(20-02-2014, 07:29 AM)SarahSchilling Wrote: Personally, I'm not afraid...I've bought quite a few things in brick and mortar stores. Tops,miniskirts, pantyhose, makeup.....whatever. I honestly kinda miss when it made me nervous to do so. Was a nice little thrill. I realize I don't speak for everyone, though.
Everything is just way cheaper online, that's all. I do need to hit a thrift store sometime soon though.
(20-02-2014, 10:12 PM)Jessica Leigh Wrote: Women clothing manufactures like to mess with their heads. My wife was a size 6 at Anne Taylor for years. We moved to Europe for a year and when we returned she was a size 4. We also noticed that a new size was added; size 00.
Our hypothesis was that as Americans continue to be Super-Sized they just changed the labels. That way when the woman who was a size 8 stays a size 8 in the next season instead of going up to a 10. she is happier and buys more clothes (while at the store).
Men on the other hand shop by inches. Your waist size is your waist size. But I noticed that my T-shirts have gotten smaller. I used to be a large, but now I am a medium (women's large for camis) and I think it is because the IN style is for extra baggy, loose fitting clothes.
(22-02-2014, 07:46 PM)Samantha Rogers Wrote: So being out to my wife was a plus today. I asked her about sizing and she gave me a tip. She said the more expensive the dress/designer, the smaller the size. By that she meant is you are say a 12 in a standard size but buy a dress that is cheap you may need a 14, whereas if you go high end you may fit a 10 or even an 8.
The charts say I am a 12. The dresses I wore in the photos were some Ralph Lauren pieces I picked up at Marshalls on sale. They were a 10 and an 8 and both fit which, subjectively at least, supports what my wife said.
Maybe there is some logic at work here...