Friday, December 29, 2017

XXXXL - the confidence booster

People sizes around the world are different than they are in the states.  We have often noted our inability to find clothes off the rack in this part of the world that fit us.  People here are just smaller. (not just around the stomach, but that doesn't help either!)

I wear something around an XL in the states.  Sometimes a XXL.  So imagine my surprise when a golf-shirt was made for me (custom) to match my fellow teachers, and the company went ahead a took a guess at how big this (veritable) tent was in comparison to their other products.

They combined 2 XXL labels, sewing them on top of each other in order to create my customized XXXXL label.

It was sweet of them to label my church... but really, was that necessary?

A month later I received a fitted batik shirt.  It was, amazingly, off the rack, but it fit me.  It was a fitted shirt, which of course, changes things... but it was a 6L.  I believe that makes it a XXXXXXL.

All this sizing makes be feel really good.  HA ha!