"THE GAP" IS IN THE WAISTBAND
Once again, it's time to prepare for the fearsome Dallas summers and, once again, I find myself in The Gap, saying something I never thought I'd hear myself say, "The 4 is too big. Could I try the 2?" At size 2, the skirt fits, and I buy it. Given the generous proportions and the hip-friendly A-line style, I probably could have squeezed into a size 0.
I am not a thin woman, and I haven't lost any weight. In a normal-sized world (say, 20 years ago, when I was smaller), I'd be a size 10. In most stores today, I'm a size 6. The Gap is once again proving itself America's most generous and creative store when it comes to sizing. I pity the poor customers who really are size 2.
Why do I keep repeating this seemingly trivial message? To counter all the allegedly feminist propaganda denouncing the tyranny of apparel manufacturers who expect women to fit into size 0. What the zaftig propagandists never tell you is that as recently as 20 years ago, size 0 was called size 6. Check out my August 2001 posting; it even has a link to a Michael Kelly column.