Marianne's a trim size 12. But even clothes labelled as 'large' are too small for her. On behalf of millions of women, Femail asks: If shops label this woman FAT what hope
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Though size 16 is the average for British women, shops still label a size 12 as
Though size 16 is the average for British women, shops still label a size 12 as 'large'. MARIANNE POWER tries on 'large' dresses in six shops - and only ONE of them fits
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Marianne's a trim size 12. But even clothes labelled as 'large' are too small for her. On behalf of millions of women, Femail asks: If shops label this woman FAT what hope
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