Hello Up There!
Its a BIG world for the smaller sized people...
By: Melissa Ferrao

The population is growing - weight wise that is. The sizing of clothing has evolved, and vanity sizing is often used, but where in the world does that leave the smaller people? The people who have smaller body frames, the people who are under 5'4” tall, the people who don't weight over 115 pounds. Somehow in this big mess, it seems they have been forgotten.

Small Person, Big World

Sizing evolves, as do people, but what happens when it abandons some people? Finding clothes in smaller sizes can be a mission for smaller people. Smalls can be too big, even extra smalls can be too big! Companies that use vanity sizing cause quite a problem for smaller sized people. If a size 2 is really a size 4, no way is that item going to fit! Excluding all of the companies that use vanity sizing and the companies that make bigger sized clothes in general, smaller people are still left with few shopping options. If these select stores do not complement your tastes, you better crack open another tub of ice cream, because you have got a long way to go!

Jeans the Size of Jellybeans?

The most abundant problem for smaller people is finding a pair of jeans that fit. Finding jeans is a difficult job anyways, but for smaller people, its even harder. Jeans will never fully fit; if they fit in the waist, they will not fit in length; if they fit in the thigh area, they will be too big in the hips, and so on. Hours and hours of time need to be alloted to find a pair of jeans, and if this small person finds jeans that are actually in their size and fit at least decently, there is always the problem of style. If the style is not to their taste or does not flatter them, sometimes it will just have to do anyways. It can get very frustrating trying to find a pair of jeans that fit, and once they do, you do not even like the style of them! Although the person may not like the jeans, its been a good day if a pair that fit decently are found.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow...

Although small people cannot always find the perfect clothes, there is always a positive outlook to it; you save money! If smaller clothes cannot be found, at least there are no shopping sprees in sight! While others are trying on clothes and spending money like there is no tomorrow, you can save up and use your money to buy other things, such as your tub of ice cream. This way, someday in the far future after eating all the tubs of ice cream, the small people can have a future including fashion apparel they like without any trouble finding clothes that fit!