Comments on: Fitlogic’s answer to pant sizing

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:27:41 +0000

I was also uncategorizable. I find that startling, especially because lately I have been able to find pants that fit me well — the “curvy fit” at the Gap, and at a few other places, fits my proportions exactly. Maybe I screwed up the thigh measurement.

By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Jenn @ Frugal Upstate — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:36:35 +0000

I agree that trying to force everyone into a system is silly. On the other hand I really hate it when the 12 from one shop is pretty much equivalent to the 10 in another or a 14 in a third. I’d like it if there were a bit more cohesiveness in sizing (although obviously within that there should be variation).

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:37:00 +0000

I wear a size 6 - 8 and this program has me at a 2.3 petite. I wish I was a size 2!

By: Dancingstar

Dancingstar — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:27:03 +0000

For me it also says 0,3. I find the shape 3 to be a really accurate description of my shape, but the size is quite a bit off. I have 25″ waist and 37″ hips and need size 2 in mainstream stores like JCrew or 4 in designers like Theory ( amd 6 in H&M !) to fit my hips and in most cases have to take the waist of the pants significantly in.

By: Maya

Maya — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:11:15 +0000

I can’t even begin to think of all the body types this system is missing.

Did anyone else see the video? I love i when they ask the woman something like “when was the last time you were a size 6?” What blatant vanity sizing! No wonder poor Jen and Sarah (and even me for that matter) don’t fit into the system. I had to bump my hips up 2 inches to get to a size 0. Ridiculous.

By: Eva

Eva — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:41:16 +0000

My fitlogic size is a 0, 3. Yes, I am a pretty pear, but I am NOT a size 0. Oh, and they don’t do petites yet. I think Angie, Sarah, Jen, and Maya are too slim for fitlogic. It clearly doesn’t work for more than 10% of the women in this survey! Well, it made for interesting conversation.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:37:42 +0000

It didn’t work for me either, which didn’t surprise me since I am nowhere near any of those body types. I’m an inverted triangle with a waist, which basically means altering everything. Anything that fits my broad shoulders is too big for my smallish waist. I agree with some of the previous comments; if we standardize women’s clothing it will only fit some people and there will be nothing left for the minority. As much as I hate trying on everything, at least I know that there must be something out there that will fit me. All I have to do is find it.

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:18:24 +0000

This is precisely my point Maya and thanks for asking your Mum Nicole.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:38:17 +0000

Jen, It is easier to have clothing taken in than let out. There might not be enough excess fabric in the seaming to let it out, and you run the risk of having ghost seam lines where the old seam was.

If you find you are inbetween sizes and it affects the length…look for the same article in short or petite. You may still need to alter the waist or hips, but you wont need to alter the length.

I will ask my mother to list in order the alterations from difficult to easiest. I’ll get back to you on this.

By: Maya

Maya — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:06:02 +0000

I also defy explanation. To pretend that there are 3 body types in the universe is ridiculous. The good thing about a lack of standardization is that there is something for everyone. If one store, brand, or label doesn’t seem to work, just find another one. If things were standardized, even if 90% of the population fit into one of these “types”, leaving out 10% of all women is definitely not the answer.