On Thursday, September 25, 2014 10:32:59 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 23:36:18 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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> > I'll tell you what shrank! My pants! That's what!
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> Dress sizes have increased, What used to be considered a size 10 is
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> Never trust a dog to watch your food.

I don't think there were any sizes like 1X, 2X 3X in those days. I can remember dresses usually were made up to size 18, MAYbe a 20. After that, you had to order a tent.

If you are petite, you'll hardly ever find a shop specializing in those sizes. I used to love Petite Sophisticates in the late eighties, but I fear they folded due to the enlargement of Amercian women.