I've been making my own clothes for the past year and a half or so.

And it's been really fantastic because one of the things I learned is that

the problem with getting clothes to fit correctly is not a problem with my body.

The problem is with the way that clothes are sized in stores.

This is Death, Sex, and Money.

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

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I'm Anna Seale.

For Amanda, a listener in Vermont, taking the time to make her own clothes during these last few years,

has shown her that her body is not the problem.

It was the clothes she was buying to wear.

I find that I'm actually three different sizes in different places on my body.

So I feel like in this way, the time during the pandemic actually gave me a really strong understanding

of how to dress my body in a way that's flattering and has given me a lot of confidence.

Pandemic times have given a lot of you more permission to change things up and how you look,

like for a listener named Kelsey.

I started to explore with my hair by like shaving the back of my head and then shaving all the way

the entire undercut and then cutting bangs on my way to a dance competition with my daughter in the car.

We've been collecting your stories about personal style for months.

And along with these bold victories, we've also heard about your fashion frustrations.

I am knee deep and parry menopause.

My body is freaking out and basically having a coup against me.

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