Bigger fish to fry. Or arms, rather.

Apparently a good deal of clothing manufacturers have recently shrunk the arm sizes in their shirts and sweaters.  Have you heard about this troubling trend?  I hadn't realized it until this past summer, when my sister gave me a shirt she'd never worn.  It was a size small from old Navy.  The tags were still on, in fact.  It was a very cute shirt, except for the fact that my arms were barely able to squeeze in.  What the??!!  Obviously there was a defect in the shirt's construction!

Oddly, this nasty phenomenon struck again at NY & Co, and once again this Christmas when Santa brought me a comfy red top from Sears.  Both items fit great, in every place but the arms, which were suspiciously snug.  It was all very, very peculiar. 

There must be some sort of conspiracy.  Some skinny armed seamstress must be secretly out to wreak havoc upon the shirt buying public!

Sadly, this morning I pulled on a shirt I'd purchased to wear to my ten year high school reunion two Novembers ago and...the arms were tight.  Wait a minute, the arms were tight??!!

Oh.  Shit. 

There can only be one logical explanation.  Someone's been secretly shrinking my laundry!!  Creepy.

Comments

[Amy]

Only the arms on your clothes? I've been having the same problem only the waist, legs, chest (which is sort of flattering) and arms are too small. Maybe the clothing industry is trying to save money by using less material. Now back to my nachos...

[The Odd Broad]

I like this theory. I am going to run with it.