Buying clothes has always been challenging for Anne Lindsay.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Universal Standard is the gold standard of size inclusivity. Every single item of clothing comes in sizes 00-40. Every. Single.

Anyone who has ever bought clothing that wasn't custom designed for them knows that size inconsistency across brands is a real issue. In fact, for almost every different store I shop in, I come in at ...

Here are some numbers that illustrate the insanity of women’s clothing sizes: A size 8 dress today is nearly the equivalent of a size 16 dress in 1958. And a size 8 dress of 1958 doesn’t even have a ...

Finding the right size in clothing can be a major pain. Sizes aren’t standard and vary from brand to brand. It can make shopping online even more difficult and increases industry costs thanks to ...

Listener Caren Johannes of Westminster, Colorado, emailed this question to Marketplace: “I’ve always wondered how clothing manufacturers figure out what sizes of clothes to make. I’m very short and I ...

Many folks love to wax lyrical about how far plus size fashion has come in recent years, and in many ways, it has. But if you've found yourself wondering where to buy plus size clothes above a 3X as ...

Christopher Moore has a doctorate in physics from MIT and has worked on projects ranging from tracking the world’s oil supply to searching for new cancer drugs. His latest gig is turning out to be the ...