Thank you Ellaaaaa, that observation is rarely mentioned.
I am fed up with constantly reading in magazines as to how dieters have lost x amount of pounds and stones, and at their heaviest are ALWAYS a size 22. I am 5'7 and between a 20/22 and yet don't look anything like the overweighters portrayed in these articles. Then it turns out these dieters are anything between 5' and 5'4. I have been told many times that...... "you can't possibly be a size 22"...... So I do believe height and body proportions count for something. I am blessed with slender legs, but have a broad back and wide hip bones - plus a bit of weight around the tummy. Certainly not obese, but nevertheless a size 22 in most jackets and tops.