LOL! I so agree with everyone on Northface! That's why I don't buy it because I need to order online and I don't trust them.
So I wear a true 6 and when I ordered some light jackets online off of an ebay company, I looked at the size chart (just to make sure) and found I took and XXL!!!! I'm not a snob to XXL but I'm a M in just about everything! When I looked further, the company is in Japan
So that's why.
Oh and Venus clothing runs very small too. I take a 10 in their stuff!
Of course a number or letter doesn't matter much to me, I still ordered the XXL and giggle everytime I see it. I just care what it looks like