Same Size in Different Shops
Can’t find the same size to fit you in different shops?
It’s no bloomin’ wonder!
A survey by Which? magazine discovered that women’s size 14 clothes vary by several centimetres in different UK high-street chain stores.
Good grief! What took them so long to work that one out? We’ve all known this all along, haven’t we? We’ve been complaining for years about the difference in clothes sizes, which means you slip into size 12 trousers in one shop but squeeze into a size 14 in another.
I become Mrs. Angry from Chesterfield when I read all those silly scribblings by self-delusional so-called stylists who attempt to advise us all what to wear based on our dress size. (and the above tends to put all this into perspective somewhat, doesn’t it?) Some examples for your perusal:
- Hortense and Hermione are both size 8. Hortense creates a dramatic and powerful look in her Winter hues while Hermione radiates fun, warmth and vivacity in the warm tints of the Spring palette. Should they both wear the same clothes?
Absolutely not! - Three friends all wear size 12; the first is curvy, the second is built like a table-tennis table, the third has a curvy waist but no bottom (poor darling!). Should they all wear the same clothes?
Absolutely not! - Two sisters are both size 14 and very curvy. Ermentrude is very ladylike and elegant and was probably born with a glass of champagne in her hand! Ethelreda is outgoing and gregarious, loves digging up gardens and drinks cider by the pint. Should they both wear the same clothes?
Absolutely not! - Both you and your neighbour are a size 16 and straight up and down. You are 6 feet tall while your neighbour is 5 feet nothing. Should you wear the same clothes?
Absolutely not! - You could be size 14 and have shoulders wider than your hips. Great Aunt Jemima could be size 14 and be pear-shaped. Should you both wear the same clothes?
Absolutely not!
Please don’t listen to GENERAL advice
You are not general and you are certainly not average* (spit, yuk, spit again!). Book yourself some me-time with a real image consultant, and find out:
- what body shape you are
- what your scale is
- what your style personality is
- which colours make you look healthy, gorgeous and alive
Put it all together to create a wardrobe of clothes to suit YOU, your personality, your lifestyle, your bodyshape and scale, etc. because, after all, there’s no-one quite like you, is there?
*Average – here are some definitions of this dreadful little word which, in my opinion, should only ever be used in the field of mathematics:
- Usual or ordinary in kind or character
- Average and medium apply to what is midway between extremes and imply both sufficiency and lack of distinction
- Mediocre stresses the undistinguished aspect of what is average
- What is fair is passable but substantially below excellent
If you believe any of these apply to you, you need to see a psychiatrist immediately. Absolutely NONE of these apply to you so I hope that from now on you will NEVER refer to yourself as ‘average’ again!
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