I think that I must be some kind of mutant. I must have a deformed physique, it must be horribly abnormal.
I cannot find pants that fit.
I'm 5'1 3/4", and I weigh 120lbs. I thought that I wore a size 5 petite. Apparently that's not so anymore. This afternoon I went shopping for pants for work. The first pair I tried on were a size 5 petite, only to find that the waist was too big and the bottoms flapped around my ankles like flags at half-mast.
So, I tried a 4 regular. I couldn't get the zipper up comfortably and there was enough leg left at the end of my feet to have made another pair of pants.
I switched brands and tried a 6 petite (they only came in even sizes, ie 4, 6, 8 etc). This time, the hips fit wonderfully, but I had a big gape at the back of the waist. The legs were too long, they were almost as bad as the regular pair I had tried on previously. I was going to try on a 4 petite, but figured that while the waist might fit, the hips would probably be too snug, and seeing as they didn't make a 'short petite' I'd have the same problems with the leg length.
So, I switched brands again, starting off with a 5 petite. The hips fit, the waist fit, but the legs were much too short. It looked like I was wearing too-long capri pants. I went to a 5 regular, thinking that if the petite was too short the regular would be about right length-wise. Yeah, right. The hips were too tight, the waist was too big, and again, the legs were too long.
Just who decides what measurements equal what size? And why is there such a variation in sizes between manufacturers? Why is there such a huge leg length difference between petite and regular? Doesn't anyone make clothes for real women anymore? Normal, average women who have hips and butts and curves?
I ended up going to the kids department and getting a pair of age 14 pants. The waist is a little higher than I'd like, but they fit everywhere else, so I can live with it. I guess I'm lucky that I can do that...what about all the glorious chickys that are a little heavier than I? A little taller than I am? How do they buy clothes that fit them? Is it just me? Am I really abnormal?
*sighs* I never thought I'd say this, but....I detest clothes shopping.
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