The standard included the first modern women's clothing size charts, and it provides the first data points in the charts above. Women's sizes ranged from 8 to 42. A size 8 woman had a bust of 31 ...

In 1958, a woman who had a 34-inch bust and a 25-inch waist was considered a size 12 ... among the most fit women in the population. Between then and now, clothing brands have either decided ...

Shopping for clothes that actually fit is downright agonizing—especially for women, when a size 8 varies so ridiculously across clothing brands ... published size charts, then shows you the ...

In the world of women’s clothing, a 4 is a 2 is a 6. Everything is relative — unless, of course, you’re shopping in Brandy Melville’s teen-“friendly” SoHo store, where the only size is ...