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Fortune
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Baggy pants are out and smaller sizes are flying off the shelves as Wegovy changes how Americans buy clothes

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Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and others have some retailers scrambling to meet the demand for smaller sizes.

Rent the Runway, a clothing rental subscription service, has seen the trend toward smaller sizes firsthand. CEO and cofounder Jennifer Hyman told the Wall Street Journal that more customers are switching to smaller sizes than at any time in the past 15 years. The company is especially catering to women that may be changing up their clothing size, Hyman said.

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