Well, I've never bought anything from Chico's, but I have sure considered it. That's crazy for them to eliminate the equivalent of 16-18! Even when my weight is down nicely, I'm still a 14 (or 15, if I can get petite), since I have no waist at all, and started wearing a size 10 in 9th grade, at 110 pounds.

I really wish the clothing manufacturers had standards that had to be adhered-to. This size creep thing has gotten crazy. I would like to be able to use size as a benchmark for my health, fitness and weight, but cannot. I wonder if the European manufacturers do better with their sizes.