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Old 06-04-2007   #1508
KhaoticKharma
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I think that "sizes" are the wrong way to look at weight debate.

For example, yesterday I went prom dress shopping with one of my closest firends, who is going to prom with the guy of her dreams. She is usally a size 8 (she looks fine, cause she's also about 5'8.5/5'9) but all the dresses she tried on in 8 were too small around her torso, so we had to start going for 12s. I explained how dresses are ALWAYS made to suit an hourglass frame (as are all articles of clothing) and she is more of an apple shape, larger at the top. Only 10% of the population can REALLY be qualified as having an hourglass figure. So a girl can be healthy and look fine, but she wears a larger size or a smaller size thanks to her build. Sizes can be very misleading.
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