H&M Sizes... please make me feel better :(

supermouse

Hey guys!

Went on a shopping spree last night for my holliers in September and got 3 pairs of shorts in H&M. Im a size 10 in nearly every shop so, got a 10 in the shorts. Tried em on last night and there was about a 3 inch gap between the button and hole - they closed but bigor i was the queen of the muffin top!

Are their sizes contrary or did i eat all the pies ?! ( no smart comments pls!! :pac::D:pac: )

SM

mydarkstar

All shop's sizes are mixed up it seems!
I don't shop in H & M but a few weeks ago I was in Topshop buying my holiday clothes, I'd usually be an 8 or a 10. What I came out with was:

dress - size 8 - perfect fit
shorts - size 10 - perfect fit
vest top - size 12 - too tight, still bought it even though it put me in a bad mood

Yesterday's jean-shopping in Oasis wasnt too good either.
size 10 jeans: could take them off with all the buttons done up, wouldnt stay up at all really.
size 8, same jeans: buttons barely met to close, as you said - huge muffin top!!!

Huh, go figure
Best not to let it get to you.

leesmom

i bought 3/4 lenght trousers in h and m in a size 8 which everywere else fits me perfectly but yes i have the most disgusting muffin top ever,not so sure ill be wearin them:eek:

Sugar Drunk

Fear not OP - H & M do have quirky sizing. I love their clothes but find that sizes are small especially on jeans/trousers. The tops come up v long and sometimes gape at shoulders/neck (but I do have very skinny shoulders so that could be me!).

as the others here said it happens in all shops. I get tired of trying on a size which is too small and the next size up is too big. You just have to go with what fits I dont worry what size it says it is at all.!

supermouse

Well Thank God its not just me!! I heard a few years back that womens clothes sizing was going to be standard like mens, eg. 30 colllar kinda thing! How handy would this be!! Wonder if its going to come in at all? Would make my life so much easier

chuci

supermouse wrote: »

Well Thank God its not just me!! I heard a few years back that womens clothes sizing was going to be standard like mens, eg. 30 colllar kinda thing! How handy would this be!! Wonder if its going to come in at all? Would make my life so much easier

i wish it was the same everywhere would be nice alright.

Sugar Drunk

my mates a designer and she said its to with how fabricis cut they have software to see ho wmany pieces they can cut from a piece of fabric. The more expensive places usually have standard ish sizes but certain places especially where the price is lower will compromise a bit on fit to make more. There no longer seems to be a definate 'size 8' or 'size 10' that clothes are made to so it can and does vary from store to store. It would be amazing if it were all the same in a way but in other ways it would not because sometimes you genuinely are between sizes (for years I am convinced i was a size '9'!) , and at least by shopping around something, somewhere will fit


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princess-sprkle

h&m sizes are teeny weeny. their 12 is a 38, even though its usually a 40 everywhere else. hmmm.

Pythia

I had to buy size 14 jeans in H&M, even though I'm a 10, or 12 at worst.

aliqueenb

i dunno tbh but very mad at gap for changing their sizes to inches, just when i got used to buying a size 0 jeans there. man do i love their vanity sizing lol

Twee.

H&M can have weird sizing. I once got a dress in size twelve and a white tee to go under it was size eight. Both fit perfectly!

pookie82

leesmom wrote: »

i bought 3/4 lenght trousers in h and m in a size 8 which everywere else fits me perfectly but yes i have the most disgusting muffin top ever,not so sure ill be wearin them:eek:

Have seen you elsewhere talkin about your 15 month old son..... You're doing really well to be back to an eight after a baby, I know a few new-ish mums who are still struggling...well done you!!!

Wouldn't worry about a wonky trouser size giving you a muffin top!!!!

I find H&M sizes grand most of the time, though I mostly buy vests and tops there. Only ever bought one pair of shorts that i can remember there and they seemed grand I think. But sizes are messed up in general. Makes me laugh when I see the threads on girlfriend sizes here - guys swearing they wouldn't go out with anyone who was a twelve or over.... They should really specify which shop sizes they're talking about!!! I can range from an 8 to twelve depending on outlet alone.

Awayindahils

I tired on size 16 high waisted trousers in HM in Berlin. They barely closed and gave me a muffin top. I bought size twevle jeans in BT sales and they are still a bit loose. Sizes just seem to be crazy.

orchidsrpretty

I am normally a 10-12 and I was in H&M the other day and spotted a gorgeous pair of trousers. I tried on the size 12 and they would barely go up my leg. How depressing, I really liked the trousers so got them in size 14 but I was nearly in tears walking up to the counter!

Aisling(",)

i find h&m and miss selfridge to be the worse for size.iv been an 6 and a 14 in the same day !im around a 10 normally

oh and awear have some weird fitting clothes particiularly their blouses.

eth0_

aliqueenb wrote: »

i dunno tbh but very mad at gap for changing their sizes to inches, just when i got used to buying a size 0 jeans there. man do i love their vanity sizing lol

Oh I think that's brilliant! At least there is no way they can make up their own sizes when they are now in plain old inches.

I think more brands should do this, or at least put the inches measurement on the tag.

OP - yes, H&M clothes run very small. I wonder why they do this, it doesn't exactly make their customers feel great about themselves!

pookie82

eth0_ wrote: »

OP - yes, H&M clothes run very small. I wonder why they do this, it doesn't exactly make their customers feel great about themselves!

Exactly. If you're running an establishment that makes women feel a size or two bigger than they really are it's not gonna earn you big money I would have thought.....

FabulousGirl

supermouse wrote: »

Hey guys!

Went on a shopping spree last night for my holliers in September and got 3 pairs of shorts in H&M. Im a size 10 in nearly every shop so, got a 10 in the shorts. Tried em on last night and there was about a 3 inch gap between the button and hole - they closed but bigor i was the queen of the muffin top!

Are their sizes contrary or did i eat all the pies ?! ( no smart comments pls!! :pac::D:pac: )

SM

Oh yay I thought it was just me! I bought a pair of cargo style shorts in H&M last summer in my usual size 10. When I got them home I couldn't get them over my backside. Very depressing. I'm usually a 10, sometimes a 12 so I don't know what is going on with H&M. I haven't bought anything there since and I'm still a 10/12 in Oasis, Warehouse, Zara etc...
H&M need to get their act together.

lorna100

h&m's sizes are crazy, tried on a pair of shorts in an 8 and they fitted ok, tried on a different pair of shorts in an 8 and they wouldnt even get halfway up my leg. its so frustrating!!

my sisters just back from italy, where she bought a pair of designer jeans (cant remember what brand now) that were a size sero on the label, ie. a size 4 here. She would generally be a size 10 - 12, and these fit perfectly. ive tried them on, and there a good 3 sizes too big for me, at least (and id be an 8 on a good day). and the wrong label wasnt just sewn on, she tried on a few pairs in the same size and they were all the same.

its so disheartening having to buy something in a bigger size just because the shop cant get its sizes right. men have it easy!!

Acoshla

I have just returned from Canada where I shopped in H&M a lot.

I am a 12 here and in most Canadian stores I was an 8, 9 or 10, in H&M there I was always a 12, which is their biggest size, starts at 00 ends at me, but I'm regular sized!!

Sizes are stoopid

Niamho!

does my head in.

there was a time there about 6 months ago i went into River Island, i'm a 12 on top and a 10/12 on bottom. but in River Island im always a Ten on top (Yay!) i'd never get inot a ten top anywhere else coz of the Chest area, Anyway, went in and picked out two tops, one was a ten and one was a 14. then i went back about 3 days later and got another top i'd had my eye on, they had size 8's and then a size 16, the size 8 looked not too small so i chanced it - fit perfectly!! not one of them in my supposed proper size 12. :cool:

Niamho!

sorry...another off the chest thing that drives me feckin' mental!!

I bought a lovely dress in Jane Norman a few weeks ago. the size twelve was perfect everywhere except the Boobs. so i had to get a 14. Doesnt bother me having to buy the 14 but what does annoy the crap outta me with Jane Norman especially, is that you cannot be a size 10/12 and have boobs any bigger than a B cup or something..Maximum C i'd say :mad::mad::mad:

Larianne

I have a friend who used to work in A-wear and said some women would grab a few of the same dress/top in the same size as sometimes the stated size would differ. So one size 10 in the dress wouldn't fit but another size 10 in the same dress would fit, if you get me?

That is why I hate shopping for clothes!! (make-up is a different story. )

aliqueenb

so the sizes are crazy, get over it:P

Pythia

Larianne wrote: »

I have a friend who used to work in A-wear and said some women would grab a few of the same dress/top in the same size as sometimes the stated size would differ. So one size 10 in the dress wouldn't fit but another size 10 in the same dress would fit, if you get me?

That is why I hate shopping for clothes!! (make-up is a different story. )

I bought jeans in Topshop which fit me perfectly so I decided to buy them in a different colour. I tried them on and couldn't get them on me. Compared them to another of the same size on the rack and there was at least an inch in the waist when folded over, which would be 2 inches in total.

doctor evil

Larianne wrote: »

I have a friend who used to work in A-wear and said some women would grab a few of the same dress/top in the same size as sometimes the stated size would differ. So one size 10 in the dress wouldn't fit but another size 10 in the same dress would fit, if you get me?

That is why I hate shopping for clothes!! (make-up is a different story. )

Thats mad:eek:, how are you expected to find anything to fit?:mad:

Awayindahils

doctor evil wrote: »

Thats mad:eek:, how are you expected to find anything to fit?:mad:

Try on lots and lots of clothes. Or in other words spend more time shopping.:D

supermouse

Thank god others feel the same

Its so frustrating trying EVERYTHING on in the small smelly rooms that the majority of high street shops have and wait 30 minutes for the privilage!

pookie82

supermouse wrote: »

Thank god others feel the same

Its so frustrating trying EVERYTHING on in the small smelly rooms that the majority of high street shops have and wait 30 minutes for the privilage!

I think the trick is to do as I do - I'm generally a ten or twelve so i grab both sizes and bring them in with me. Saves the wait second time around cos they got their sizes wrong. Underwear on the other hand is a pain. You can't try it on (for obvious reasons) so i look like a gimp holding it up against my crotch to see if it looks wide enough. I still keep coming home with underwear that's too big

flynnc8

I do agree that sizes generally vary from store to store but H&M are particulary bad, most of there lines only go up to a size 14... and as a rather curvy girl at a size 12 to 14 I hate trying on trousers or jeans in there... dresses jackets and tops aren't too bad....

Someone mentioned A-wear having funny sizes... I must be extremely funny then.. A-wear is the one store I can walk in grab an outfit an pay for it, without the need to try it on.. there sizes always fit like a glove.

TheInvisibleFie

I really needed this thread! I thought I had been loosing wait until I went into H&M yesterday. Everything was still a fourteen. Went into A Wear today and picked out a load of size 14s and everything was too big. Lots of confusion. But there was a really big queue so I just gave them back and left instead of trying out different sizes. Noticed A Wear 14 was a 42 whereas I sure H&M was 40. I like the way Top Shop give you the waist and leg measurements. So much less hassel.

keevita

River island i think do this on purpose, "oh i'm an 8 in river island jeans...thats where i'll buy them from now on....

supermouse

R.I. are depserate for this too!!! Tried on 3 pairs of jeans in a 10 yesterday @ lunch. 1 fitted PERFECT 1 was too baggy and 1 wouldnt get up past my hips....!!! I got the ones that fitted and i love them but it took 3 goes to get the right one!

tobiesheba

Niamho! wrote: »

sorry...another off the chest thing that drives me feckin' mental!!

I bought a lovely dress in Jane Norman a few weeks ago. the size twelve was perfect everywhere except the Boobs. so i had to get a 14. Doesnt bother me having to buy the 14 but what does annoy the crap outta me with Jane Norman especially, is that you cannot be a size 10/12 and have boobs any bigger than a B cup or something..Maximum C i'd say :mad::mad::mad:

I've the same problem with dresses and you're just left with a load of extra fabric around the waist which makes me look overweight and that might still be with a top so tight that you've resigned yourself to not breathing!

I love dresses - none of the hassle of matching but it's so hard to get ones made for girls with boobs! Really annoys me.

Corruptedmorals

TheInvisibleFie wrote: »

Noticed A Wear 14 was a 42 whereas I sure H&M was 40.

Yep, and they aren't the only offenders, a lot of shops have 36 as the 10 when it's actually 38.

clipper

i have completely given up looking at the size tags. and god yes, river island are the absolute worst :mad:.
anyway, i've just learned to ignore the tag and judge from looking at the garment itself whether i think it'll fit or not. okay so you find yourself stretching things across your boobs and hips in the middle of the shop, but it makes life SOOOOOOOO much easier. saves a hell of a lot of time queueing.

KatiexKOUTURE--

Ive noticed this SO much lately..

I've a pair size 8 jeans that fit me perfectly from last year that I bought in RI, got another pair at christmas in there that are size 10 and got some since then thats a size 12... Its really starting to drive me mad!...

Nools

i find river island are a little like that with their jeans. I'm a 12 - trying my best to get into a 10 - but sometimes their cut is just that little too snug, but i find if you hand in there they stretch out a bit, its like washed jeans syndrome

tobiesheba

I'm the opposite always find River Island's sizes generous. For me it's definitely a fat day shop, you know you feel massive and nothing fits but yet there you've to get the girl to get ya a smaller size!

Nools

i find when you "break in" riverislands jeans the ass falls out of them and they slip down - defeating the purpose of the skinny jean, but then when washed it obesity central

1_in_1,000,000

Try them on. I bought a 10 and took it home but when i tryed it on it was huge :eek: The label was sowed tight to the seam and when I took it back they pulled it out and it was 16

Another time i bought jeans not in H+m and they were 10 but wouldnt pass my knees. The lable said size 10 but when i got the girl to check them they were more like age 10

So now I try everthing on

naasface

i disagree i think H&M sizes are CAN be accurate. 25 jeans fit me there (if a bit baggy around waist slightly). size 6 tops fit perfect there too-even though im a c-cup like so i would tend to think they run quite big. Although i tried on a skirt there and it was size 8 and it fell to my ankles when i did it up it was so big!Again this made me think they have big sizing.

SarahJ

Sorry but H&M is NOT accurate!! Ever!! I wouldn't even attempt to try on a 12 in that shop cos I'd be wasting my time. I have to go straight to the even 16-18 sizes

xzanti

I'd like to join the communal rant if I may. This happened to me too when I went away in July (didn't spot this thread then though) I had been dieting all month and went to put on some shorts is H&M and they were waaaay too small.. Totally wrecked my buzz :mad: Glad to see it wasn't just me.. All beit a few months late

rainbow kirby

Also joining in on this rant. I'm a size 16 - and I can't even get close to closing a H&M size 16 shirt. Boobage *is* a factor (38DD, lol), but their size 16 seems to be comparable to a 12 or 14 elsewhere.

miss no stars

I can't understand why people buy clothes without trying them on!!!!! It's sacrilege! Shape can also influence fit. If something is a straight up straight down cut you're more likely to need bigger sizes. But there's no way to gauge clothes unless you try them on. I've seen lovely stuff and thought "Yes please" and try them on to make sure I get the right size and then realise the item does absolutely nothing for me, even if it does fit. So aside from knowing if something fits, you don't know if it's even going to suit you!

That said, I was in bershka lately and trying on trousers. I picked up the 6 and 8 and tried them on. No perceivable difference in the leg length or width. Waist was a big bigger. Put one against the other and literally the ONLY difference was the waistband was about an inch smaller on the size 6 pair.

Corruptedmorals

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Also joining in on this rant. I'm a size 16 - and I can't even get close to closing a H&M size 16 shirt. Boobage *is* a factor (38DD, lol), but their size 16 seems to be comparable to a 12 or 14 elsewhere.

That's because it IS comparable to a size 14 elsewhere. There 16 is a 42, everyone else's 14 is a 42.

Messed Up Mind

I've given up on buying stuff in H&M. It's just too inconsistent. I'm a 12 in tops everywhere usually, but I can barely stuff my boobs into a H&M size 16 shirt I bought a while ago. I gave up after that incident. It's too depressing to shop there now. You'd think that they'd figure out that people that are size 12 upwards would have big chests and compensate with that in their fabric cutting.

miss no stars

You'd think that they'd realise that people these days have bigger chests than in the 60s in general over all sizes!