AIBU to hate the way clothing sizes are suggested?

Height is invaluable to me, I love when sites do it. Not that bothered by the size but I'm 5'9" & most things that look long enough on models barely reach my ankles. The amount of times I've seen dungarees or onesies, jumpsuits etc & fallen in love with them only to spot that the inside leg is 27/29 inches if they even give that info.

So a visual height reference saves me a lot of disappointment & returns.

I appreciate it because if ‘Jane’ is 5’9” and wearing a size 8 and it makes her look wide at the hips I don’t stand a chance.

It is two unrelated pieces of information though. It's not saying "the model is 5ft 7 and a size 10, so if you are 5ft 7 and a larger size then you must be overweight". It's saying, this is how the length fits if you are 5ft 7. And, unrelated, this is how it looks in a size 10.

I love it
I can see the model is 5ft 9 and think well I'm 5ft 10 and that top looks long enough on her

The size just gives an idea of how it looks on a particular size rather than it being a guide

I love it as I am tall and slim so mostly the clothes will look like they do on the models. Winning!

Massively helpful. I'm 5'9 and despite being pretty slim, there's just more of me than there is of a short person. Knowing whether the model (who's usually around my height) is in an S or an XS means I know what I'll need.

They might not be different lengths but then it’s about identifying if that item is right for you at all. If your tall and it’s being modeled by someone a lot shorter and already looks short on them you are likely to see it won’t work

If you’re 5 foot 11 showing the height makes ALL the difference. I’m sure people around 5 foot feel the same. I like to know if shirts are likely to cover my midriff to be honest.

it’s about trying to work out whether it is likely to fit you well. It’s useful but if you don’t find it useful then ignore it

You're missing the point. It's about how long it looks on the model, and how tall the model is.

I'm also 5'6". I've seen dresses and thought, oh, that's nice but a bit short for me. And then seen the model is 6ft 2 so the mid thigh dress she's wearing is probably just above knee length on me so wouldn't be short at all.

Also helpful to know if the model is a 5ft size 8 or a 6ft size 14. I can look at it judge better what it would look like on me if I know the model is smaller / same / larger than me.

Going back to bikinis, that's really helpful too. Often larger cup sizes are a different shape - it's great to know whether the model is wearing past the magical cup size of D where back bands and straps suddenly get wider.

Edit: unfortunate typo!

In fact it's even more useful if the sizes are S, M, L, XL. If the model is a size 10 and the M is quite snug fitting on her, then you can take that into account relative to your own clothes size.

Well, surely what you're saying here makes it more useful to have the size they're wearing?! You can see if the garment is is 'big' size 12 (for example), or small fitting, by how it fits on the model. And the height thing is useful as explained by previous posters.

If you don't find it useful then don't take any notice of it?

@Whiskeywithwater being curious what height are you?

I'm going to guess 5ft 7/8 so the length of a garment isn't really an issue for you?

They probably put the same thing on all the pictures.

I like it anyway as it gives me an idea of how it might look on me. A size 10 who is 5'3 looks very different to a size 10 who is 5'10 for example even in a bikini. Taller people look slimmer.

It really helps with other clothes as you can work out how long the item might be on you. I am 5'3 and often find that clothes are much longer than me than on the models. Having a height tells me roughly how much longer.

Of course it helps , I'm 5 foot and I can see what length it will be if I know their height !

I find it really helpful but that's because I'm tall. I'm not as thin as a model but I'm usually about the same height (5'9'') so I can judge the length of trousers and skirts and whether I need one size up or two by how loose or not the size she's wearing is.

I find it helpful as you can see proportions, clothing length etc.

Though it didn't help when I bought a pair of jeans - the model was the same height as me, apparently, but it turned out her legs must have been 4" longer. 😂

Bikini tops can sometimes be too short in the straps for me, especially when a halter neck style.

If you're 5ft2 and the model is 5ft9 then you can get an idea of how the length might be different on you.
Why is this confusing?

I find it useful.

I'm not enormously tall, but a bit taller than average at 175cm, so it's good to know if something will be on my knee or skimming my knickers.

Sleeve length is a big thing, in particular.

It massively helps me, I usually always check but recently bought a longline fleece that looked long on the model. I forgot to check and she was only 5’6 so it looked long on her but wasn’t long enough for me at 5’10. If I’d checked I wouldn’t have bothered.

OP you got completely the wrong end of the stick sorry but it is hilarious

It is not a "suggested clothes size"

They do not mean: Molly is 5ft 9 and wears an S, therefore if you are 5ft 9 you should buy an S

You are annoyed about a complete misunderstanding

What they are saying is: this is what an S looks like on this particular person who is 5ft9

For me it really helps as I am 6 ft, and if trousers look short on a 5ft9 model, they will def be too short on me

It's not telling you which size you should be