On of the nice things about wearing's men's Levi's since high school is that I can be pretty sure I am mostly the same size, although store sizes are changing. I was always a 10 in college, and now am reliably an 8 and occasionally smaller (various insane designers and pregnancy status excepted). But a Levi's 501 32w/34l is always the same.
Mal: Cut it out. Job's not done until we're back on Serenity. Zoe: Sorry, sir. Didn't mean to enjoy the moment.
'Ariel'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Sep 12, 2006 2:05:11 pm PDT #7699 of 10001
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Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2006 2:06:39 pm PDT #7700 of 10001
brillig
We who shop in the 20+ section of the size pool laugh at those of you fretting over single digits.
edit: not that you're fretting, but merely wondering.
flea - Sep 12, 2006 2:07:36 pm PDT #7701 of 10001
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I don't think anybody's fretting; I at least am marvelling over the inconsistency of clothing sizes.
Jesse - Sep 12, 2006 2:08:31 pm PDT #7702 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Who's fretting? I'm guessing size inconsistency is the same for women of all sizes.
Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2006 2:09:57 pm PDT #7703 of 10001
brillig
I'd claim I edited to make flea look silly (though adorable), but I hadn't refreshed my screen to see flea's comment before I edited.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 12, 2006 2:12:06 pm PDT #7704 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I remember back in school when I used to be pissed that stores were always out of 29w jeans, as I reasoned that surely people must go through that waist size before moving on to the larger ones.
Alas, no such difficulties finding pants in a 40w.
Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2006 2:13:40 pm PDT #7705 of 10001
brillig
22-24W seems to be a popular zaftig size. I console myself with the knowledge that there's still larger sizes available in standard stores that I'm not big enough to need.
I love the word zaftig.
msbelle - Sep 12, 2006 2:13:57 pm PDT #7706 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
for all of those who have ever calle dme wee - I'm a size 8, with forays into 10.
ALSO? I'm not voting today. I haven't missed a vote for at least 10 years. oh well.
P.M. Marc - Sep 12, 2006 2:14:55 pm PDT #7707 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
12/14 remains the Size Black Hole, as I am discovering yet again.
I am kicking myself for getting rid of all my clothes that were too small for me in the last purge.
They'd fit now.
Damn it.
§ ita § - Sep 12, 2006 2:15:08 pm PDT #7708 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
msbelle is curvy and wee.