I was doing some dressmaking the other day for a friend and while I had the tape measure out I decided to measure my own waist 24 inches. What? Hang on…that can’t be right. Isn’t 24 inches considered pretty small? I’m not absurdly small. In fact I think of myself as pretty curvy. Measured again. 24 inches again. So I have a 24inch waist but I also have a 10DD bust and my Mum’s hips so I am well balanced and unlikely to topple over or snap in half. 24 inches looks absurd on some people but pretty standard on others. Like any measurement/weight it depends on the whole package as to whether it is some sort of odd ‘achievement’ or just genetics.