I was reading in a daily paper that a size 10 today would've equalled a size 14 in the 1950's - ie shops have increased their sizes to accommodate Britain's changing body shapes.
Well, I think SOME shops have changed their sizes. I live in a small town in Somerset where we have two clothes shops - a Peacocks and a New Look.
I work in a garage and wear jeans at work, all day every day. I also wear jeans at home, and out and about - so I get through a lot of jeans (there's only so much battery acid you can drop on denim before it starts to give in).
I've been wearing New Look's Hula jeans in a size 18 for some time now. Because of the way my lower legs are deformed from lipodema I need a jean that doesn't taper at the knee like so many do - most boot cuts, even boyfriend jeans do this.
I popped in a couple of weeks ago and bought the last pair of size 18 Hula's that were on display, and asked if any more were coming into stock - imagine my dismay when the assistant said that the Hula range was discontinued!
The manager, who's a friend of mine (I even did the official ribbon-cutting when the shop was refurbished a few years back
) then grabbed me and led me out to the office where the new range of jeans was hanging on a rail, ready to be launched the following week.
"Don't worry" she said "the new range is different stitching and a different colour blue with new labelling, that's all - the cut is exactly the same. They're not launched yet but you can buy a pair early and give us some feedback"
Yippee! I thought, and gaily purchased the old Hula's and one pair of size 18 in the new range.
I didn't bother to try them on - I know the Hula fit me and if the others were the same cut, what's the bother?
Got home and thought "hmmm, let's give them a trial run" - so I popped on the Hula's - great fit, nice "new jeans" feeling.
THEN I tried the relaunched range. I couldn't even get the bloody things up to my thighs. They were TINY. I meausred the waistband up against the Hula's and there was at least a 1.5" difference in the flat width. And the legs - well, the legs can only be described as skinny.
ARGH! I know there's a credit crunch and loads of companies are downsizing but why did they have to downsize my favourite jeans?
(this is also the reason I stopped shopping in H&M - I can't get their size 20 trousers above my knees)
Well, I think SOME shops have changed their sizes. I live in a small town in Somerset where we have two clothes shops - a Peacocks and a New Look.
I work in a garage and wear jeans at work, all day every day. I also wear jeans at home, and out and about - so I get through a lot of jeans (there's only so much battery acid you can drop on denim before it starts to give in).
I've been wearing New Look's Hula jeans in a size 18 for some time now. Because of the way my lower legs are deformed from lipodema I need a jean that doesn't taper at the knee like so many do - most boot cuts, even boyfriend jeans do this.
I popped in a couple of weeks ago and bought the last pair of size 18 Hula's that were on display, and asked if any more were coming into stock - imagine my dismay when the assistant said that the Hula range was discontinued!
The manager, who's a friend of mine (I even did the official ribbon-cutting when the shop was refurbished a few years back
) then grabbed me and led me out to the office where the new range of jeans was hanging on a rail, ready to be launched the following week."Don't worry" she said "the new range is different stitching and a different colour blue with new labelling, that's all - the cut is exactly the same. They're not launched yet but you can buy a pair early and give us some feedback"
Yippee! I thought, and gaily purchased the old Hula's and one pair of size 18 in the new range.
I didn't bother to try them on - I know the Hula fit me and if the others were the same cut, what's the bother?
Got home and thought "hmmm, let's give them a trial run" - so I popped on the Hula's - great fit, nice "new jeans" feeling.
THEN I tried the relaunched range. I couldn't even get the bloody things up to my thighs. They were TINY. I meausred the waistband up against the Hula's and there was at least a 1.5" difference in the flat width. And the legs - well, the legs can only be described as skinny.
ARGH! I know there's a credit crunch and loads of companies are downsizing but why did they have to downsize my favourite jeans?
(this is also the reason I stopped shopping in H&M - I can't get their size 20 trousers above my knees)
