AIBU to hate the way clothing sizes are suggested?

They're separate points - the model size and their height.

So - this is what an S looks like on someone with this build. This is also what this dress looks like on someone who is 5ft7.

They will have loaded in this model's data for anything she models in the website CMS and it will be built in as a field on product pages. Nobody is sitting there removing it for certain items based on relevance.

They just put the height and size on everything, OP. Who cares? Calm down.

And if I know the height of the model I can better evaluate whether my body is similar to hers or not.

It's very helpful. It allows you to make an educated guess on whether or not the clothing will fit you. It's to do with things like hemlines, where the waist hits and so on.

If the bikini top has shoulder straps it makes a difference, they aren't always long enough for tall people.

I like it. I'm tall so it gives me an idea on length.

Hang on, height really matters. I’m tall with long arms and legs and what looks good I’m my 5ft 6 inch friend looks ridiculous on me. Full length denim skirt on her reaches shoe tops. Same skirt on me comes half way down my calves and looks dowdy.

I love the height! I'm quite tall so it helps me know if a dress is likely to be up my arse or just above the knee.

I have never seen this fir children's clothes but look at the model height all the time when buying my own clothes. It's really useful for dress length.

It's even worse when clothing is described as "short", "medium" and "long". I just want to know the inside leg or skirt length in inches and/or centimetres.

M&S thinks short people are under 5ft 8in tall going by current offerings.
(When they used to provide trouser lengths in inches I knew that a 29in inside leg would fit - because my legs are 29in long!. Now you have to take a stab at the length).

Where it sits on your chest and abdomen compared to where you bottoms might come...

Bikini top - taller people will have a longer body, so it will change the overall look of the top.

I find it helpful. I have a short distance over my shoulders and often have to sew strappy sleeves to shorten them so understanding the height of the model is helpful. Gives you a guide.

@Onetimeonly2024
You've nailed it.
The sizing on women's clothes is a riot.

Life would be easier if they were done in actual measurements, waist sizes, or bust sizes anything would be better than the current 'think of a number & double it'

Yes but my DD is a size 8 and only 5'1" so looks very different to someone who is 5'8" wearing a size 8. It really does make a difference!
I'm a 12-14 and overweight at 5'4" (and look a bit plump) but someone taller would be a size 12 and a healthy weight and look slim.
Someone very petite could really look quite big at a size 12

Because if you're tall a size S can look very different than it would on someone who's petite.
Also length - being 5'4" I find it really useful to know how tall the model is so I can judge if something is likely to be too long for me

“Sizing” in the uk is frankly, made up. I can buy a 10 in one thing from a brand and it’s tiny, buy a 10 in the same brand in a different item and it would fit me and my whole family. The “size guides” are shite too. I know full well how big my bust, waist and hips are but the “correct size” as recommended, is never the correct bloody size! And the “height” thing never works either. Apparently said model is the same dress size as me, but one inch taller. But said dress would show my arse whilst hers is a very respectable mid knee? I just order 2 sizes in everything and send back what doesn’t fit (which is most of it!)

Of course height makes a difference. I always put mine in reviews as I'm five foot one. If something is the right length for me, it usually isn't for someone of average height and vice versa.

I actually really like this (sorry). I like knowing how the length will look, I realise this was a bikini top but it's probably just policy to add it to every item. If anything, I wish more places would do it.
My bug bear is when they show an item on a model, but you can't really see the item under all the layers. Trying to buy trousers when the model's got a top and hoodie over the waistband (so I can't see height, fit etc.).

Of course height makes a difference to where a lot of clothing will sit, especially things like a dress or a coat or skirt but even with tops it’s good to know how long it’s likely to be based on height. If you’re 5’2 and a 12 clothes will fit you very differently to somebody who is 6’2 and also a 12! Obviously with some clothes the difference in how the clothes fit will be greater than other, it’s probably more relevant for a dress than a bikini top but still may be useful to some people and I expect the website just give the same info for all garments. It’s not like having the info there causes a problem for anybody, even if 99% of people don’t find it useful it’s not causing an issue so if you don’t care just don’t read the caption under the photo or read it, dismiss it and move on.

A taller model will need longer and often wider set bikini straps. So a woman a foot shorter but the same dress size would probably find the straps far too long and possibly too wide set - it’s useful information.

Agreed. It helps to work out how it will sit on a 5ft 2 body

I find the height of the model so important, I'm particular in lengths of skirts and dresses so it's really useful info.

I know some quite short women who are carrying a good amount of excess weight who are a size 10 simply because they have a small frame. The same amount of excess weight on a six foot woman would make her a solid size 14. That’s why it’s useful to know the height and dress size of the model when you’re trying to work out what size you should order…