Size Matters - sizing for Transfeminine community

The fashion industry understands and celebrates that the world is not binary, clothing sizing does not.

That's why we created My Size CIC - a Community Interest Company based in the UK.

This GoFundMe is to raise the funds to get our sizing system - the first of its kind globally off the ground, and to remove the guesswork out of buying lingerie and underwear for Transgender women and the Transfeminine community.

Without correct sizing in clothing (and in particular lingerie) nothing fits right. The needs of an ever growing global community are not being met in terms of fit and sizing availability.

To date all work has been personally funded, After taking measurements with Trans groups the next step is to work with a technical specialist to clean the data we have gathered and develop the sizing system. We will then produce lingerie samples in all sizes which will be tried and wearer-tested by the community, amendments will be made as necessary until we have a size range that actually works - for the first time! If you are reading this and would like to add your measurements to the research then please do get in touch.

We are asking for your support to make this a reality and potentially change the lives of many people. Any donation you can make matters. Every share, every follow and like on social media, and every penny will make this happen.

When we applied for government funding and grants, we were told that our project wasn’t business focused enough. But when we applied for community funding, they said our project is too much of a business! In a world that marginalizes Trans people, it is certainly hard to raise funds for Trans projects!

Once the sizing system is tested and in place it will allow us to create a lingerie line for the community unlike anything before.

With your help here's what we will achieve:

DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL ARE OUR PRIORITIES. WE ARE BUILDING PEOPLE UP AND LEAVING NO-ONE BEHIND. TRUE EQUITY.

Thank you to everyone who has helped so far - we truly appreciate you.

Thank you for taking the time to look at our fundraiser, there is so much more we can tell you if you're interested. We just don't want to make this too long!

We'd love you to share our fundraiser and raise further visibility for the cause -please get in touch and we can send you graphics for social media.

Lingerie brands, retailer, manufacturers, fabric suppliers please get in touch - we'd love to talk to you about possible collaborations - you 100% have this customer and are not able to service their needs fully, let's make this happen.

If we are fortunate enough to raise more than the target of this fundraiser we will use those funds to continue research and start working on sizing for the Transmasculine community. Ideally we will be able to produce underwear that can be donated to those in need. Should there be funds left over these will be distributed to Trans community groups that we work with.

Now, more than ever before, help us show just how much SIZE MATTERS!