Vanity sizing, the bane of my existence Not gonna lie there's something to be said for a good ole Target-brand sweater or a good fitting pair of jeans from Walmart that are relatively cheap and a quick find if you're in a bind. For reference, I'm a 5'6", 116 lbs woman living in the Midwest. Not sure if region has any factor into it, but I can no longer shop at quick convenience stores due to vanity sizing. Even places I think that wouldn't be effected like H&M, Limited, Zara, Urban Outfitters and other "nicer" (but not "upscale" since I have about six nickles to rub together) are making it so that if I want to buy good looking clothes that fit well, then I'm shit out of luck. I went to buy some button ups for work the other day at H&M and it was only out of sheer luck I was able to find one shirt that actually fit. Their reasoning? "We don't carry many skinny sizes." Virtually all of my shopping for clothes that fit need to be done online nowadays. A lot of what I order, I vet via the site's measurements vs. my own. This becomes annoying because now I'm spending more money on clothes due to shipping, so I have to save and plan when I can afford to get new clothes. This isn't a "woe is me" post, just a vent since I see fats all the time complain they have to pay more for clothing, like they're the only fuckers who have to. At least you're paying for more fabric. Me? I'm paying so that mini-moons feel better about their expanding waistlines because "tee hee we're the same size! i'm a small too!" yeah like a 5'2" 180 lb fuck and me have the same body type.