Women should not rely on their partners to buy them ladies fitness wear as recent research has revealed that millions of men are clueless about their girlfriends' dress sizes.

The study of 2,000 men, conducted for the Perfume Shop, found that one in ten have no idea what their wife or girlfriend's date of birth is and 12 per cent do not know their eye colour.

It was also revealed that 27 per cent of men have bought their girlfriend or wife clothes or underwear in the wrong size and, for a third of these, an argument ensued.

Michelle D'vaz, spokeswoman for the Perfume Shop, said: ''The results of this survey are actually quite shocking.

''The basic details like date of birth and hair colour are what you expect your partner to know about you but it seems many men don't."

Last month, writing in her New York Times Maplewood blog, Alison Greene said that proper ladies yoga clothing needs to be invested in for the core-strengthening exercise, as ordinary, ill-fitting women's gym wear is not fit for purpose.

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