I recently bought a pair of pants in a size zero.<\/p>\n
Yes. A size zero\u00a0<\/em>(?!).<\/p>\n Let me try to get my Pucci into that<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong>Maybe with some fishing line and Crisco (if special requests can be taken, I prefer extra virgin olive oil, I might as well get a little DIY spa treatment out of this affair) it’ll reach the halfway point before cutting off all circulation. Stand there and look pretty, you say? I could if that were my intention. But try me and I’ll knock ya: just because I’m in a straitjacket from the waist down does\u00a0not mean my arms aren’t free to take a swinging hook.<\/p>\n I have my first degree black belt, you know.<\/p>\n Now the strangest thing of all\u2014yes<\/em>,\u00a0I do<\/em> have my black belt\u2014is that I\u00a0did\u00a0<\/em>manage to get my Pucci into a zero. No squeezing, no unsightly shimmying or corsetry involved. No Crisco, no olive oil. I’m slumped; (American) sizing continues to fascinate me.<\/p>\n Which brings me to this: stop looking at the tags. Numbers are just numbers\u2014don’t become fixated on becoming a certain size. Sizing differs from manufacturer to manufacturer, and then from country to country. I’m a size zero in some places, a two in some, a four for most, and a six from time to time. Put me in a changing room overseas (or just across borders) and I’ll probably reach for tens.\u00a0Squeeze into a smaller size, and what\u2014congratulations? <\/strong>There’s no prize for this sort of self-deprecation. You’re lying to you.\u00a0\u00a0Stop yourself: forcing what doesn’t feel right isn’t neither beneficial to your self-confidence, nor is it doing your body justice<\/strong>. Wear the size that fits you perfectly<\/em>, regardless of the number or letter, and you’ll look good always.<\/p>\n Guaranteed.<\/p>\n . \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I recently bought a pair of pants in a size zero. Yes. A size zero\u00a0(?!). Let me try to get my Pucci into that.\u00a0Maybe with some fishing line and Crisco (if special requests can be taken, I prefer extra virgin olive oil, I might as well get a little DIY spa treatment out of this affair) it’ll reach the halfway point before cutting off all circulation. Stand there and look pretty, you say? I could if that were my intention. But try me and I’ll knock ya: just because I’m in a straitjacket from the waist down does\u00a0not mean my arms aren’t free to take a swinging hook. I have my first degree black belt, you know. Now the strangest thing of all\u2014yes,\u00a0I do have my black belt\u2014is that I\u00a0did\u00a0manage to get my Pucci into a zero. No squeezing, no unsightly shimmying or corsetry involved. No Crisco, no olive oil. I’m slumped; (American) sizing continues to fascinate me. Which brings me to this: stop looking at the tags. Numbers are just numbers\u2014don’t become fixated on becoming a certain size. Sizing differs from manufacturer to manufacturer, and then from country to country. I’m a size zero in some places, a two…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,9],"tags":[698,620],"class_list":{"0":"post-3413","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-advice","7":"category-style","8":"tag-girl-talk","9":"tag-style-tips","10":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n