To be annoyed that modern clothes cater almost entirely for larger people?

[KookyNotOoky]

Needed some new jeans over the weekend - I am about a 27"-28" waist. Most shops (in the big city shopping mall I visited) had only jeans in the 30s" and up- i.e. too big. I eventually managed to find some 20s in TX Maxx - about 10 jeans in that range, squeezed on the end of a rack catering entirely for 30-35s.

Then later I had to take a couple of pairs back as I didn't realise they made were of that horrible stretchy denim which ends up falling down my arse after walking for 5 minutes.

Same with tshirts - I used to be a Medium, now modern Mediums are far too large and baggy, so I've had to shift to Small. As usual, the vast majority of clothes racks are taken up by Mediums and Larges.

Only thing I can think is that as people have gotten fatter the clothes industry has shifted to cater for that. As for online shopping - had far too many problems to buy clthes onlines, esp if they're made for the US market... think I'd be a XX Small there. 😂

What is an average 'child'?

Fatter than you, supposedly. Glad you saw the comment.

I wasn't even talking about myself.

It's also not just about body fat, it's about build. Adult women of a healthy weight with a small body frame are going to need smaller clothes than a teenage girl with a bigger frame who is also a healthy weight.

Children's clothes suit one size for height only, I was pointing out that they are not a suitable alternative to small women's sizes.

This is so true for me too. I’ve found French connection okay and I’ve just had some trousers from Benetton that are a good fit 😊

If your OP is true then I'd be able to find t shirts with elbow length sleeves. Not poxy cap sleeves on everything, including men's tees.

My heart bleeds for you. Buy smaller sizes if your usual size no longer fits.

Great stealth boast though.

Are you on the wrong thread, @chocolatemademefat ?

sorry @chocolatemademefat I thought I was on a different thread

Are only fat people allowed to talk about their struggles with clothes-buying?

Had a size 12 top off Shein this week. I swear it looks like a size 24 top. I was shocked. Everything seems so oversized. No way am I a size 10.

@Ontobetterthings

Please don't buy from Shein. There's quite a lot of info out there about how horrifically inethical they are, please do look it up. I know we get bombarded with confusing messages about fast fashion and sweatshops etc but they really are the worst of the worst

Well no, but I think if your ‘struggle’ is that you cannot find any clothing in a totally average size sold in most clothing stores you’re unlikely to find much sympathy.