So… Does size really count?
So you’re thinking of checking up on a size, any size, doesn’t
matter which because you know your sizes right? WRONG!
How often do we hear friends say ‘I am a size 12’ only to
find in one store they are a size 10 and in another a size 14!
This has been greatly debated for the last few years with
Asian sizing often being smaller than ours and this being reflected in the
clothing when it arrives here. The term ‘standard’ sizing seemed to get lost
for a while but the public started to ask for answers and now we seem to have
found our way back to sizing in clothing being nearly what it should be…..a
standard we know and can pick of the clothing rack with confidence the garment
will fit.
So now that our clothing is sorted what about our bedlinen?
Is there a standard and what is it?
Australia and New Zealand have a size that matches across
the waters so we know we can order our doona covers and quilts and they will
match up perfectly. For ease of conversation here are those sizes:
Single: 140cm x 210cm
(L x W) Measurements for Quilts, Doonas, and Quilt covers
Double: 180cm x 210cm
Queen: 210cm x 210cm
King: 245cm x 210cm
Super King: 265 x 210cm
Now, when we purchase these items in store we know they will
fit our existing bed linen if we buy a new quilt or quilt cover and we can look
at our bed and be happy with our purchase.
What happens though when a retailer decides to bring in bed
linen that is not in our sizing but just a little bit out? Just a fraction, but
a fraction enough to make a difference when placing an existing quilt in a
cover that it will bunch, or we buy the a new quilt and it doesn’t quite fit in
our existing cover. Ten centimeters difference in length or width with your
current sizing will make a difference to look and style.
So, does size matter in this case? Is it fair that larger
retailers can sell the UK or European size bedlinen here and we accept it?
Especially when it is being sold here with our sizing tags! Is it time we
changed our sizing to be in line with overseas groups so that we have a wider
selection or are we happy with what we have and want to see our own size stay?
No matter what we think with the onslaught of overseas
retailers more and more will see a difference in sizing and again we must ask
the question……
Does size really count?
Jane Tepper
Director EcoSleep
Jane Tepper
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