Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., American Trends Column.

Byline: Gary Robertson

Dec. 15--Ever slipped on a pair of medium shorts and realized that you probably needed a large?

Well, it's probably not your fault.

Blame it on the fashion industry -- they think too small.

But now the industry is trying to remedy the problem, by resizing what America wears.

The project, SizeUSA, is being conducted by the Textile Clothing Technology Corp.

The results aren't in, but The New York Times quotes one industry source as saying the midpoint of the range for American women will probably increase from a size 8 to a size 10.

The SizeUSA project has gone about its work by traveling …