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[j4]

I really don't need this, do I?

*sigh*

Update: And what planet are these people on? Size L/XL == 29" to 31" waist??

Comments

[lnr]

Ooops, I seem to be winning it for you :-)

[kaet.livejournal.com]

Cyberdog have 32" waist as Large even for men!

[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

To be fair, they are mostly selling to pillheads and speedfreaks, so that's probably not too far off the mark for their intended customer base :)

[lnr]

Except I was outbid in the last five minutes, never mind eh.

[j4.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it -- it was awfully sweet of you to try & I'm grateful for the thought, but really I don't need it, & I'd've felt a bit guilty letting you buy it for me anyway!

*hugs*

[lnr]

Ah you see that's why I did it without asking :-)

See you in the pub later I hope.

[sparrowsion]

Could be that they don't have separate "male large" and "female large" -- 32" waist would be about a 16, and "large" 16/18.

[j4.livejournal.com]

Er, except 32" waist is about a 14, isn't it? And that's not "large" by any sensible definition.

(See e.g. this sizing guide (http://www.galleryserpentine.com/sizing%20guide.html).)

[sparrowsion]

Is that US or UK sizes though? Given that Gallery Serpentine is in Australia, I've no idea what they'd use. This chart puts 32" at UK16, US14.

[j4.livejournal.com]

Point.

Crikey, and this one (http://www.delicates.co.uk/size_jw.html) (UK based) reckons a 32" waist equals a size 18! According to their chart I'm a 14-16, and, well, I know that size 14-16 clothes do not fit me.

I think all we've proved is that the whole thing is nonsense...

[ceb.livejournal.com]

Even harder with corsets, of course. Is that a 32" natural or a 32" laced? :-?

[j4.livejournal.com]

I thought corset measurements were supposed to give their laced-shut size, i.e. the smallest size you can get them down to. Isn't that why they say to go for a size 2-4" smaller than your normal waist size?