iegal 460 Posted August 27, 2011 Interesting read. http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/what-size-are-you-really-the-truth-behind-vanity-sizing-2532831/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caliblonde 25 Posted August 27, 2011 Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PamelaAM 16 Posted September 9, 2011 It really is true. I worked for years in the fashion industry when sizing was monitored and you were basically the same size everywhere you went - like it or not :-) Now I am fitting into smaller sizes than I ever would have imagined at this weight and while it feels good to fit into a "smaller" size, I know the sizes aren't real so it's pretty much a bubble burster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilMissDiva Irene 3,282 Posted September 9, 2011 Yep this is a cold hard fact!!! Really I should be wearing probably size 14 right now, but alas, I am not. LOL It's fine, I mean, whatever. They also didn't have Size 0, 00, or 000 back in the day either, and I'm thinkin I'll probably never fit those sizes. Matter of fact, the vanity sizing started back in the 70's. Folks like to harp that Marilyn Monroe wore a Size 14... that said, her waist was a 28. In today's so called "real" sizes, that is a size 6. I don't even fit size 6/28... but I'm able to get size 4's on in other clothes. It's a wacky world!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleeve 4 me 910 Posted September 27, 2011 Although I am wearing 6 and some 4's, I am really an 8-10 from 20 yrs ago. I just found out Neiman Marcus actually has 2 different sizes actual "classic sizes" and "modern sizes" what the heck??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
