February 28, 2014Published by Retro Chick at February 28, 2014Categories Vanity SizingOne Size Doesn't Fit AllI remember the first time I realised I was a “weird” shape. Except I didn’t really realise it at all at first. It was around 2001, […]
December 11, 2013Published by Retro Chick at December 11, 2013Categories Vanity SizingFigure "Flaws", Fashion and FutilityOh dear, Retro Chick is getting ranty about dress sizes again. I’ve written a lot on the topic of vanity sizing and our relationships with our […]
November 2, 2012Published by Retro Chick at November 2, 2012Categories Vanity Sizing"Real Women" – Is Fashion Warping Our Sense of Reality?Something of a minor storm in a Champagne coupe has been brewing over the last few weeks. Marks & Spencer have apparently ditched their “too glam” […]
February 29, 2012Published by Retro Chick at February 29, 2012Categories Vanity SizingVanity Sizing – What Shops Fit You Best.This website has been doing the rounds for a while now. Someone on Twitter bought it to my attention back at the end of January I […]
October 10, 2011Published by Retro Chick at October 10, 2011Categories Vanity SizingCampaign For Clearer Clothes Sizing – The ResponseYep, this again! Back at the beginning of September I urged you to write to your local MP about the issue of Clearer Clothes Sizing. In […]
September 7, 2011Published by Retro Chick at September 7, 2011Categories Vanity SizingCampaign For Clearer Clothes Sizing: Write to your MP…..I started the campaign for clearer clothes sizing back in May. It proved to be a little more controversial than I expected at the time. It’s […]
May 25, 2011Published by Retro Chick at May 25, 2011Categories Vanity SizingCampaign for Clearer Clothes SizingHere at Retro Chick I’ve talked about clothes sizing a LOT! If you don’t believe me check here, here and here, not to mention my press […]
January 26, 2011Published by Retro Chick at January 26, 2011Categories Vanity SizingEmotion, Shopping and YouIn case you missed it, I was on Woman’s Hour last week talking about clothing sizes. You can listen to the interview on listen again. I’m […]
March 22, 2010Published by Retro Chick at March 22, 2010Categories Vanity SizingHow Vanity Sizing is Killing You….What size clothes do you wear? Are you sure? Last week I went shopping. Not ground breaking news, but I wandered into TK Maxx and took […]