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High-street shops should make their sizing consistent then and stop labelling their size 10s as 8s to flatter their punters. I actually had to resort to taking a tape measure to H&M last time I bought jeans since they're labels tell straight up lies and I can't be fcuked with queuing for 20 mins to trying on three pairs of the same thing.
This is the root cause of all evil. there are a hell of a lot of women (and men, believe it or not) who're seriously insecure about their bodies. So much so that there are plenty of people who shop anonymously (using the internet) and place huge huge orders only to return everything other than the pieces that actually fit. They're able to avoid the sales staff asking them if they want the bigger size because it's not what they want to hear. Society (both men and women) need to accept that their bodies can and will change over the course of time.
The other problem in this industry is that all companies have their own definition of what a size 8 or 10 is. This is mostly the case with the higher end designer labels where you can be anything from a size 6 to a size 10.
Flattering the customers by mis-labelling product fills them with a false sense of security and makes them only shop with that particular organisation. When the client has to shop elsewhere for whatever reason it confuses them.
I work for a company whose sizing is vastly different from season to season. If a client is a size 10 for two seasons and then comes to shop for the new season and (invariably) she is suddenly a size 12 then you can in theory lose that client. We are working on this.
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For Wicksie
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This is the root cause of all evil. there are a hell of a lot of women (and men, believe it or not) who're seriously insecure about their bodies. So much so that there are plenty of people who shop anonymously (using the internet) and place huge huge orders only to return everything other than the pieces that actually fit. They're able to avoid the sales staff asking them if they want the bigger size because it's not what they want to hear. Society (both men and women) need to accept that their bodies can and will change over the course of time.
The other problem in this industry is that all companies have their own definition of what a size 8 or 10 is. This is mostly the case with the higher end designer labels where you can be anything from a size 6 to a size 10.
Flattering the customers by mis-labelling product fills them with a false sense of security and makes them only shop with that particular organisation. When the client has to shop elsewhere for whatever reason it confuses them.
I work for a company whose sizing is vastly different from season to season. If a client is a size 10 for two seasons and then comes to shop for the new season and (invariably) she is suddenly a size 12 then you can in theory lose that client. We are working on this.
Precisely! Good to know its being worked out.
^ Is it really that bad?
Yes. Boobs are a hassle too. If you're skinny but have a rack you're doomed to buying things two sizes too big just so you can get zips done up. Cycling jerseys are particularly bad for this, rapha included IME, urgh.
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Yes. Boobs are a hassle too. If you're skinny but have a rack you're doomed to buying things two sizes too big just so you can get zips done up. Cycling jerseys are particularly bad for this, rapha included IME, urgh.
Post a pic so I can accurately instruct you on the correct Rapha size
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Precisely! Good to know its being worked out.
It's being worked out if you can afford to shop at b&D's shop if you can do that you are doing well!
Yes. Boobs are a hassle too. If you're skinny but have a rack you're doomed to buying things two sizes too big just so you can get zips done up. Cycling jerseys are particularly bad for this, rapha included IME, urgh.
OK I have a similar problem with my thighs, especially as the trend recently has been for "skinny" jeans and trousers; as I have massive rugby players thighs I can only buy the loose cut ones and even then will normally need to buy at least 1 size bigger in the waist to accommodate.
But this has nothing to do with Rapha being nice but pricey so i'll>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Rapha has had some size discrepencies too - when they first started, they were following an Italian sizing policy so everything was tiny but then seemed to size according to the UK 'norms.' Perhaps it's an indication of the type of person they were expecting to appeal to but the R+PS range was definitely vanity sized.
As a consequence, I have items that are all the same physical size but are labelled from small to large.
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Yes. Boobs are a hassle too. If you're skinny but have a rack you're doomed to buying things two sizes too big just so you can get zips done up. Cycling jerseys are particularly bad for this, rapha included IME, urgh.
You just have to be aware of what your body shape is and what will suit you. Any half decent shop assistant should be able to easily direct you to what will suit your shape as opposed to what you think you look good in.
And people say there's no skill in my game...
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"here take this and put a massive belt around it"
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Gok Wan's a fucking coke raddled bell-end.
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He's been into my store. Asked me if we had a toilet.
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Popped into Kentish Town office yesterday to drop off Cake's backpack for repair. Nice little setup in there. Seems like if you're packing you do a lot of standing in a day!
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Welcome to my world!
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just received the merino roll neck...very very nice! impressed with quality of wool and fit. spoke to them about my r+ps hoodie and they gave me a nice discount voucher as compensation. massive respect to their customer service and shipping manager as i bought it nearly a year ago but they hooked me up without quibble
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I also had a delivery from the Rapha fairy today and I am very happy with it all.
A long sleeve jersey, a winter jersey (which looks like it's a fantastically well thought out piece of clothing) some 3/4 bibs, socks and mitts. It's a little bundle of joy and I can't wait to get on the bike and try it out.
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Yes. Boobs are a hassle too. If you're skinny but have a rack you're doomed to buying things two sizes too big just so you can get zips done up. Cycling jerseys are particularly bad for this, rapha included IME, urgh.
Shutt are good for this from what I've heard... and the bib shorts take boobs into account as well
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Just looked at the Shutt ladies bib shorts, to me they don't look comfortable for boobs, the Rapha ones do work for me, they're a bit more 'all-encompassing'.
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High-street shops should make their sizing consistent then and stop labelling their size 10s as 8s to flatter their punters. I actually had to resort to taking a tape measure to H&M last time I bought jeans since they're labels tell straight up lies and I can't be fcuked with queuing for 20 mins to trying on three pairs of the same thing.