A friend of mine used to work with her mom for Nike, and their job was making sure that sample garments fit the way they intended, and so they were always looking for human fit models.
Thing is, the size that Nike's clothes are sewn for? VERY FEW women have those measurements. They wanted, like, 5'6" women who were 34C and had 26 inch waists, or something asinine like that.
Um....the average height in the USA is 5'4". I'm 5'2", and I don't know of many women who are four inches taller than me but are still a 34C with a 26 inch waist.
So in other words: It's just as we suspected: most clothes are made for someone who isn't average in any way!
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Re: I'm with you!
Date: 2010-02-18 10:47 pm (UTC)Thing is, the size that Nike's clothes are sewn for? VERY FEW women have those measurements. They wanted, like, 5'6" women who were 34C and had 26 inch waists, or something asinine like that.
Um....the average height in the USA is 5'4". I'm 5'2", and I don't know of many women who are four inches taller than me but are still a 34C with a 26 inch waist.
So in other words: It's just as we suspected: most clothes are made for someone who isn't average in any way!