Tue, Mar-16-04, 10:59
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There and Back Again
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 200/194.4/140
BF:42%/42%/20%
Progress: 9%
Location: Northern Colorado
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Well Marilyn was close to a 12
The error is comparing size 12 of years past to size 12 today. Big difference.
Marilyn was close to a 12/14 by bust and hip back when size 12 actually read more similarly to the back of my pattern, except her waist was significantly smaller. Rule of thumb for fitting is to go by the bust and hip. Now the pattern was from 1984 and I'm not sure in Marilyn's day whether smaller waists were more common (more than likely with the diet of the day... that's not a lowfat decade for sure). Plus this was a time when undergarments still functioned in a more corset-like fashion to really hold a woman in. Tiny waists were very fashionable.
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...............................Size 8........Size 10.......Size 12......Size 14
Bust.........................31 1/2".......32 1/2".......34"............36"
Waist........................24"............25"............26 1/2".......28"
Hip...(9" below waist)...33 1/2"......34 1/2 "......36"............38"
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Joelle's claiming that Marilyn Monroe wasn't a size 12. And she's linking to a journalist who shows us visual proof. Not quite ready to have my world crashing down on my head, I decided to do a bit of research myself. What size was Marilyn?
Her official site says she's 5'5 1/2, and gives her measurements as 37-23-36 (Studio's Claim) or 35-22-35 (Dressmaker's Claim). This site list other reported measurements as 36-24-24 to 38-23-36. Snopes wisely reminds us that women's figures tend to (gasp!) change, and offers the following stats:
Height: 5 feet, 5½ inches
Weight: 118-140 pounds
Bust: 35-37 inches
Waist: 22-23 inches
Hips: 35-36 inches
Bra size: 36D
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