Theory of Pant Relativity.

While I was scouring the internet for this season's newest fashions, I came across this little video.

Naturally, my response was a few rhetorical questions to all those involved:

• Dear Kim Kardashian, what possessed you to put a video on the internet to prove to the world that your bodacious booty fit in a size 27?

• Dear Internet world, WHO CARES IF KIM KARDASHIAN IS A SIZE 27? Why are all of you yahooligans out there going so crazy about a number? I say, if she is rocking her outfit and feeling sexy, the little number on a tag has little meaning--if any at all. World, all you need to know is that Kim Kardashian is a SIZE HEALTHY.

All this internet hype about pant size reminded me of a post I read on Back in Skinny Jeans, "I remember when size 6 was small":

This lady is estatic because she's down to a size 2. In the Victoria's Secret size chart, their size 2, XS, is a 24.5" waist with 35" hips. A size 0, XXS, is a 23.5" waist with 34" hips. So people, this is WAY off from the average American woman who is a size 14, L, which in the VS size chart is a 31.5" waist with 42" hips.

From personal experience, I can tell you that underwear sizing at Victoria's Secret is all RELATIVE--maybe that's her secret. Someone who has a size 8 is considered a Medium in underwear, according to the sizing chart. However, all my friends will tell you that someone who is Medium can also fit into a small in VS panties--and it's true! At any rate, one-size-fits-all panties are becoming more and more popular now anyways. So, there is no need to get all defensive about your measurements; in a few years, people will be saying "Pantie size? They actually have those? Stop messing with me." 

People often forget that even pant size is RELATIVE. A size 28 in one pair of brand-name jeans is a size 30 or maybe even 31 in another. And sometimes, clothing companies like to mess with your heads (just because they can) by fooling you into thinking you are a small pant size that you actually are. So, the lesson to be learned: Pants Lie--or bend the truth. Either way, you just can't trust anyone anymore--not even your darn pants. They do what is needed to sell their product--just like the diet companies that Steph blogs about:

I know the diet companies have to be aggressive in their promotion efforts to get new clientele because there are literally thousands of choices for consumers. But really, what is the smallest size are you going to go? In this scenario, the race for the diet companies to get richer is resulting in us feeling insecure and more desperate every day.

So..Perhaps it is the insecurity or the desperation to stay in the good graces of fans that love her for her looks that made Kim post that video? My friend, you and I will never know the full truth, but here is a little advice for the next time you are in a dressing room freaking out over your pant size… just keep your cool & remember: IT'S A RELATIVE, BABY! 

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