re: #203 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I was feigning ignorance—it used to be they were just chest sizes like men’s clothes—minus 20. That’s why they went straight from 18 to 40—past a certain size they didn’t care.

Now even the official sizes are getting smaller and smaller numbers, like WhatEVs said.

Depends on the “quality” of the line. Couture clothing is always larger. Cheap clothing is always smaller than.

In other words a size 8 in Couture would fit a person used to wearing a size 10 or 12 in Target clothing.

Also, with Modern Sizing guidelines, a size above a 12 is considered PLUS.

So, when figuring sizes, one has to consider both the quality, fit and sizing guidelines.