tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10736511.post709286747539828008..comments2024-02-07T18:15:56.601+11:00Comments on Footpath Zeitgeist: What dress size am I?Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987383983530564029noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10736511.post-13264828121323458472012-06-25T12:40:33.315+10:002012-06-25T12:40:33.315+10:00Ditto with unknown - I overguessed your size sligh...Ditto with unknown - I overguessed your size slightly because I was comparing you mentally with my tall family members who have similar proportions.<br /><br />I don't have much emotional attachment to sizes in themselves; in fact I find the constant dwindling of the numbers, a.k.a. vanity sizing, rather infuriating - I am if anything a little bigger than I was at age 16, so why am I taking a "smaller" size? <br /><br />I think my blase attitude may be partly due to always having sewed, since pattern sizes are quite different from ready-to-wear. I think it's also partly because I have broad, bony hips that make my lower half two sizes larger than my upper, so even when I'm at a weight that makes people say, "oh, you can eat anything, you're so slim!" I'm still not remotely model-sized at the hip. In other words, it's really been emphasized to me all my life how unrelated those numbers are to attractiveness.Jessamynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10736511.post-60016884424448765462012-06-06T21:49:34.030+10:002012-06-06T21:49:34.030+10:00According to the scanner I am 163.07cm tall. if I&...According to the scanner I am 163.07cm tall. if I'd known they'd be measuring height I might have stood up a bit straighter.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987383983530564029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10736511.post-51163061560035701512012-06-06T20:42:21.531+10:002012-06-06T20:42:21.531+10:00Hi, I did your survey and can I just tell you that...Hi, I did your survey and can I just tell you that I love your style. There is a small problem with accurately guessing your size as I have no idea how tall you are. People always underestimate my size (I'm a14-16) because I'm relatively tall.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405353741160535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10736511.post-21406569959190734412012-06-06T20:11:07.181+10:002012-06-06T20:11:07.181+10:00This is very interesting. I have a friend who give...This is very interesting. I have a friend who gives me lots of clothes - many of them are a US size 6. I can't tell you how smug I feel when they fit. Trouble is, a lot of the Aus size 12 clothes I have in my wardrobe no longer fit me due to weight gain which I like to blame on early menopause. I've had to accept that my body has changed, which means my wardrobe has to change along with it. I've been a size 10 and I've also been a size 14. I feel like a superhero when I am size 10, a failure when I am size 14, and just right when I'm size 12. You're right - my dress size really does affect the way I think about myself.Jill in a Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17246472104546169372noreply@blogger.com