The standard included the first modern women's clothing size charts, and it provides the first data points in the charts above. Women's sizes ranged from 8 to 42. A size 8 woman had a bust of 31 ...

Between then and now, clothing brands have either decided to disregard the antiquated sizing standards or to employ the concept of "vanity sizing," which is when brands label clothing as ...

In the example above, Anthropologie's size 10 size chart lists a 38" bust measurement ... Find Your Fit also has a "recommended clothing items" feature, which pulls in clothes listed on eBay ...

This might differ depending on the particular piece of clothing—for example, with pants, Old Navy can be off (larger) by five inches from the stated waistline size. And, of course, one chart can ...