The Perfect Fit
On a recent shopping excursion, I had a
difficult time trying to find something that fit me.
I picked out several blouses in my size
to try on. I knew my size, and knew I would not have trouble with these
selections. I was wrong. The size I knew was not correct. I was the next size
up. I then began a tirade of negative thinking. Amidst my defeat, I decided to
try on another shirt. To my astonishment, it fit! I stood there confused; I was
the same body size, yet both of the shirts, which were same size, did not fit.
What was the explanation?
The answer was simple-sizes. The two
blouses were not the same size. They had the same letter on the label, yet they
were not the same size. There is no consistency in sizes of clothing. Sizes
vary due to the fabric of the blouse, the design and cut. I knew that sizes
varied between labels; I had no idea they varied within the same
label.
In a recent commercial, a social
experiment took place. Women went in to a store to try on jeans. When the ladies
went to look for a size of jeans, they did not see a number or a letter on a
label. The ladies had to get measured to find out their size. Words like
“radiant”, “charismatic” and “fabulous” were on the tape measure-not numbers.
See for yourself:
Did you notice the looks on the women’s
faces? They were elated. They were in jeans that fit their bodies, and were not
defined by a number or a letter. They were defined by a wonderful word instead.
The women were radiant, charismatic, and fabulous. The writing on the label
read, “You are so much more than a number.”
That day in that store, I did exactly
what those women did. I threw out all the rules. I decided to not pay any
attention to the little letters on the labels. I looked for blouses that would
look good on me, were sized to fit me, that flattered me.
I literally broke the
rules when buying those blouses. I bought a shirt with horizontal stripes. I
bought a shirt with a beautiful print. I was definitely out of my comfort zone.
Yet, I found a new comfort zone-the zone of breaking the rules, of finding what works for me.
So what is the moral of the story?
Clothes vary as much as the people trying them on. We come in all different
colors, all different shapes and sizes. If you find yourself shopping for
clothes and need to go a size up, do not attack yourself. It’s not you, it’s
the clothes. Sizes vary by style and label. Be willing to expand your horizon,
to break the rules we have been indoctrinated with, to be courageous enough to
think outside the box.
Above all, do not define yourself by a
number on a scale or by a letter on a label.
Find what works for you. Find the
perfect fit.
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