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 ...

She tells me in an interview that one in four American women struggle to find pants that fit, “mainly because they have a curvier bottom shape than the standard size chart,” said Samdaria.

I talked to a range of stylish plus-size women who work nine-to-fives — including editors and entrepreneurs — about the pants that they ... to each brand’s size charts, rather than ...

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 ...

By Vanessa Friedman Why do men get so many more sizing options than women, especially when it comes to pants? They get a large variety of lengths, but women just get petite, regular and long ...