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Women's clothing sizes. My size varies wildly depending on the store and every woman I know says the same thing. It can be really upsetting and at best it's a massive PITA
before transitioning i literally never knew my pants size because it was different for every brand. now that i shop in the men’s section post transition, i can now buy pants without needing to worry if they’ll fit. it’s the same measurement every single time no matter what brand. men’s sizes for pants work like 30x35, with the first number being the waist and the second being the length. plus, pockets! we seriously need better women’s clothes.
I have definitely run into men’s sizes that are the same size, brand, and style but fit different. Sometimes the cuts are off. And different brands cut differently, so while there may be more consistency than women’s sizes it definitely has a lot of inconsistencies as well.
That’s my anecdotal experience though.
I've got a pair of 36 and 46 that both fit. Usually shoes are fairly normalized, like an 11 usually fits across the board for me, but I got a pair of dress shoes one time and needed an 8. I put on an 11 and they were like clown shoes.
Dress pants for me are a shot in the dark. I'll find 40" waists that I cant put my hand in my pocket and then I'll find a 36 that both hands fit in fine and fit well. And I never get anything listed as skinny, I just always assume my phone would just bend around my leg at that point. The brand name doesn't even matter, same brand will have different fits even in the same pant "style."
Tshirts are a shit show because I'm not skinny anymore. If it is going to not show my stomach when I raise my arms I'd need like a 3XL, but if I get a 3XL it is extremely loose everywhere because a large or XL is a more proper fit width wise.
all clothing sizes. 34 means 34 inches, but it's 30-32 inches in asia.
size 12 shoes are different between US, EU and UK. Why the fuck.