clothes iron

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Although people can keep across their weight by feeling how their clothes fit, Georgie says this can be inaccurate, especially when clothes are rarely tailored with wheelchair users in mind.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2023

“It was always a bit archaic; for a very long time, it was ‘the model fits the clothes,’ rather than ‘the clothes fit the model.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

It's also helpful to consider where clothes fit as well as how — if your pants legs and sleeves are getting tight, it might be from working out more.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2022

“I have always been really particular about the way clothes fit; I have very sensitive skin and some skin allergies and some sensory stuff,” says Martinez, who uses both they and she pronouns.

From The Verge • Mar. 11, 2022

I needed clothes fit for a supper-party, having lost my good Erhenrang suit in the raid on Siuwensin, so that afternoon I took a government taxi downtown and bought myself an Orgota rig.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin