Obviously, we all wear clothes. Unless you were just born, a nudist, or you are copulation. Do you ever wonder why clothes are the sizes they are or even way you have to buy a size that may be considered “Plus Size”, “Large”, and “Extra - Large”? What designates whether clothes are either “Male” or “Female”? The questions are quite simple to ask yourself, if, you ever bring them up. Most people blindly buy clothes, as they are a necessity to be clothed in society. It’s crazy to not have clothes. I wear them, your siblings, friends, and family wears them as well… Your Mother naked; Eck.
Anyway, you know that clothing is tailored to specific measurements made by measuring mannequins that are of the average sizes. “Small”, “Medium”, and “Large” are examples of this. Though, the averages are never the same for all sizes. As the manufacturer of the clothes can set the parameters of any size they want “Small”, “Medium”, or “Large” to be. It’s by their discretion. Meaning, you can make “Small” as little in number as you want, or make “Large” as big as you want. It is not fair subject people who wear your clothing to the standards, which a person feels like setting them too. No wonder we have such a problem with self-esteem in American culture at the moment. All because an industry that feeds on the aesthetic appeal of the people who fall victim to their standards, live up too. This industry should be standardized across the board. A woman should not have to buy a “9” in one size and a “32” in another size. Just because we feel that the Metric System and Standard (Imperial) should coexist. Cannot we use a standard scale that caters to both sexes and is not offensive? You may ask yourself “How is it offensive?” It’s simple. The clothing industry is allowed to tell the public that sizes above a certain number (that they set yearly) can be considered “Plus Size”. Why? It’s horrible to say that someone is over weight because they buy a certain type of clothing. Many factors contribute to weight. No industry has the right to make this a way to feed on people’s images.
We have models, wives to be, and teenagers going to prom that fight to lose weight to fit in a dress that is smaller than they are. They diet to make it work. Why? Easily said: Because the standards of images in the world and in American culture are to be skinnier than the rest. Otherwise, you are overweight or “Large”. This may or may not be the case. Just, you do not need a collective group telling you to what to wear and how to wear it. You should live up to your own standards and rules. Otherwise, you are living to standards that change almost daily. The main fact of it all is that this industry has never been told to have a standard that they should live up too. We should make clothing Uni-sexual. This is an easy way to deal with the offensive nature of what clothes contribute too.
Step One: Get rid of all “Small”, “Medium”, and “Larges” type sizing. The reason why? They are based on an average sizing scale set by the manufacturer and not standardized.
Step Two: Eliminate the both “Male” and “Female” sizes for clothing and start from scratch.
Step Three: Measure a collective group of people in every age group we use for demographics. Why? Because this will give you the averages that are honest and in no way can be lied about. We measure these with the Metric system and not the Standard.
Step Four: Produce clothing in numbers that are congruent with the waist, bust, shoulder, and hip sizes. This way, no matter the size of them, you can find the correct sizing always. Numbers should start from the smallest average size and go to the largest average size, then fill all numbers in-between.
Step Five: Make sure that Toddler and Baby clothing lines continue to exist as they are considered uni-sexual already. No tampering with their sizing is needed.
Step Six: Produce clothing and regardless of the sex or gender let people shop for their sizes. This way, all clothing is standardized, uni-sexual, and no longer offensive to the persons of the world.
It’s really that simple. You can easily begin the process and phase it in when all tests are completed. It will be a large overhaul, but, think about how long people have been making tailor made clothing for people of different weights and sizes for years. We can bring back the tailors and seamstresses and give them a job market to fill. Jobs would be available as well as a staple in life. It’s beneficial all the way around.
This does not mean a large overhaul of the Fashion/Clothing industry is needed. I do not want to hider the making or production of clothing; dismantle the establishment “Logo” by “Logo”. I want nothing more than to allow the industry to prosper, with this system we eliminate the mainstream image that is put on people. Regardless of your weight and size, you’d have no problem finding what you needed to wear to be yourself. We are all equal with this system. It completely stops the segregation of gender/sex in clothing, makes it easier to shop for your ideal sizes that perfectly fit you. Imagine finding pants that fit you the correct way and no longer having to make the decision “Do I want the extra room in the back, but have my hips fit right?” You would be perfect because you’d have the correct measurement to wear. It would be comfortable to wear as well as to be seen in. Both sides of being physically attractive in your clothing as well as self-satisfied in your clothing are achieved.
In this document I do not wish to offend as much as to educate on why things would be better in a world that accepted that gender/sex existed but was not made to make the people of the world conform to the standards it sets. We can be our own persons and exist easily as ourselves.
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