Shopping always means playing a game of size roulette. Every time I find a new pair of pants, I have to stand in front of the mirror and place them in front of my legs and then try to imagine whether ...

Here are some numbers that illustrate the insanity of women’s clothing sizes: A size 8 dress today is nearly the equivalent of a size 16 dress in 1958. And a size 8 dress of 1958 doesn’t even have a ...

Finding the right size in clothing can be a major pain. Sizes aren’t standard and vary from brand to brand. It can make shopping online even more difficult and increases industry costs thanks to ...

If you were Facebook friends with your clothing, your relationship status would read, “It’s complicated.” Walking into a dressing room with a stack of clothing, you have no idea if you’ll walk out ...

Listener Caren Johannes of Westminster, Colorado, emailed this question to Marketplace: “I’ve always wondered how clothing manufacturers figure out what sizes of clothes to make. I’m very short and I ...

In the vast and completely arbitrary world of women's clothing sizes, it's pretty clear that there is no real industry standard. I don't know about you, but personally, I can wear a size-small T-shirt ...

One model has some body-positive advice that could change the way you go shopping. "Wanted to get this off my chest for ages, but can we talk about how scary buying clothes is for one sec?" Bador ...

When it comes to women's clothing sizes, there's some funny math going on. The average American woman is about 25 pounds heavier than she was in 1960. Yet women's plus-size clothing, generally defined ...

It was a squabble that epitomized the complicated and sometimes petty nature of the celebrity fashion world. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

No doubt you’ve heard things like, “Clothing sizes don’t matter” and “Size is just a number” plenty of times, but you’re also probably aware of the clothing sizes you usually wear. It's normal if you ...

Christopher Moore has a doctorate in physics from MIT and has worked on projects ranging from tracking the world’s oil supply to searching for new cancer drugs. His latest gig is turning out to be the ...

Many folks love to wax lyrical about how far plus size fashion has come in recent years, and in many ways, it has. But if you've found yourself wondering where to buy plus size clothes above a 3X as ...