Episode 21: More Bad Rompers, 5-7-9, and So Much Disappointment: Sizing with Meredith (part I)

Episode 21: More Bad Rompers, 5-7-9, and So Much Disappointment: Sizing with Meredith (part I)

You know how it goes when you’re shopping. You go into that store that you shop all the time and you grab your usual size in a few things. You go in the fitting room and….one thing is too big, one is just right, another one is falling off your shoulders but you can’t zip it, the next is flattening your boobs and you can’t lift your arms...but they are the same size. How does that happen? It makes you feel kinda terrible, right?

Technical designer and fit/sizing expert Meredith joins us untangle the mysteries of sizing. She will explain the history of sizing and how it has gone off the rails in the last few decades. And why it's still a long way from perfect!

This is part one of two. In our next episode with Meredith, we will be talking about the process of fitting a garment and how the industry is doing everything wrong when it comes to extended sizing.

Do you have some feedback? An episode idea? Do YOU want to be a guest on Clotheshorse? Drop me a line at clothehorsepodcast@gmail.com. Or DM via instagram @clotheshorsepodcast.

Please check out our sister podcast, The Department. Amanda co-hosts it with Kim. It's about trends and taste...but so much more! This week's episode is about single use plastics and the brands/products that are leading the march against it.

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Episode 256: There IS (more) ethical consumption under capitalism (part one) with Lisa of Retro Housewife Goes Green

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In part two of two, Amanda explains how and why they worked in fast fashion. This episode picks back up at Amanda's worst job ever, takes a journey through the very opaque supply chain to (hopefully) ...

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Episode 253: How (and why) I worked in fast fashion, part 1

Episode 253: How (and why) I worked in fast fashion, part 1

In part one of two, Amanda explains how and why they worked in fast fashion.  This episode gets started in Portland, OR in 2002, travels to the Urban Outfitters home office in Philadelphia, PA, then o...

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Episode 252: Survival is Political, with Lisa of Retro Housewife Goes Green

Episode 252: Survival is Political, with Lisa of Retro Housewife Goes Green

Survival *is* political. This week -- for the first episode of 2026 -- Amanda is joined by Lisa Sharp, aka Retro Housewife Goes Green.  Lisa shares her own experiences becoming activated politically. ...

20 Jan 1h 56min

Episode 251: A Japan-isode, part 2

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You asked for it, so here it is: a recap of Amanda's first two weeks of her 2025 Japan trip! What Amanda covers in this episode:Tips for finding the best prices on airline tickets. Special shout to Re...

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Episode 250: A Japan-isode, featuring Mr. Dustin Travis White

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