I made my
biennial man-sock quest to
Uniqlo in SoHo over the weekend.
While, there, though, I discovered that they have a basement with all kind of lounge clothing for the ladies. (This discovery is probably, for many readers, akin to my discovery of
sodoku.) I got a pair of stripey leggings and a couple of stripey tank tops for, well, lounging. I discovered that I take a size large in Uniqlo, but discovered when I got home that this was not because I am settling like a lovely (but spooky)
Victorian mansion but rather because the Japanese are not "normal size."
This tag was on the tank top I am currently wearing. It says...
Japan Size
This product has been made to
Japanese specifications and is
therefore a little smaller than
normal. We recommend that
you try it on for size.
It strikes me as odd, that use of "normal."
1 comment:
"Normal" is so Othering! Also, my Japanese friend from JC who was rather plump would find it amusing. Or maybe enraging.
Just from the bit of that tank top that I can see, I loves it and wants one. Quick, make them build a store out here!
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