Shallow, clothes-oriented post

[ceebeegee]

WHAT is the deal with sizing in women's clothes? I ordered some pants from J. Crew, some cute chinos with flared legs. As my mantra is "Order in the Smallest Size Possible Because Everything is Too Damn Big" I ordered them in Zero Petite. They came on Friday, I tried them on and they were a little tight (although I must say, they hugged my ass quite nicely). I was going to exchange them via email, then I found out that J. Crew stores accept catalogue returns, so I went down today. I tried on the size 2--HUGE. I could've been pregnant in those. WTF? Now, these were a 2 Regular, not 2 Petite, but still--Petite means they're shorter, not smaller around the waist. *throws up hands in disgust* I give up. I decided to keep the zero and just diet.

I also had ordered a sweater--it was described as orange on the website but when I got it, it was more of a salmon color. Too pastelly, didn't pop out at you. So I exchanged it for a thin, merino wool turtleneck sweater that's a much brighter orange, a real citrusy, warm, delicious color. Veryveryvery happy with it.

Comments

[mysticblaze.livejournal.com]

Why can't women's clothing be made in standard sizes, like men's clothing? You always know that a shirt in size 15-32/33 will be the same from one label to another.

I usually find that I do best with Jones NY and Liz Clairborne. I know that anything that I pick up in my size will fit.

Also, if the size 2 is too big, it may be worthwhile to take the pants to a tailor instead of having to diet.