Has anyone noticed that the so-called “petite” sizes (for women 5’4” and under) are getting bigger? I am just barely 5 feet tall and I shop in the petite section. I was really mad to discover that the pants in that section had a 32” inseam, just like the pants in the average section. WHAT’S THE POINT OF A PETITE SECTION IF THE INSEAM IS MADE FOR SOMEONE OF AVERAGE HEIGHT!!!? The shirts are down to my knees, and the skirts fit like circus tents. I’m a size 1/2 in one brand, and a 3/4 in another, and still 5/6 in another store. Even when I was heavy, the sizes always bore a large discrepancy.
This sizing problem has become rediculous for women on both sides of the sizing scale, or even in the middle. And I’ve been everywhere on that scale thanks to yo-yo dieting ( which is terribly unhealthy). I finally stabilized at my ideal weight, but thank goodness I know how to sew. Everytime I buy clothes, I have to spend hours altering them, hemming them up, taking them in at some places, letting them out in others, and generally compensating for the non-standard scale. So I know what eveyone is saying about women’s sizes.
Women’s bodies have so many different shapes that it is impossible to fit absolutely perfect for any given garment. So why do people obsess on trying to fit one size all the time? It’s all a grand illusion, and you’ll end up at your sewing machine or at the seamstress anyway.