Shopping always means playing a game of size roulette. Every time I find a new pair of pants, I have to stand in front of the mirror and place them in front of my legs and then try to imagine whether ...

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 ...

If you were Facebook friends with your clothing, your relationship status would read, “It’s complicated.” Walking into a dressing room with a stack of clothing, you have no idea if you’ll walk out ...

Listener Caren Johannes of Westminster, Colorado, emailed this question to Marketplace: “I’ve always wondered how clothing manufacturers figure out what sizes of clothes to make. I’m very short and I ...

One of the most overlooked things by people today is how “a good fit” is the key to happiness in life. It doesn’t matter if you are talking about a spouse, job, church, school, house, car, friends or ...

A reader puzzled by seemingly inflated sizes seeks an explanation. By Vanessa Friedman Recently I popped on a favorite T-shirt purchased some years ago. It fits nicely, but I noticed that it was a ...

It was a squabble that epitomized the complicated and sometimes petty nature of the celebrity fashion world. Actress and "Dancing With the Stars" phenom Kirstie Alley claimed with giddiness that, ...

Trying on new clothing can be an incredibly negative experience at times - made all the worse by the fact that sizes seem to vary so wildly between different brands, different designs... and even ...

Plus size cycling clothing is harder to find than it should be, and while this is something that affects all people regardless of gender, it's a topic that mostly comes up in women's cycling. Many ...