Fashion and clothing have been around for thousands of years, undergoing countless transformations. There\u2019s so much information about something everyone uses daily, yet few have given it any thought. For example, a TikToker is blowing people\u2019s minds by sharing that XXL and 2XL aren\u2019t the same size.\n
Women struggle to guestimate their clothing sizes, particularly because some brands have slightly different sizes, despite the tag having the same number. However, it\u2019s even more confusing when you consider how companies determine the sizes and that there are so many including XXL and 2XL. While some may have known that tidbit already, @itsmakaylasmith has astounded followers by pointing out how different the 2 sizes are.\n
\u201cShould I make a video explaining the difference between XXL and 2XL??\u201d She questioned in a video modeling the same shirt but in an XXL and a 2XL. However, it\u2019s seemingly far more complicated. Unexpectedly the XXL and 2XL shirts are different sizes, fitting her body differently. XXL is cut the same as clothing sizes between x-small and XL whereas a 2XL is wide but also longer, with longer sleeves.\n
Another key difference between the two sizes is the pattern. Although they may look identical, the 2XL pattern has been altered to accommodate the longer sleeves and bottom.\n
Several followers shared their amazement at the TikTokers XXL and 2XL demonstration.\n
\u201cWow I always wondered what the difference was, I just thought they were the same. Thanks for the heads up.\u201d Wrote one person.\n
Meanwhile, another exclaimed: \u201cWHAT. And this comes from someone who is plus size.\u201d\n
Others were left with more questions. \u201cI never realized this. What are the biggest differences that you notice between the sizes?\u201d Questioned one follower.\n
Dr Simeon Gill is a Lecturer in Fashion Technology at the University of Manchester and has commented in the past regarding the sizing issue in fashion. For example, men\u2019s clothing is labeled by body measurements, waist, height, and sleeve. \u201cSizing should be improved, but to do so would need to recognize population variability and requires more sizes or a fundamental change in how we provide products,\u201d explained Dr. Gill \u201cThere is no good reason that women\u2019s jeans should not be sized as men\u2019s jeans are, with waist and leg length. Most of this is about existing practices, and fear of change [and] lost sales.\u201d\n
Bizarre size discrepancies like XXL and 2XL aren\u2019t the only fascinating thing about clothing. Purportedly, men\u2019s and women\u2019s clothing have buttons sewn on different sides, a design that made it easier for royal women to be dressed by their servants. Meanwhile, men typically dress themselves regardless of status.\n
Although makeup, wigs or weaves, and high heels are worn by women, they were once popular fashion choices for men. However, women weren\u2019t allowed to wear pants in public until the mid-20th century, when they joined the workforce.\n
Fashion has undergone many changes over thousands of years but perhaps the most frustrating is the difference between the sizes in men\u2019s and women\u2019s clothing, particularly when they have misleading labels like XXL and 2XL.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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