untorquer comments on They're literally conspiring against you

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Forces women to go to store to try on, stay there longer to find a good fit. Ensure makeup, perfumes, bags/accessories, and jewelry are always in eyeshot of the women's clothing racks and along the entry/exit paths.

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[–] LwL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It's not woman-exclusive and also the companies deciding the sizing are not the same as the companies running department stores (for large clothing brands these days, online shopping in their own store would be optimal, since retailers take a large cut).

It's mainly that making sure sizes are actually the same costs more money than just going with whatever comes out, and it's hard to make purchasing decisions based on size consistency once a large amount of brands do this.

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[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

Well that's just declining quality due to profit motivated practices. Like yeah if you're going to old navy or H&M you're going to be disappointed. A second-hand store is a total guess. Avoiding fast fashion and sticking to a known high quality brand is at least going to give you some consistency for mens wear. I have throughout my life for example been able to order levis' slim-straight in the same size and expect the same fit with only minor but expected variations depending on material (thick/stretch, etc). Haven't bought Levi's in ages though so maybe they're garbage now idk. I don't know of a single woman who's ever had the luxury of a brand that makes clothes they don't have to try on.

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