Would you like to biggie size that?

I went shopping today. Here is a little background on me... in high school I was a size 0/2, once I got married that increased a little, maybe 15 pounds. So I started going up in sizes :-(...but some of these sizes started to get me thinking. I am 24 and weigh more than nothing and less than too much. And in the past few weeks I have bought from the Juniors department size 11/13 pants, XL bathing suit, and XL&L shirts. (I'm not saying that those sizes are big by any means, they are just big for me personally and what my build is.) Then today I wondered over to the misses/women's section. Guess what...I am a SMALL and size 4/6. You would think that is where I would be shopping huh? BUT I LOVE fashion and the misses clothes are all "career" and not the best fashion sense clothing for my taste. The clothes are so drasticly different. So in one walk across a clothing store I go from a Small to an Extra-Large. What kind of message are these clothing companies sending to young teenage girls? Anyone who is more developed than a 5th grader is an XL? In misses you are a Medium, but in Juniors you are "plus" size? Perhaps if clothes were adequately sized throughout the clothing industry the body images of millions of girls would improve. For me buying an XL kills me and makes me feel like I've "let myself go". However, in my instance, I swallowed my pride, I picked the more fashionable clothing for my taste, and am immediately tearing out the size tags as soon as I get home. So yes I chose to biggie size that!