I know that the sizing system as a whole is more or less useless anymore, but just out of curiosity and for the sake of discussion...which brands have the most extreme vanity sizing, in your experience? Which ones are closest to "true sizes?"
American Eagle jeans fit my body the best, so I have been wearing them since I was 14 (I'm 22 now). Since I was 14 years old, I was a size 12 in American Eagle. At my highest weight, I was stuffing myself into those AE 12's like an overfilled sausage. I had a rubberband that connected the button to the button hole, lol. I absolutely refused to buy a pair of 14's. That was one of the wake up calls that I really needed to get a handle on my weight. I'm now a size 0 in AE jeans.
It seems that American Eagle is fairly guilty of vanity sizing. I'm easily a 0 at Gap, Aeropostle, and Abercrombie. Size 0's at Old Navy will button and zip up on me and fit well enough, but I'd probably get a size 2 for comfort reasons. I thought that was kind of odd since people always point the finger at Old Navy for having outrageous vanity sizing.
I've often heard that wedding dresses and formal dresses are closer to true sizes than street clothes. My wedding dress is a size 2 (David's Bridal), and I recently had a military ball where I wore a size 1/2 dress from Dillards. So if a 2 is my true size, I'd have to say that Old Navy has been the most accurate store for me.
Any thoughts? Again, just out of curiosity. Sizing is such nonsense these days it's hardly worth paying attention to, but kinda fun to point out the most guilty brands anyways