Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc.

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Lady Bryant clothes, print ads, 1960 (i.ibb.co)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sizes 38-60?? Damn vanity sizing really did a number on women's fashion over the decades. (We're down to "00" sizing... I really don't know where they plan to go from here)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

"Sizes 38-60" probably denotes waist or hip measurement

Modern sizing for ladies' dresses and pants (00 - 20s) is not a direct measurement

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Still not sure what the units would be. 38 cm is tiny. 38 inches is larger than many.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

don't know where they plan to go from here

They could go "triple zero", "quadruple zero", etc., but a better solution would be to scrap multiple zeros and use "-1", "-2", "-3", etc.

The best solution would be to scrap vanity sizing entirely and just use the actual measurements, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯