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From: jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Size differences between men and women
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Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 09:47:04 EST
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> >If I buy a suit, which goes by jacket size (actually the
> >chest circumference) to get the jacket to fit, the pants
> >are often too tight, either at the waist or hips. The latter
> >seems to be related to whether the European or American
> 
> Which is EXACTLY why skirts are so great!  Once you find the
> jacket that looks the best on you, the skirt is BOUND to fit,
> and if it doesn't, skirts are TRIVIAL to take in or hem.
> 

	Not so, I fear. I wear a size 12 or a 14 jacket and a size 6 or
8 skirt (even tho, mind you, the top and bottom measurements are symetrical!)
Taking 3 or 4 inches in on a skirt can often ruin the lines of it , especially
if it has pleats, tucks and/ir side pockets (and who wants a skirt with no
pockets ?). I like to wear suits in the winter, but I don't buy any unless I
can get the jacket and skirt in separate sizes, or else I make my own.

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jcpatilla