Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by fsflover 3 hours ago
Slightly related. This reminds me of this article: https://pudding.cool/2026/02/womens-sizing/

Sizing chaos (pudding.cool)

827 points by zdw 5 months ago | 435 comments

It's not about discontinuing items but about the industry incentives that seemingly go against logic making it impossible for most women to find fitting clothes.

Quotes:

"While there are no universal sizing standards, an organization called ASTM International regularly releases informal guidelines." "There are no regulations or universal sizing standards. Instead each brand is incentivized to make up its own. When size guides change — and they’re always changing — brands are not obligated to disclose updates."

1 comments

Pah at least women get a decent number of sizes. Where are my Extra Medium t-shirts?