tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220537091716156980.post8766265219315306048..comments2023-11-02T11:31:35.858-04:00Comments on small earth vintage: will it fit?Karen/Small Earth Vintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077078663239991329noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220537091716156980.post-44819632858286940362014-01-20T18:28:37.992-05:002014-01-20T18:28:37.992-05:00Your descriptions are always helpful, Karen. When...Your descriptions are always helpful, Karen. When I buy vintage online I always look for these things, in this order: waist size, hip size, fabric and, if a skirt or dress, length. As with Camille, the hip/waist proportion is most important to me. And I tend to have a smaller waist and larger hip/thighs so fabric matters because I am happy to have something snug(ish) as long as the fabric is forgiving.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870660169090760849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220537091716156980.post-9658675604702781832014-01-17T14:03:42.416-05:002014-01-17T14:03:42.416-05:00Ah, thank you so much, M. :) The bodice measurem...Ah, thank you so much, M. :) The bodice measurement is another one that it didn't occur to me to include until I saw someone mention it on the internet (on a blog, I think), and I thought "aha! of course." So I now include it whenever a dress has a waist seam. I have learned so much from both buyers and other sellers.Karen/Small Earth Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077078663239991329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220537091716156980.post-7236364456955743192014-01-17T13:54:21.221-05:002014-01-17T13:54:21.221-05:00I was just going to write that I really appreciate...I was just going to write that I really appreciate your including arm opening circumference in your listings but you beat me to the punch! :) I learned my lesson after buying a coat (from someone else, not you) that was listed as XL, had the right measurements for me, but once I received the coat I couldn't even get the sleeve on past my bicep. As a shortwaisted person I also like how you include bodice measurements for your dresses. You're definitely one of my favorite etsy sellers because I can always count on you to provide all the necessary measurements in your listings :)m.bibelotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220537091716156980.post-68486251736098678612014-01-17T13:21:47.683-05:002014-01-17T13:21:47.683-05:00Thanks for your comments, Camille. Buyers in the ...Thanks for your comments, Camille. Buyers in the past have been really helpful in determining what measurements I put in a listing. I now put arm opening circumference measurement in my listings because of a buyer who asked for it. It wasn't something I'd considered until that buyer mentioned it, but it is an important measurement! I know when I'm shopping I'd rather not have to ask for info, so I like to include as much as I can in the listing. (And I like what you say about stating where a hip measurement is taken...that really does make a difference!)Karen/Small Earth Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077078663239991329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220537091716156980.post-35419969631697676372014-01-17T13:04:30.733-05:002014-01-17T13:04:30.733-05:00Thank you for writing this post! What you say abou...Thank you for writing this post! What you say about plus sizes made me double check my plus sized listings to make sure they were as accurate as possible. Because of how variable size charts can be, I often feel that garments that are my size, or one below and one above, are more accurately described in terms of fit in my shop, but it's something I'm really trying to work on and present as accurately as possible on top of providing measurements.<br />I guess everyone has their sizing pet peeves depending on what part of their bodies conforms the most or the least to certain cuts and styles, and mine is the pesky hip measurement. Although it would be a hundred times easier for me just to give up and only wear 1950s garments, I somehow prefer to wear 1960s pieces that are more tricky to figure out in terms of hip/waist proportions. So many sellers only list the waist and length measurements of skirts, or measure the hips of pants not at the crotch, but somewhere in the middle of the pockets. That's in no way helpful to me!!! (although I'm sure some buyers probably yell the same thing at my shop concerning other areas I may have mistakenly overlooked...)Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04821745561347238069noreply@blogger.com