--- title: One Size Fits None description: Inside the fight to take back the fitting room canonical: https://time.com/4475605/one-size-fits-none/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-12T11:01:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:45.182Z og:title: One Size Fits None og:description: Inside the fight to take back the fitting room og:url: https://time.com/4475605/one-size-fits-none/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38d4b69de6070441/6988a46a524fc0637adf958a/sizing-featured.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: sizing-featured og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: One Size Fits None twitter:description: Inside the fight to take back the fitting room twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38d4b69de6070441/6988a46a524fc0637adf958a/sizing-featured.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # One Size Fits None > Sponsored content. 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I hate that I’m embarrassed to ask a salesperson for help, as if it’s somehow my fault that I’m not short or tall or curvy or skinny enough to match an industry standard. 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