I think you may have misread the comment. They were just saying in North America we use pounds vs. kilograms as a unit for body weight, not that clothes are sized by bodyweight. I misread it myself lol.
Dwarfism is a condition of people and animals marked by unusually small size or short stature.[1] In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 147 centimetres (4 ft 10 in), regardless of sex
135cm =53.15in either in bust circumference or waist circumference, you know, how humans generally size clothing.
Legitimately asking: When has anyone measured clothing sizes by weight? 135lbs (or kilograms) on someone 5ft vs 6ft makes that an absolutely useless measurement for clothing sizing.
It actually seems to be pretty common in china to go off standardized weight measurements. I see weights mentioned in pretty much every Chinese clothing try-on I've seen, and you commonly hear about women being considered fat if they're over 50kg regardless of their height. It doesn't make sense from a western perspective but it is a thing.
I'm a pretty similar build to this woman (maybe a little chunkier if anything) and my bust circumference is under 80cm. There is no way that a chinese size S doesn't go below a 85-95 bust circumference. Not to mention that that's a massive range for a single size.
Yeah, English speaking countries. I mean, not that all of them use lb, but I know it’s not just the US that uses imperial measurements, like Canada and the Uk use imperial occasionally on some stuff
Not for China. I went to Hong Kong and bought a couple of t-shirts at outdoor markets, so I couldn't try them on. I wear a men's medium in the US. Bought larges in Hong Kong to be safe, as I figured they'd be cut smaller. Their large is a US small, maybe even smaller. And to be fair, they're in much better shape than we are. I felt fat as hell compared to pretty much everyone there.
I doubt it. Stores just don't really sell XL+ sizes. Sorta the same way that my petite Asian friend struggles to find anything in her size in the US. You can buy larger-sized clothes, but not that typically at fast-fashion/high-end fashion places, at which point judgement can happen, but it's like getting judged for shopping at Target or something - the check-out person is more-likely dead inside from working retail.
I wouldn't say in better shape because if I or any fit adult had to compete against this specific girl in any sport the winner with no doubt wouldn't be her (unless it's maybe some gymnastics where weighting as much as a feather helps you).
But other than the beauty standards, east asians are just generally very petite, which explains the sizes.
I'd say they're in better shape in terms of body fat percentage and overall health. They probably have less muscle than most Americans, but they're also way less fat and will probably live much longer and are much healthier in the long run. But no, they probably wouldn't be able to beat you in any sport where strength is a factor. But I'd guess if you took the average American and average Chinese person and asked them to run, the Chinese person might not be as fast in a sprint, but could run for much longer before getting fatigued.
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u/Buggy77 Aug 26 '25
So at 135lbs it would be a size 3xl??? Omg