tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post365330704295933638..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: Weekend Reading: The Funny Things EditionCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-74607536376470362722012-02-25T12:47:17.664-08:002012-02-25T12:47:17.664-08:00@Shandra- thanks for explaining why the pants fit ...@Shandra- thanks for explaining why the pants fit differently!<br /><br />It is still really, really annoying, though! It means that even if I find a style I like, I can't buy online.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-48938179762376574112012-02-25T07:45:49.694-08:002012-02-25T07:45:49.694-08:00I love that post about clothing. I work for a wome...I love that post about clothing. I work for a women's magazine and see even crazier stuff. People complain about magazines not showing regular sized women for example...well we try, but we actually cannot get clothing above a size 4 in time to shoot it for the right season in time. They only make small sample sizes and we have actually taped clothes on people.<br /><br />But really I wanted to geek out on the sizing thing. So here's the deal and why Old Navy was the biggest offender in the Esquire piece: when you mass-manufacture clothing you put stacks of material on the press to cut. The cheaper the clothes and bigger the order the higher the stack of fabric right? So to cut that the blades go through at a slight angle. Then pieces are matched - top right to top left, sort of thing.<br /><br />So the difference in size, after stitching, can be inches from the top of the stack to the bottom, even though they were all cut on a "size 12." The really frustrating thing is that stores can get gaps in sizes - if you get the larger size 12s and smaller 10s you may be missing a true 10.<br /><br />One way to avoid then is to go with smaller-run lines, which of course are more expensive- better quality control too. Still, yeah, try them on.Shandrahttp://www.multiplicity.ca/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-71898361738160532742012-02-24T19:22:47.372-08:002012-02-24T19:22:47.372-08:00One of my memories from childhood is being in Mexi...One of my memories from childhood is being in Mexico and my mother having forgotten how to say "bra" in Spanish. IIRC, she was a bit agitated because she really needed one!<br /><br />Years later I can ask her how to say it and she knows right off.nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com