topic Re: Form and Line size chart in Fashion

Form and Line size chart

depglass — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:35:37 GMT

Perhaps this has been mentioned in those long threads I don't have time to read right now. In their size chart I would wear a large instead of my usual 1X. Certainly isn't retail store sizing. To be honest I would call this look conservative office. Give me the fun prints

Re: Form and Line size chart

DrKelli — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:57:51 GMT

I wear a medium or large (mostly large) and am an xs in this line. And it is very generous. I just got a pair of their cropped jeans in a 12 and probably could have done a 10 and been fine.

Re: Form and Line size chart

Icegoddess — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:58:48 GMT

Not familar with this brand, but neither is Susan Graver. I recently bought my first SG top in an XS and I never wear that in B&M clothing, usually S or sometimes M. I didn't go by her size chart though, which, if I remember correctly, would've put me in a M. I measured the back shoulder from armhole to armhole on a similar top I already had and went by that.

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layla2450 — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:02:26 GMT

VERY OBVIOUS VANITY SIZING. LAUGHABLE!!! Who do they think they're fooling???

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4kitties — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:19:39 GMT

Twilight Zone sizing.......

🙃🙃🙃🙃

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ALRATIBA — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:25:58 GMT

I've seen a couple of articles recently about stores adding more "inclusive" sizing.

I googled "Universal Standard" to see what the company's story is:

universalstandard dot com / pages / about - us

Universal Standard started with the two of us, but we actually wanted to do it for all of us. We lived in a world in which access was limited. We couldn’t shop together; one of us could hardly shop at all. It felt unfair, but moreover, it made no sense. If 67% of women in the U.S. wear a size 14 or above, why were their options so dismal? It was clear that all women weren’t given the same level of style, quality, or even respect.

There's a lot more to their story .... if you're interested.

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4kitties — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:42:13 GMT

Oh I am very glad that more and more sizing is available to all of us. I agree with that 110%.

For me though, I have enough trouble trying to figure out sizing and then when they change it all up, I hate trying to figure it out. I have tops in four sizes, small to X-Large, in my closet and they all fit. Makes me crazy to try to order on line. I especially like to have the actual garment size posted, but many do not do this.

Re: Form and Line size chart

depglass — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 16:19:03 GMT

Universal Standard? When I first read it I figured this company was adhering to some world-wide attempt to standardize sizing. No, they are just worse, but good luck to them.

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MG Chris — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 16:27:57 GMT

The colors are dull, and the clothes are ugly. The dress looks like a sack.🤮 The host earned her pay selling that ******.

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Iwantcoffee — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 16:44:08 GMT

Why is the size on the label so important to people? If you are 40 in the hips why does it matter the size on the label? If the label says 10, 44, XS or M, the fit is what it is regardless of size.

IMO the good thing is this brand covers more sizes than most brands. I was looking at a SPF shirt on Amazon and the size is small to XXL, only cover 10 inches of bust measurement. Universal Standard accomodates bust measurement from 32 to 75.

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wilma — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:31:47 GMT

I don't really care what the size tag says, if I like the garment, and it fits and flatters. I prefer to try things on in person for fit. If I can find garment measurements that helps me order online more successfully. That being said, this brand's size chart definitely made me do a double take. 😳😳

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Caaareful Shopper — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:44:44 GMT

I heard the beginning of Form & Line's first show. They are trying to revolutionize sizing. They said the new "average" size for women is 18/20. It's no longer 10/12, which is what I always heard the average size was for at least the past 2 or 3 decades.

So instead of 10/12 being Medium, this brand's Medium is 18/20 size. That's how all their other sizes then fall around that Medium.

That's their explanation.

Somehow, I don't believe the rest of the fashion industry is going to fall in line with this new sizing.

Re: Form and Line size chart

Nonametoday — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:57:32 GMT

@ALRATIBA wrote:
I've seen a couple of articles recently about stores adding more "inclusive" sizing.

I googled "Universal Standard" to see what the company's story is:

universalstandard dot com / pages / about - us

Universal Standard started with the two of us, but we actually wanted to do it for all of us. We lived in a world in which access was limited. We couldn’t shop together; one of us could hardly shop at all. It felt unfair, but moreover, it made no sense. If 67% of women in the U.S. wear a size 14 or above, why were their options so dismal? It was clear that all women weren’t given the same level of style, quality, or even respect.

There's a lot more to their story .... if you're interested.

@ALRATIBA

All worthy is a line that is for larger ladies and so is Girls with Curves but their sizing is not that wackadoodle chart like This one. I think you need a degree in wackadoodle to figure that one out.

Re: Form and Line size chart

Nonametoday — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:58:59 GMT

@Iwantcoffee wrote:
Why is the size on the label so important to people? If you are 40 in the hips why does it matter the size on the label? If the label says 10, 44, XS or M, the fit is what it is regardless of size.

IMO the good thing is this brand covers more sizes than most brands. I was looking at a SPF shirt on Amazon and the size is small to XXL, only cover 10 inches of bust measurement. Universal Standard accomodates bust measurement from 32 to 75.

@Iwantcoffee

Why is the gas gauge near the same places on all cars? There is a reason for familiarity.

Re: Form and Line size chart

shoesnbags — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:21:59 GMT

Well I can see where this would be a big deal for someone who has had trouble finding clothing because of their large size. But for me, the styles are definitely not anything to write home about. I don't see where there's enough here to draw in shoppers who can easily find their size everywhere else.

So they are marketing to larger sizes and it seems like there is definitely a market there. But it's not me.

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MG Chris — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:43:54 GMT

@shoesnbags wrote:
Well I can see where this would be a big deal for someone who has had trouble finding clothing because of their large size. But for me, the styles are definitely not anything to write home about. I don't see where there's enough here to draw in shoppers who can easily find their size everywhere else.

So they are marketing to larger sizes and it seems like there is definitely a market there. But it's not me.

I had weight loss surgery ten years ago, and the happiest day of my life (figuratively speaking) was the day I could purchase cute stuff at Victoria’s Secret. The point being there was very little marketed towards overweight women. Now, there are so many cute clothes available in larger sizes these just ain't it. They remind me of the stuff I used to buy because that was all they had in larger sizes. This stuff is horrible.