I was just reading another thread, and it reminded me of an experience I had a few weeks ago when I was shopping for pants. I went to this new outdoor mall called Clay Terrace (it's about a year old and is one of those "uppity" malls, where everything's high class and high dollar - kinda like a mini-Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills). Anyhow, I'd never really shopped there, so I decided to give hubby a little quiet time and went in search of the perfect jeans.
The first store I went into had every size up to mine. I am currently a size 16, which is considered AVERAGE for the United States. I'm working on becoming below average, but for now, I'm still just average. At any rate, while I was in this store, I decided to try their "PETITE" section, because I'm right on the borderline of being average height and petite.
Now, I don't know about you, but I think of petite as being shorter than average height. I don't think of petite as being skinnier, per se. So, imagine my ghastly horror when I started seeing size zero, size xzero, size xxzero, size xxxzero.......GEEZ! How much smaller than ZERO can you get?! Why don't they just label it the EATING DISORDER section instead of the PETITE section. Then they could make the sizes: 1) my-waist-is-smaller-than-your-thigh, 2) all-bodily-functions-are-about-to-shut-down, 3) don't-speak-to-me-or-the-force-of-your-breath-will-blow-me-away, 4) My-stomach's-the-size-of-a-pea-because-I-haven't-eaten-in-so-long.
What is it with this obsession with being so skinny that sunlight can shine through you? I mean, size xxxzero?????? NEGATIVE 3X ZERO!!!!???? If you're smaller than zero, does that mean you are collapsing in on yourself?
Oh well. I guess they have to make clothes for people with eating disorders, too. I'd like to see the ad campaign for that clothing line.
The first store I went into had every size up to mine. I am currently a size 16, which is considered AVERAGE for the United States. I'm working on becoming below average, but for now, I'm still just average. At any rate, while I was in this store, I decided to try their "PETITE" section, because I'm right on the borderline of being average height and petite.
Now, I don't know about you, but I think of petite as being shorter than average height. I don't think of petite as being skinnier, per se. So, imagine my ghastly horror when I started seeing size zero, size xzero, size xxzero, size xxxzero.......GEEZ! How much smaller than ZERO can you get?! Why don't they just label it the EATING DISORDER section instead of the PETITE section. Then they could make the sizes: 1) my-waist-is-smaller-than-your-thigh, 2) all-bodily-functions-are-about-to-shut-down, 3) don't-speak-to-me-or-the-force-of-your-breath-will-blow-me-away, 4) My-stomach's-the-size-of-a-pea-because-I-haven't-eaten-in-so-long.
What is it with this obsession with being so skinny that sunlight can shine through you? I mean, size xxxzero?????? NEGATIVE 3X ZERO!!!!???? If you're smaller than zero, does that mean you are collapsing in on yourself?
Oh well. I guess they have to make clothes for people with eating disorders, too. I'd like to see the ad campaign for that clothing line.