![]() ![]() It’s ridiculous and frustrating, and even though I’m upset, I’m also giving TeeFury the benefit of the doubt. Being a woman who shops for clothing in the U.S., I can’t help but be aware of the havoc so-called “vanity sizing” has played in our clothing industry. I know that womens sizing is a joke in the U.S. Frustrated, I checked out the size chart at TeeFury - something I probably should have down before eagerly throwing $17 at them, but really, who would think they would size adult women closer to youth sizes than actual adult sizes? Because that is exactly what they did: I ordered a womens XL. Apparently adult women are supposed to have the bodies of prepubescent boys. I mean, it is just barely longer than the Youth L, and I was in a hurry. What with the size similarities, I wondered if maybe I had accidentally ordered a Youth XL. In fact, as a general note: The TeeFury 100 percent cotton shirt has not yet been washed/ subject to shrinkage, all shirts being compared to it have been. I should note that because this shirt was purchased in September of 2013, it has been through the wash and therefore shrunk. This way, you get a better idea of the size comparison. I put my shirt underneath his, because it is equivalent in chest breadth, so if my shirt was on top, you would only be able to see the edges of his sleeves. You can see, however, that my adult XL shirt is barely an inch longer than my 11-year old son’s youth L. It took some doing to find a Youth L, which is the closest I could get to an XL comparison - my son normally wears Youth M, so this Youth L is actually one of his “growing into” shirts, the kind meant to last a school year and a half.ĭon’t mind the water spots in the second picture, I had to iron his tag flat for the close-up. I compared it to one of my 11 year old son’s shirts, out of curiosity. ![]() I wondered if maybe I had ordered a “youth” size by accident. Noticing how the Euro M is the longest one? Yeah, I noticed that, too. These are the three t-shirts layered on top of each other: The Euro M on the bottom, the American XXL in the middle, and the TeeFury XL on the top. It’s roomier in the bust, longer in the torso, and all around a more comfortable t-shirt. So those are the other two t-shirts I own.* The Euro M is (as you can see) slightly larger than the American XXL. The Simpsons one is a European size M, and the Nerds one is an American size XXL. For comparison, here are my other two t-shirts, which were purchased well over a year ago at a second-hand store, and have therefore been washed and shrunken accordingly. In my rush, did I order a small? I check the tag. It arrived on December 18th, and I gleefully tore open the packaging - only to stop, stunned, in disappointed disbelief. So I pay the $17 for the shirt ($14 + $3 shipping/handling), and just need to wait. I figure if it’s too big, it’s easier to alter it than to go through the complaint/ return process. I know women’s clothing is famously and ridiculously unreliable when it comes to sizing, so I always order up a size when I order clothing online. Normally I wear a size 12 in pants, and a size L in tops. I just guiltily barrelled ahead, justifying my actions by the ticking clock in the upper corner of the screen.Īnyway, I bought the shirt. This t-shirt is something I’d classify in the “splurge” category, which is probably why when I decided to go through with the purchase, I didn’t let myself stop to think it through. My husband has been encouraging me pretty strongly to stop being quite as self-sacrificingly frugal as I normally am and to occasionally splurge on myself. I suspect that’s part of the reason I love gifts so much, because I don’t tend to buy myself those sorts of inessential enjoyments. I’m very much a, “fix-it-up, wear-it-out, make do, or do without,” type of gal. Truth is, I have a tendency to talk myself out of unnecessary (and, frequently, necessary) purchases. I had less than 15 minutes to make the purchase. I immediately went to the TeeFury site, and learned that TeeFury is some sort of limited-time-only seller, and time was quickly running out on this particular shirt. I don’t even wear t-shirts normally, but I knew I had to have this beautiful, glorious shirt. In other words, this simple and amazing t-shirt design references not only two of my all-time favorite fandoms, but two of the most feminist, iconographic characters/ storylines within those fandoms. It is also referencing Harry Potter and floo travel, by replacing Reinette with Hermione. That is a t-shirt, referencing an iconic scene from the Girl in the Fireplaceepisode of Doctor Who (S2, e4). ![]() So, on December 6th, I saw something on The Mary Sue that made me fangirl just a little. ![]()
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