Thursday, October 13, 2011

dear H&M, you are about to lose a costumer.

Hi, I'm Antonia. I'm 5'7'' and weigh 120 pounds.
And I don't fit into size S clothes at H&M.


There is something wrong about the statement above. No, I didn't lie about my weight or my height. It's also true that size S clothes at H&M doesn't fit. It's wrong that someone like me doesn't fit into size S clothes.
I've always been a size S, also at H&M. But what happened today shocked me.
I went through the store and picked a lot of clothes. I picked them all in size S, because that's what I always pick and that's what usually fits. Sometimes I need XS, but there can't be anything wrong about picking a S.
Surprise in the fitting room. I couldn't get into a longsleeves t-shirt, I literally got stuck half way. I couldn't button the blouse. And I could hardly breathe in that cute sweatshirt. I felt like I was accidentally shopping in the kids section.
I got angry. What are they doing? Are they insane? How can they make a size S that small? They definitely don't know what they're doing.

I didn't get that mad because I don't want to buy size M from now on, I wouldn't care about that as long as I like the clothes. I'm angry because I thought of what a lot of people might think when they're used to wear a size S and suddenly can't get into a jumper anymore.
They most likely think that they have to lose weight.
And now look at my height and my weight. Would you recommend someone with these stats to lose weight?

I never thought that I would ever talk about something like that on my blog. But my first thought I had in the fitting room was that this is freaking pro-ana.
Imagine a girl who hates her body and thinks that she's fat, even though she isn't. She walks into H&M. Picks something in size S. She goes to the fitting room, tries the piece of clothes and it doesn't fit.
That's probably the exact endorsement that girl wanted. She's fat. Even size S is too small for her. Let's lose weight. And reach the goal. Which maybe isn't size S, more XS. And I don't want to know what kind of wreck you have to be to get into XS.

I don't understand what's wrong. What do they want to reach by making small that small? I mean, as I said, they haven't always made their clothes that small.
I left the store with a hoodie in size L (M was okay, but I wanted it a bit more comfy). But I seriously consider not to buy any clothes at H&M until they changed back to normal sizes.
On the other hand, I don't know where to buy clothes anymore. They're all messed up.

1 comment:

  1. Yes! I am the same height and weight as you, pretty much, {maybe a smidge taller, a few pounds heavier} and also very flat-chested, and I wear a medium. Their jeans haven't fitted my hips for ages, and my hips aren't even big. And, I've not worn their child clothes since age ten. It's messed up & I'm glad you wrote about it.

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