Are clothes getting bigger?
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Is it my imagination, or are clothes getting bigger? In my 30s I was pretty much always a size L or sometimes XL, but now in my 40s I'm pretty much always a size M...and that's at 5'11" and 90 odd kg. OK, so I am probably a bit more active now and I might have lost a little bit around my middle, but I do mean just a little bit. And I know for sure that my arms haven't got any shorter!
"Slim fit" shirts used to look hideous on me, whereas now "regular" fit looks daft, almost as if I could use them as one of those wingsuit things there's so much excess material flapping around in the armpit area.
I'm not a company director and I'm not powerfully built, and I like my beer and pies as much as the next man. It just feels that UK sizing is somehow compensating for the obesity epidemic, or getting more in line with our American chums. I bought a cold weather parka the other day in size L...if my two year old son had been hanging onto my front I could have eeeeasily got it around the pair of us and done it up, and the hemline was halfway between my arse and my knees.
Anyone else thinking the same?
"Slim fit" shirts used to look hideous on me, whereas now "regular" fit looks daft, almost as if I could use them as one of those wingsuit things there's so much excess material flapping around in the armpit area.
I'm not a company director and I'm not powerfully built, and I like my beer and pies as much as the next man. It just feels that UK sizing is somehow compensating for the obesity epidemic, or getting more in line with our American chums. I bought a cold weather parka the other day in size L...if my two year old son had been hanging onto my front I could have eeeeasily got it around the pair of us and done it up, and the hemline was halfway between my arse and my knees.
Anyone else thinking the same?
Hard-Drive said:
Is it my imagination, or are clothes getting bigger? In my 30s I was pretty much always a size L or sometimes XL, but now in my 40s I'm pretty much always a size M...and that's at 5'11" and 90 odd kg. OK, so I am probably a bit more active now and I might have lost a little bit around my middle, but I do mean just a little bit. And I know for sure that my arms haven't got any shorter!
"Slim fit" shirts used to look hideous on me, whereas now "regular" fit looks daft, almost as if I could use them as one of those wingsuit things there's so much excess material flapping around in the armpit area.
I'm not a company director and I'm not powerfully built, and I like my beer and pies as much as the next man. It just feels that UK sizing is somehow compensating for the obesity epidemic, or getting more in line with our American chums. I bought a cold weather parka the other day in size L...if my two year old son had been hanging onto my front I could have eeeeasily got it around the pair of us and done it up, and the hemline was halfway between my arse and my knees.
Anyone else thinking the same?
Maybe you're getting smaller. "Slim fit" shirts used to look hideous on me, whereas now "regular" fit looks daft, almost as if I could use them as one of those wingsuit things there's so much excess material flapping around in the armpit area.
I'm not a company director and I'm not powerfully built, and I like my beer and pies as much as the next man. It just feels that UK sizing is somehow compensating for the obesity epidemic, or getting more in line with our American chums. I bought a cold weather parka the other day in size L...if my two year old son had been hanging onto my front I could have eeeeasily got it around the pair of us and done it up, and the hemline was halfway between my arse and my knees.
Anyone else thinking the same?
Given that crisps and chocolates are shrinking, maybe the average Briton is too.
With clothes it's hard because one stores idea of an L is anothers XL. Sometimes they aren't even consistent across the same store due to different suppliers. S, M, L etc... sizes aren't uniformly defined.
Most of my business clothes are measured in CM or Inches though, so as long as I get my measurements right I'm good. I have lost a few inches since moving to the UK though... I blame the food.
Hard-Drive said:
Is it my imagination, or are clothes getting bigger? In my 30s I was pretty much always a size L or sometimes XL, but now in my 40s I'm pretty much always a size M...and that's at 5'11" and 90 odd kg. OK, so I am probably a bit more active now and I might have lost a little bit around my middle, but I do mean just a little bit. And I know for sure that my arms haven't got any shorter!
"Slim fit" shirts used to look hideous on me, whereas now "regular" fit looks daft, almost as if I could use them as one of those wingsuit things there's so much excess material flapping around in the armpit area.
I'm not a company director and I'm not powerfully built, and I like my beer and pies as much as the next man. It just feels that UK sizing is somehow compensating for the obesity epidemic, or getting more in line with our American chums. I bought a cold weather parka the other day in size L...if my two year old son had been hanging onto my front I could have eeeeasily got it around the pair of us and done it up, and the hemline was halfway between my arse and my knees.
Anyone else thinking the same?
I think its more about the various cuts and styles different stores have. We seem to have a lot more options now then we ever have, and then companies decide how they apply that to the clothes they make. "Slim fit" shirts used to look hideous on me, whereas now "regular" fit looks daft, almost as if I could use them as one of those wingsuit things there's so much excess material flapping around in the armpit area.
I'm not a company director and I'm not powerfully built, and I like my beer and pies as much as the next man. It just feels that UK sizing is somehow compensating for the obesity epidemic, or getting more in line with our American chums. I bought a cold weather parka the other day in size L...if my two year old son had been hanging onto my front I could have eeeeasily got it around the pair of us and done it up, and the hemline was halfway between my arse and my knees.
Anyone else thinking the same?
Depending what i buy and from where I can change from a Medium to a Large, to X Large.
TM Lewin definitely are. I have 7 super fitted John Francomb shirts in 15.5in collar, 36in sleeves. I bought 2 more during the Black Friday sales and they're massively wider (about 3in at the chest) despite supposedly being the same size. Returned immediately. Very annoyed as I haven't found any other dress shirts that fit properly and I need to retire several!
Cold said:
Worst "My New Year's diet is working" thread ever.
Haha no really, it isn't! One of my hobbies is sailing, so do buy a bit of Musto kit (assuming it's on sale!). I've got a few Musto size L casual shirts that fitted fine, or were almost a bit snug across the tummy, that I've had for years. Ordered another L online the other day and it's enormous...the sleeve cuff is now roughly in the middle of my palm...looks daft. And the shirt yoke now hangs a good 1" off each shoulder too.I agree that a 34" (and I'd love to say I've dropped a size but I haven't) waist pair of trousers is still the same, but it does seem to me that the S/M/L/XL stuff is just totally different to a few years ago.
I'll tell you tomorrow when my 40" jacket arrives. I measured my chest at 38" but was sure I was always 40-42". Hopefully the Italians are on the snug size as usual.
I've lost a bit of weight in the last year or two, some illness related and am probably M, L at a push but it doesn't feel right. Especially as in my teens everything was bought in XL whether it looked stupid or not.
I've lost a bit of weight in the last year or two, some illness related and am probably M, L at a push but it doesn't feel right. Especially as in my teens everything was bought in XL whether it looked stupid or not.
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