Here are some numbers that illustrate the insanity of women’s clothing sizes: A size 8 dress today is nearly the equivalent of a size 16 dress in 1958. And a size 8 dress of 1958 doesn’t even have a ...

Shopping for clothes that actually fit is downright agonizing—especially for women, when a size 8 varies so ridiculously across clothing brands. Find Your Fit might help put an end to this shopping ...

Researchers determined that the average American woman's clothing size is between a 16 and 20w Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at PEOPLE. She have been working at PEOPLE for nine years.

It is pretty well-known that Marilyn Monroe was a size 12. However, in modern times she could fit into anything between a 4 and a 10. These gaps in numbers alone demonstrate how confusing and ...

Knowing the most common clothing size for women may seem like a matter of casual curiosity. And yet, this seemingly innocuous question reveals truths far deeper than a simple number on a label. It ...

You know how it goes - in H&M you might be a size 14 but in Primark it's an 18 (or vice versa). So what is up with women's clothes sizes? It's not just in the UK, the US have the same problem as us ...