But it’s just my size! Except that it doesn’t fit.  It’s too big.  Or too small.  How many times has this happened to you?  The tag says it’s your size.  Except it’s not.

Thanks to Monster Vintage for image

The truth is that the size on the tag is not your size.  It is whatever the particular manufacturer or brand company wants it to be.  It can change from year to year.  Or even season to season.  It can depend on fabric costs, or on utility costs, or on labor costs.  Or just on whims.  It has nothing to do with you.

You are not your size on the tag in a piece of clothing.  That number is just a reference used by a clothing company to differentiate between a bunch of other similar clothing ranged from a smaller size to a larger one.  Nothing more or nothing less.

That is why you should ALWAYS try on clothing you intend to purchase.  Take the “size” you normally wear plus the one above and below into the dressing room.  And remember – you are not the number on the tag.  It is not you.  Wear what fits, not what the number says.  Look good in what fits.  Don’t look less just because the number says something different.

If you don’t believe me – try this.  On a single day, go shopping.  Pick a particular style and cut of garment.  Then go to a bunch of stores and try on the same garment.  Go to low, middle, and high-end retailers and try them on.  Try on the same number at each store.  Be amazed at what you find.  Have fun!  Realize that you are not that number.  And that number is not you!  Wear only a garment that is just my size!