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

For pants, skirts, suits, they often are, at least in mid-higher end brands. There’s no easy way to do so for garments like dresses or tops (men’s casual shirts are generally not sized by measurements either).

Also, because men’s measurement sizes aren’t really accurate anyway. So it just ends up being an arbitrary designation as well, just on a different scale.