I buy the same things year in year out, yet I'm finding I'm having to buy larger sizes. And it's not because I'm getting bigger because the old clothes in the smaller sizes still fit.
For example, Cotton traders pull on crop trousers - I have a very old pair which I use for gardening that is a size 14 and a slightly newer pair that is size 16. I've just ordered a replacement pair, also in size 16, which looks identical to my previous pair, but they are skin tight on me.
Same thing with t-shirts. I always buy M&S relaxed fit crew neck 100% cotton. I have one which is over 10 years old which is labelled M. I have a couple which are 5 years old which are labelled L. And when I had to order a couple of new ones last year, L was too tight on me, so I ended up with XL. Yet if you lay them on top of each other, they are almost identical, except that the XL is longer than the L and M sizes.
My only thought is whether by making us wear 'larger' sizes it is an attempt to shame us all into losing weight. Any other ideas?