eli5 Why aren’t women’s clothes sized by measurements like men’?

Question

I can understand uniquely shaped clothes (halter tops, etc) but why not pants, skirts, suits, etc?

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Answer 1

Why not do an exact measurement of the waistband opening and an exact measurement of the rise (crotch to waistband), as well as the inseam. That way you could actually check, because the measurements would be reliable. Even still, there are many high elastane fabrics with enough stretch to distort.