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So I get that it's likely to be impossible to fully solve anytime soon, but I'd think at least requiring a couple of basic measurements would make a dent.
I've seen exactly what you describe - sizes varying between countries, between brands, between individual items in a brand. A lot of the listings on Amazon include a custom size chart now, but it's not semantic data - it's just a screenshot in the product listing.
Example: https://www.amazon.com/Beautifulfashionlife-Waisted-Pleated-...
This one lists a XXXX-Large as a 34" waist, and a Large as a 28" waist. It shows up if you search Amazon for "plus size skirt"; if Amazon made vendors put in the waist measurements and let them be filterable based on that, someone in a US size 18 dress wouldn't be offered this as an option.
Again, I get the difference between a 90cm loose fit and a 90cm tight fit. I should be able to tell a major ecommerce site "look, I'm 150cm... fuck off with the 90cm stuff".