Vanity Sizing: Is It Just A Little White Lie?

I'm sure I have mentioned one time or another about my trials and triumphs as a fashion design student and because I have been through the ringer of learning this craft I know I for one the creative process designers go through(which is why you should be reading this blog, I actually know what I'm talking about damn it!) but I also know some of the truths behind design that the every day Joe just doesn't realize. One in particular I keep seeing when I'm watching bad reality TV out of all places. Every time I see a designer at a boutique servicing their very rich client and then it happens...

" That's a runway size (insert small number)" I know the camera adds some pounds but come on, clearly some of these women are clearly not that tiny. I don't want to knock a designer for that lie ( because seriously, it takes some lady balls to be a working

designer) but the average woman who doesn't know there is no standardized sizing in fashion, and because of that they hold on to that number like an angry spider monkey. Of course it will make your client feel better in theory but does it really? So I ask you guys, how important really is that number on the back of your clothes? Would you be mad if someone lied to you about how big you were for a sale?

My personal thought is that I work on a don't ask don't tell policy. If you're not asking me about your measurements then I sure as hell am not telling them to you. My job is to make you look as best as humanly possible. Beautiful comes in all sizes so whether you are a plus size or petite if you're a good designer you can make any size look great.

Just my 2 cents now give me yours. How do you feel about that little white lie?

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