The standard included the first modern women's clothing size charts, and it provides the first data points in the charts above. Women's sizes ranged from 8 to 42. A size 8 woman had a bust of 31 ...

In 1958, a woman who had a 34-inch bust and a 25-inch waist was considered a size 12 ... among the most fit women in the population. Between then and now, clothing brands have either decided ...

The 1990s brought a wave of minimalism, and with it, another shift in women’s clothing sizes. The grunge movement, with its oversized, androgynous style, contrasted sharply with the glam and ...

Shopping for women’s clothes is already tricky ... If you need help finding the right size, the brand has a detailed size chart to peruse. You can also contact a Style and Service Specialist ...

which offers a clothing subscription service for plus-size women; and Fame & Partners, which allows shoppers to design their own dresses. It’s too early to tell which ones will succeed.

In a study titled “Sized Out: Women, Clothing Size and Inequality,” the academics Katelynn Bishop, Kjerstin Gruys and Maddie Evans went so far as to call clothing size a “floating signifier.” ...