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02-01-2005, 09:32 PM
#31
Originally Posted by dlq04' date='Feb 1 2005, 08:42 AM
.....that America needs to hire marketing people to sell it's good points. If they can convince people that rubbing cream on their thighs will make them shrink, they can convince the world we are ok.
Dave, this is sooooooooo true....even Carmen will probably agree with it.
Btw, can you find me some of those ladies that want creme rubbed into their thighs...
02-02-2005, 06:31 PM
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Has anyone noticed that ladies clothing sizes have changed? What was once a size 14 is now labled a size 12, even though the actual measurements are for a 14. Hilly has found most of the clothing she tries on at mid and high end stores, when it fits good, is labled a 12. 10 years ago the same piece would have been a 14.
Supposedly this was done to cater to the vanities of people that have grown in size, but don't want to admit it.
Supposedly this was done to cater to the vanities of people that have grown in size, but don't want to admit it.
02-02-2005, 06:47 PM
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In the late 70s or early 80s the womenswear industry issued a new "standard" for sizing of garments. The industry claimed that body sizes and proportions had changed, and the new standard was an attempt to stay current.
Recently there was an interesting article (in the New York Times) about the change in the shape of mannequins used to display womens jeans and slacks. Most retailers have found that women react more favorably to jeans displayed on mannequins with larger behinds. They feel that the jeans show better and, women can better relate to the shape of these mannequins. The quote went something like, "Most women find that their behinds are more like J.Lo's than like a Victorias Secret model."
I don't think there has been an initiative to come up with new average sizing in the menswear industry, but the manufacturers have recognized a change. The drop from the jacket size to the pants size in a mens suit has changed. Today, there are different versions available to suit a wider variety of men's shapes.
Clothes coming from overseas tends to run smaller than clothes made in America. Better garments tend to be more true to sized than cheaper garments.
In the late 70s or early 80s the womenswear industry issued a new "standard" for sizing of garments. The industry claimed that body sizes and proportions had changed, and the new standard was an attempt to stay current.
Recently there was an interesting article (in the New York Times) about the change in the shape of mannequins used to display womens jeans and slacks. Most retailers have found that women react more favorably to jeans displayed on mannequins with larger behinds. They feel that the jeans show better and, women can better relate to the shape of these mannequins. The quote went something like, "Most women find that their behinds are more like J.Lo's than like a Victorias Secret model."
I don't think there has been an initiative to come up with new average sizing in the menswear industry, but the manufacturers have recognized a change. The drop from the jacket size to the pants size in a mens suit has changed. Today, there are different versions available to suit a wider variety of men's shapes.
Clothes coming from overseas tends to run smaller than clothes made in America. Better garments tend to be more true to sized than cheaper garments.
02-02-2005, 08:09 PM
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I have found that Gap jeans have abysmally poor quality, wearing out atleast 5x faster than most other jeans I've bought. That is not an exaggeration!
So I don't buy from The Gap. I found out that Banana Republic is also owned by the same parent company, so I don't buy from them either.
Your dollar is your vote! Make your vote count!
So I don't buy from The Gap. I found out that Banana Republic is also owned by the same parent company, so I don't buy from them either.
Your dollar is your vote! Make your vote count!
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