Oh it gets even WORSE for women's/lady cloth.
But I'm not about to tell t-star that she is .....
Actually it was the women's industry that started this BS back in the late 80s I think. You compare a pair of pants from now vs 80s or 70s and there is a big difference.
What come companies found out is that American's are getting FATTER but are not willing to buy cloths 2 or 3 sizes up, physiological reasons. So instead the cloth just got bigger and everyone got "fooled" so to speak.
Simialr to our current debt limit in congress.
Hey! I'm petite! Ask napalmftw or davegrave!
It's true though, women's clothing is terrible. I have three different sizes of pants in my closet.