This whole size inflation thing is getting a little out of hand. Last winter at Old Navy, when I was trying on sweaters, I couldn’t even get my shoulders through the XS. Today I tried on an XS shirt and an XS dress, both were a little too big. I still could have bought them, but it wasn’t worth it. The dress made me look like I was five anyway.
And the pants. Only a few short months ago I was a four-short. As of today, Old Navy claims I am a two-short. Funny, since I still fit into the pants I bought last time. Actually, they’re a little smaller than the ones I bought today. The pants didn’t shrink. I measure myself, I didn’t lose any inches around my waist or hips. My top half is another sad story, but I won’t get into that.
So what, by next winter I won’t be able to shop there??? They don’t carry XXS. And what about the poor girls smaller than me. I am not that thin. I am right, smack dab where I should be for my height. Granted that height is short, but still. There are a great number of girls teenier than I.
Old Navy isn’t nearly as bad as some other stores. Is it going to get to the point where we can only shop at upscale boutiques who don’t size inflate because they’re too good to give a rats ass about what people think of themselves?
Or worse, will we have to gain weight? Yes, the 5’5″ tall girl who weighs 100 pounds may be unhealthy, but I can’t gain weight and still stay in a healthy range. What’s a short girl to do? We’re not a large percentage of the population, but there are still many of us. Half the women I work with are my height. I don’t know why we’re all short, but we are. Should we be forced to be unhealthy just so we can buy reasonably priced clothing?
It’s just a number! Women shouldn’t care what it says in the first place! If the pants fit, if they look good, buy them! Don’t buy something because it’s a size smaller than you think you are and don’t put something back because you’re a four and can’t ever possibly buy a six. No one is ever going to see the inside label. Heck, you can cut the darn thing off when you get home! Wearing a size four as opposed to a size six doesn’t make your waist any thinner.
And don’t think this only effects women. Bryan, poor Bryan. He’s not skinny. He buys children’s underwear because the adult crap they sell is huge. Though I can’t complain. The underwear is so cute and it makes his butt look pinchable.
Size inflation works to my benefit, actually. I tend to be in the medium range when it comes to tops, so when I see that I fit into a larger cut size that is considered “small” I get an ego boost. =P
Yeah, I felt a temporary, ooh, when i fit into the 2 yesterday. Then i realized that I was wearing a 4 just the day before. And then I got angry when i realized there were no other size 2-short pants in the color I wanted. grrrrr
You know… That whole thing makes me mad because I can’t find ANYTHING that fits me anymore!!! I’m a size 0 or 1, and some places, I’m a 3, but other than that, I have to shop in the kids section… =/ Well, I haven’t bought much from the kids section in a couple of years, but still, my pants are all either too long or too big! =(
And wow, that’s pretty crazy about Bryan buying underwear from the kids section…
The reason for them doing that is to subconsciously make people shop at old navy more. Wearing a smaller size than normally usually makes people happy and most of the population would rather be smaller than they are. Hence, people getting happy and buying more at places like old navy. It’s funny. I’d be pissed if I were small too, but I’m fat so I can’t complain. I have noticed that their sizes are a bit off lately.
That’s why I hardly shop anymore. Good thing is that I fit a size small depending on the materials. That’s why I don’t shop at Old Navy or H&M. They’re always too big, and not fitting, it makes me feel wide and loose than anything else.