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Mysteries of women’s clothing sizes

The challenges continue for women who want clothes that fit properly. For the…Tags: clothes, Pudding, size, women


Mysteries of women’s clothing sizes

February 25, 2026

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Infographics / clothes, Pudding, size, women

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The challenges continue for women who want clothes that fit properly. For the Pudding, Amanda Sakuma, with Jan Diehm, explains the variation in women’s size and shape, the inconsistencies in sizing across stores, and how the overlap between these two creates sizing chaos.

This piece does a good job of showing and explaining distributions, which is a tough concept to grasp for non-data folks. The illustrations of women instead of just dots on the beeswarm help keep you focused on the variation.

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