One Size Doesn't Fit All
byI remember the first time I realised I was a “weird” shape. Except I didn’t really realise it at all at first. It was…
Vanity Sizing
Figure "Flaws", Fashion and Futility
byOh dear, Retro Chick is getting ranty about dress sizes again. I’ve written a lot on the topic of vanity sizing and our relationships…
"Real Women" – Is Fashion Warping Our Sense of Reality?
bySomething of a minor storm in a Champagne coupe has been brewing over the last few weeks. Marks & Spencer have apparently ditched their…
Vanity Sizing – What Shops Fit You Best.
byThis website has been doing the rounds for a while now. Someone on Twitter bought it to my attention back at the end of…
Campaign For Clearer Clothes Sizing – The Response
byYep, this again! Back at the beginning of September I urged you to write to your local MP about the issue of Clearer Clothes…
Campaign For Clearer Clothes Sizing: Write to your MP…..
byI started the campaign for clearer clothes sizing back in May. It proved to be a little more controversial than I expected at the…
Campaign for Clearer Clothes Sizing
byHere 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…
Emotion, Shopping and You
byIn case you missed it, I was on Woman’s Hour last week talking about clothing sizes. You can listen to the interview on listen…
How Vanity Sizing is Killing You….
byWhat size clothes do you wear? Are you sure? Last week I went shopping. Not ground breaking news, but I wandered into TK Maxx…