vaughn tan
@vt
was talking to @les how much do people think about fit (defined as garment shape x size specifically interacting with body shape x size) when choosing what to buy and wear?
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Tayyab - d/acc
@tayyab
For high-end items, it’s the most important factor. For common items, just the S, M, L, XL will do
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vaughn tan
@vt
i guess the more precise question is whether you use a vocabulary for describing how something fits so you can distinguish one fit from another
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Behzod Sirjani
@behzod
I feel like fit descriptions are always in context to the wearer, which is different from the garment shape description or the wearer's body type. I.e. "loose" is about how it _fits_, but the same garment on two different people may not be loose given their bodies.
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Behzod Sirjani
@behzod
This means you end up venturing into the "how should this fit?" or "how did the designer intend this to fit?" versus "how is it being worn?" That said, certain aspects of the garment (width, length, seam placement) often indicate intent here, even if that's ignored.
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vaughn tan
@vt
yea def i think this is the main reason why a formal language for fit is so hard or even impossible — it is probably not fully specifiable?
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