we're Muslim but she doesn't really like wearing the long gowns that many Muslim women wear, so she wears jeans and long sleeved shirts. Anuway, she always struggled to find clothes that fit her well because she's small. Her uncle had to tailor a lot of her clothes growing up. A while back she found a fashi…

If you've got the yen for travel, maybe visit an Asian country where she might be a "normal" size against the population. I went to Vietnam and noticed the sizing difference for myself: suddenly I was oversized. I've also seen the opposite in other countries where sizes are much bigger and I'm on extra small sizings. Vietnam is great for getting tailored clothing too - if you can avoid the worst of the tourist tailor…

Before kids we traveled to Malaysia, Japan, Singapore. But since we are not really fashion-forward I don't think either of us cared to look at clothes there.

I did get a suit cheaply made and tailored in Malaysia back in college. One of the few pieces of clothing that still fits me perfectly now.

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Post by ike2792 »

jedberg wrote: post #61
dboreham wrote: post #36

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Mens sizes have changed over time. Go get a vintage t-shirt from the 80s, medium size, and try it on. It'll be the size of a small or xs today.

I meant more the pants and dress shirts, which are sized in inches.

Vanity sizing is huge for men also. I have a 36" waist and I'm generally a 33 waist in most brands. Oddly, dress shirts tend to be spot on.

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Post by akkanii »

ToucanLoucan wrote: post #7

Can confirm the utter hell it is to shop for women's clothing. I started transitioning at the ripe old age of 36, and up until that point, have obviously bought clothes for men. My entire fucking life I have bought XL shirts and jeans with a 38-44 inch waist, shorter legs. Never had an issue. Womens sizes... like Jesus Christ, I don't know how ANY women tolerate this shit. It's completely made up. A size 0 in one bra…

Obviously it's going to be even more difficult for males to find women's clothing that fits them adequately, as they are designed with the female body in mind.

Maybe there are special clothing shops for transvestites that would provide a better fitting product?

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Post by 383toast »

fishtoaster wrote: post #14

This is a great use of data to make a compelling case that sizing sucks for women's clothing! I do wish it attempted to answer the question at the end, though: "Sizes are all made up anyway — why can’t we make them better?" Like, why doesn't the market solve for this? If the median woman can't buy clothing that fits in many brands, surely that's a huge marketing opportunity for any of the thousands of other clothing…

makes a case for women being too fat and getting fatter over time

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Post by xxxx_xxxx »

panic wrote: post #142
xxxx_xxxx wrote: post #88

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To be clear, you’re advocating for women to lose the right to vote? The misogyny in this thread was disappointing already, but seeing this comment being voted up is maybe a sign I should not be on this website any more.

Of course I do – most men too.

I believe in voting by peers. That is my peers – not the ruling class or the lumpenproletariat.

I do agree that you should gather around other programmer-sock-wearing "ladies".

Too bad discord keeps vulnerable children away from you now.

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Post by Rendello »

adrian_b wrote: post #426
tirant wrote: post #309

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There’s also another element: the shift of women from being stay at home mums to joining the workforce. In the past there used to be always one family member staying at home and cooking food. That is not the case anymore for many families. I knew since the beginning how important is to eat home made meals, so I told my wife when we started our family that we would always eat home made food every day unless we were ou…

Many years ago I have switched to eating almost only food that I cook myself from raw ingredients. When I eat the food cooked by me, I always eat some fixed portions and I am completely satiated when I finish and until the next meal. I eat only twice, in the morning and in the evening. When I finish eating, I do not have any desire to eat more, even if I consider my food very tasty. On the other hand in the rare occa…

When I'm running a lot, I tend to eat less and healthier,* because I don't want to feel bloated or sluggish during the next run. Junk food loses its appeal to me.

* With the exception of sugar cravings right after a run, which sometimes leads to me buying pop. I don't mind having some every once and a while but keeping it around is a bad idea.

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