When I say running my @$$ off, I mean that literally. Gratuitous clothes post.

[rikibeth]

Either that, or Calvin Klein's got some serious vanity sizing going on.

I went shopping for jeans today -- at the Salvation Army, my usual venue for clothes shopping. After months of admiring Laura the barista's butt in her low-rise jeans, I decided I had to see if they would make MY butt look that good. I only ever see myself in the damn houndstooth checks these days, or pajama pants, and the houndstooth pants are a men's cut, so there's no question that I look like crap in them, but nobody cares what my butt looks like when I'm at work anyway.

Now, the jeans I currently own are all Levis, mostly the 550 relaxed fit, sizes 8 and 10. Also one pair of 512 slim fit in size 11.

OK, they've been feeling kind of loose lately. But not THAT loose.

But when I went and tried on jeans, I came home with a pair of low-rise Calvin Klein SIZE 5 jeans.

I haven't worn a size 5 since I was... sixteen? And I know I weigh more than I did then.

I also found a pair of 31/30 501s (yay 501s), which seems much more in line with what size I thought I was (when I wore a size 5, I wore 29/30s), and a size 8 pair of Levis without a style number on them that fit well. I fit easily into a pair of size 7 Levis 565s, but I didn't think the cut did much for me, and Gap size 10 low-rise jeans were decidedly Too Big.

There weren't any 520s to be had, dphearson. I looked!

I also found a J. Press brown tweed men's suit for $11.50. It has no size markings but it seems quite large. ghilledhu, I want to try it on darthsatyr, because this is SUCH a Professor Lupin suit, it's amazing. I just want to pet the wool. And... $11.50.

ashbet has a black leather overbust corset that's too small for her in the bust and a 24 waist. I do not need to spend $90 on a corset. I do not, I do not, I do not.

But I WANT it!

Comments

[eirehound.livejournal.com]

They still make 501's? Been so long since I looked for them that I thought they were long gone. Wow. When I get a revenue stream I'll have to look for a pair.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

Remember I was shopping at Old Sal's. There's no telling how old this pair of 501s was.

[eirehound.livejournal.com]

You've got a point; I somehow glossed over just where you were shopping. :-) Odd, considering that I've spent a lot of time there myself. Which one do you go to - the one on Silver Lane?

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

No, Shield Street. Closest to me.

[dphearson.livejournal.com]

Argh! No 520s! But it does seem like the 501s came to rescue ( as they do) and teh unknown Levis as well.

I am becoming rather disappointed with Gap these days.

Leave that Corset alone!

[ghilledhu.livejournal.com]

I think women's sizes have been getting bigger.

No, really. There's a boutique I like, that I only visit once a year when tehir summer clearance means their stuff is now reasonably priced. Last summer, I picked up two shirts, and had to buy a large. This summer, the larges swam on me and I got mediums instead. Somehow I doubt I've gone down an entire boutique size!

Example two: I recently ordered some jeans from a catalog. The last time I bought jeans, I got a size 11. I've put on a bit of belly since then, so to be safe I order 12s. When they arrived, they were so big the waistbands just barely sat on my hips! (And no, they weren't supposed to be low-rise. I hate low-rise pants!) So back they go to be exchanged for 10s.

I haven't lost weight. If anything, I've put it on. So, I'm pretty sure someone's tinkering with women's clothing size standards.