in Tim Gunn's style book -he really drives home the point that the size of the garment doesnt matter that it's fit that matters... and you should always take 3 sizes into the fitting room with you - the size youo think you are, the size smaller andthe size larger -and see what looks best - you've got stores like Old navy that things run huge.. and other stores that thigns run small.. Size does not matter

But in his book, he points out that if you went into a vintage clothing store -and if you were currently wearing a size 8 - you wouldn't get your big toe into a size 8 from the 50s, 60s or even 70s (probably not 80s either) because the sizes thenwere much smaller...

And I'll say the same thing when people obsess over the scale - no one knows what you weight -the same thing applies to size - clothing (except levis jeans) do not have the sizes on theoutside - who cares what size you wear - as long as it looks decent... It's what a person sees in the mirror...

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