Since I now have to wear big girl clothes to work, no more jeans and sweatshirts and work boots, I've been slowly adding to my wardrobe of work clothes. I donated a lot of them when I worked at my last job since I wasn't wearing them, they were taking up a lot of space and I was sick of looking at most of them.
As a side note, this is very fun for me, I don't mind looking like I have a real job at all.
Yesterday, I went to Marshalls. My goal? A pair of tan slacks. No such luck but I did find some awfully cute leopard print Liz Claiborne mules (seven dollars, thankyouverymuch) and a pair of chocolate brown slacks that I thought would look smashing with a particular black sweater I have. I didn't try on the pants, just grabbed the size eight and headed for the checkout.
I am five feet nine and almost a half. I weigh about 105 (yeah yeah yeah, I know, too skinny, it's not deliberate, I eat like a horse, it's called the Incredible Fucked Up Metabolism And Stress Diet) so I wear a size eight. I do have a butt and womanly hips.
When I tried on these slacks at home, the waistband slid down to my hips.
I took them back today to exchange them for a size six. No size six on the rack (one of the problems with Marshalls) so I took a size four to the dressing room, not really hoping for much. Size four? I wore a size four in like eighth grade.
The size four fits me perfectly. They look tailor made. (NOTE: Linda Allared for Ellen Tracy slacks. $102 at Saks or Nordstrom, $16.99 at Marshalls. Yeah, they are last season's but who the hell cares?)
I am so not a size four. The jeans I had on, which were Old Navy, were an 8. They fit fine. Most of my other slacks and jeans are also a size 8. I do take an 8 long in Levi's and Eddie Bauer pants.
I'm totally convinced that clothing manufacturers are sizing clothes smaller so women get the thrill of saying. "Look! I bought a size six!"
I certainly envy your metabolism. My dad, pure blooded Italian, has a metabolism like that. Somehow it skipped me, however.
Loved your questions, BTW, and am looking forward to answering them.
Posted by: Rob | February 06, 2006 at 05:29 PM
It's happening here too. The only way I can buy clothes that I know will fit is to take a tape measure with me if I don't have time to try on.
Posted by: kez | February 12, 2006 at 08:15 AM
My metabolism was like that until I quit smoking.
Posted by: Nadine | February 12, 2006 at 05:55 PM