Things I have Learned From Threadless:

[effex]

If I, someone who enjoys wearing tshirts fitted to curvy bodies, wear the same size as a dude's Large (L), that makes me Extra, Extra, Extra Large (XXXL). Which I can't actually buy, seeing as 'girly' sizes only go up to XXL. Better hope that works!

[just received a package containing shirts for herself (XXL) and her brother (L) in which the L was a whole fucking size bigger. thanks, Threadless!]

Comments

[brewsternorth]

Grrrrr. I remember this was a rant that someone who attends a lot of tech conferences made against their merch-purchasers on Geek Feminism; I wonder if there's a similar case to be made against the Cheap Geek Tees sites?

[effex]

Now I kinda want a survey. The sizing chart at ThinkGeek looks equally headdesky - chest size for a woman's 2x is smaller than a men's L.

[torachan]

It's so ridiculous, too, because your target demographic is geeks! Geeks are often fat! How does it make any sense to not have larger shirts? I mean, I think it's ridiculous for any store/brand to not have larger sizes, but when it's snooty fashion brands, I at least understand that they think fat people are beneath them, but geeks are fat people!

[effex]

Ugh, I know. Although I suspect the problem in this case is that 'people' = men.

[nepenthe]

What was that? Was that the sound of a consumer demanding size markings and selections /make sense/? Who would make such a demand? Why would we take [p=---hyuuuuuuuuuu (sorry, Ampersand got on the keyboard) a broad, measured approach to fit a spectrum of body sizes, then label them in a consistent fashion? It would only be reasonable and reasonable is sooooo ten years ago.

[effex]

I knooooow (this post is ever relevant) but I'd hoped Threadless, being a geeky site, would somehow rise above it. Even though I've ordered from them before and knew their girly shit ran small.