19th February, 2003
Girls, You Are All Stupid
Wednesday, 1:52 am in Archive
Oh my god. For a country with about the fattest population on Earth, America sure as hell does like to delude itself over what size clothing its citizens are actually physically able to fit into. Anyone out there who actually does measure 32”-25”-35” (and is therefore a US size 1) deserves to be shot (or force-fed) unless they’re somewhere in the height range of 4 foot. I’m about a stock standard Australian size 14, which makes me a US 12 (about 37”-32”-41”, and 5’6” tall). I know this because my mother does dressmaking, and has measured me any number of times. Another side effect of this is that I hate people who try an convince themselves that wearing a smaller size of clothing makes them thinner.<br /> <br /> Let’s get this straight, and I’ll use bold so you can all understand:<br /> <br /> Wearing clothes which are too small for you does not make you look thinner.<br /> <br /> In fact, it often has the opposite effect, since overly tight clothes – espeically in common cuts – tend to cause rolls of fat to stick out; generally just above the waistband of pants or, for that especially unattractive look, right in the middle of the breast. Let’s get this straight right now; this doesn’t make you look thin. It makes you look like a dirty little scrubber who’s trying to make herself look thin by wearing tight clothes. It’s not attractive.<br /> <br /> I’m not afraid to buy clothes several sizes bigger than ‘my size’ in order to get stuff which fits the way I want it to. Just because the label says it’s a size x, doesn’t mean it actually is (for example; absolutley any pants made by Levis). Especially in the sizes over 10, which are often essentially just straight-ratio enlargements of the sizes under 10, and which often don’t take into account that women at the 14+ mark have curvey bits, while smaller women don’t.<br /> <br /> Additionally, if something feels uncomfortable when you wear it, then it doesn’t fit. End of story. If it pulls in the crotch, under the arms, gapes around the bust, leaves you with “smile lines”, or feels in any other way uncomfortable or looks a bit ‘off’… then don’t buy it. It doesn’t fit, which means you’ll probably never wear it (unless, of course, you’re one of the aforementioned dirty scrubbers).<br /> <br /> In my house, I’m pretty much allowed to wear whatever I want to (mum more-or-less activley encourages any urge to dress ‘weird’; she’s the one who puts the panels in my jeans and the bondage straps on my skirt)… so long as it’s ‘aesthetic’. If I look good… if my clothes fit and are well-made, then I can wear whatever the hell I want. The day I start dressing badly, however, is probably the day I get disowned…<br /> <br /> Er… why was I ranting?<br /> <br /> Oh yeah. ~Mat [h] – being the sweetie that he is – bought me two tops from [dex=http://thinkgeek.com]ThinkGeek[/dex] for Bleeding Heart Day. After some consultation with [dex=http://www.black-waltz.net/noiresensus]K[/dex], he decided on Medium. ThinkGeek’s ladies’ sizes are small – really small, even they admit it. Their medium tops for US 6 - 8, which is an 8 - 10 Australian. Even allowing for the fact that (according to mum) American clothes usually have more give than their Australian counterparts, I’m still worried that the tops won’t fit. Which would be teh suxx0r, since I want them – especially because Mat bought them for me. I can sometimes fit into ‘small’ tops, though (I tend to big bigger on the bottom than the top), so hopefully all my worrying will be baseless.<br /> <br /> At any rate, it will be good for future reference, since I’ve given up looking for decent tshirts from anywhere local. Guess it’s time for a bit of Internet shopping…<br /> <br /> After I actually get some money, that is.<br /> <br /> :music: Jackson 5, “Candy Girl”- « Previous
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Awww leave Levi’s alone!<br />
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I tried on some of their jeans, and both pairs I tried on were the size they said they were (because I also tried on a pair of non-Levi’s jeans of the same size).<br />
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Also about the non-fitting thing, I stand by my opinion that if it’s uncomfortable it still fits. Because, in those cases, it’s not the size that’s causing the problem. In some cases yes, ie; the arm holes too small, or too tight, which is the wrong size. But, if it’s just plain uncomfortable because of the style, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t fit. -
Fat people scare me. They call it a sickeness… I say.. ” STOP EATING.” <br />
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X) I’m 5’1 and 108lbs. My clothes fall off. -
It’s a whole other world when you have to shop for clothes when you’re really tall and and not stick-like or hugely obsese.
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But my entire point is that ‘fit’ has nothing to do with ‘size’. ‘Size’ is just a number which is sewn into the back of pret-a-porter (sp?) clothes so you know approximatley which ones to buy. Any style of clothing, if it’s made right, will feel comfortable; that’s the point of tailored clothing. Get mum to make you something one day and you’ll see the difference having clothes made specifically for you helps.<br />
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As for Levis… I’m a bog-standard size 14 so if something doesn’t fit me (which is rare; ‘doesn’t look good’ is my most common reason for not buying stuff) I know that it’s not made properley. Levis have never fitted me in my entire life. They’re too short in the crotch and have no allowances for hips – they suffer from the ‘maleisation of female clothing’ disease. I don’t know about their male jeans, true. But all I can say for their women’s jeans is that they’re just not made right. [shrugs] -
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA<br />
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I walked into my room and my mum was wearing alison’s shirt declaring that they would in fact fit her(alison)…I think they probably will too. V stretchy, plenty long enough etc<br />
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But honestly, does it really matter if the person is American, Australian, Irish, or whatever? Anyone who wears clothes that are too small for them to the point where their fat is hanging out or falling around in rolls is an idiot.<br />
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Or are you just mocking how our size 12 is really a size 14 or what @_@?<br />
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I’m 5’7” and wear a size 7, American. That’s juniors, so I wear between a 6 and an 8 Womans, which would be an 8-10 Australian? I have no idea. But I know that I’m not fat, nor do I wear clothing that is too small. In fact, everyone I know wears clothing that fits properly. Sure, I see the weirdos that try to fit into a size 8 when they should be in a size 22, but that’s not the norm
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Us poor poor Americans, we take so much bashing
!! *snickers* I almost believed what I just said. Anyways, just my thoughts 
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And hiiiii Devi, I haven’t talked to you in years @.@;;.