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The Psychology Of Vanity Sizing

Source: Forbes

With more and more Americans worried about their weight, clothing makers are making shifts in sizing to make customers feel better about themselves. Read this article to learn more about “vanity sizing.”

This entry was posted in The Stuff of Consumer Culture and tagged Culture & Society, People on July 1, 2019 by Hilary Woods.

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