Here are some numbers that illustrate the insanity of women’s clothing sizes: A size 8 dress today is nearly the equivalent of a size 16 dress in 1958. And a size 8 dress of 1958 doesn’t even have a ...

Old Navy is redefining the sizes of its women’s clothes to make them more inclusive. The retailer announced the Aug. 20 launch of “BODEQUALITY” Wednesday and said it will be “the first value retailer ...

Pop quiz: What are the measurements of a woman who wears a Misses size 8? If you don’t know, you’re not alone.

Gap Inc.’s low-price division Old Navy is overhauling its approach to how it designs and markets to plus-size women, a demographic that many analysts say has been underserved. Starting Friday, Old ...

Think all size 8 jeans have the same measurements? — -- If 12 inches is a foot and 16 ounces is a pound, then all size 8 jeans should have the same measurements, right? Not so fast. “Good Morning ...

We've all been there. You walk into a store, scan the racks and pull six different sizes of jeans, unsure of what really fits you, because, unlike men's pants, women's pants seem to be arbitrarily ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A new women's clothing store says they want every woman, no matter their size, to find something that will fit. Their small is a size 14 to 16, and their medium is size 18 to ...

The world of sizes for women's clothes is bizarre. A woman could wear a size 2 in one brand's apparel, but a 6 in another. In June, a woman posted a letter to H&M, which went viral, for not being able ...

The plus-size section for women's clothing at Old Navy is no more. Beginning Friday, the retailer is changing its approach to sizing, but that doesn’t mean fans of the brand’s extended range need to ...

A reader puzzled by seemingly inflated sizes seeks an explanation. By Vanessa Friedman Recently I popped on a favorite T-shirt purchased some years ago. It fits nicely, but I noticed that it was a ...