Fashion

[chrystaltree]

I've never used that garment measurement chart.  Maybe I would if I was a seamstress or a fashion designer and understood it.  In nearly 40 years, I have only used the body measurement size chart.  Regardless of what size happened to be.  I take my measurements, use the chart and I rarely have any size issues.  I know how I like my clothes to fit so I take that into consideration.  As for sizing.  Unlike Europe, the US does not and never had had standardized sizing.  One manufacturer's size 8 can be another manufacturer's size 10.  Petite, short, tall, average all mean different things depending on the manufacturer.  So.  No.  We do not all know what size we wear.  Yes, vanity sizing exists.    One of the reasons why I prefer shopping online or with shopping channels is that I can sit in the comfort of my own home with my measurements in front of me and use the size charts to determine my size.  B&M shopping means taking three sizes of everything into the dressing room and trying it all on.  I have neither the time nor the strength to do that