What clothing size would you have been in 1950?

You may have heard that Marilyn Monroe was a size 12 in her hay day... 

While that might be technically true, that size 12 dress label would read size 2 or 4 today. Clothing sizes have been shrinking over the decades, to accommodate for our growing body sizes. It’s the industry’s way of making us feel good about ourselves, and US sizes are the most generous.

What was considered a size 8 in the 1950’s became a size 4 by the 1970’s. They didn’t stop there. That size 4 is now a size 0, according to most manufacturers, especially for younger, trendy clothes.