People wearing the wrong size clothes

Sibylla

I was out with a friend last night who insists she is a size 14 (She is at least a 16) hence all her clothing looks unflattering and makes her look much bigger than she is yet she refuses to try a bigger size just for the sake of saying she's wearing a 14. Equally on the opposite side I've noticed very slim people wearing clothes too big and again are unflattering. Are people confused about their size sometimes thinking they are bigger/smaller than they are? It's a major issue with women and underwear, How many women finally get measured and the difference the right bra makes to their shape is incredible. Have you all noticed this and have you been wearing the wrong size? I have recently given a good amount of clothes to charity as they were too big and I never realised it until someone pointed it out

mood

I agree wearing the wrong size clothes is terrible. It makes average and slightly overweight people look bigger than they are (highlighting muffin tops etc) and make thin people too a lot thinner (hiding curves etc).

I know by looking at clothes if they will fit me or not but if in doubt I try on a size small and a size bigger. Sizes vary so much you can't go by what is on the label.

reallyrose

Some of the issue might be that sizes in shops care vary drastically. I have clothes that are size 8, 10 and 12. I even have a few bits that are size 6!

I do, what most people do. I'll go clothes shopping, and I'll pick up size 10. It's the size I usually am so I figure .. that'll do.
Combine that with no real idea of how clothes fit, or what works for me and once I try it on whatever way it hangs I figure 'that's how it's meant to be'.
If it's a style I've worn before and that I know (or think I know) works for me, I might even buy it without trying it on.

sparkle_23

My sister is like that! She 15 and insists she is a size 8... she squishes into clothes and ends up looking fat even though she's not! I have clothes in size 8, 10 and 12. Sometimes sizes don't mean anything you're better off trying on and seeing what fits best! But my sister... she is a size 8 and that's that!!

mood

*Sparkle* wrote: »

My sister is like that! She 15 and insists she is a size 8... she squishes into clothes and ends up looking fat even though she's not! I have clothes in size 8, 10 and 12. Sometimes sizes don't mean anything you're better off trying on and seeing what fits best! But my sister... she is a size 8 and that's that!!

Sizes vary so much even in the same store you HAVE to try clothes on. It's a hassle but easier that having to return clothes.

Cupcake_Crisis

I kinda blame shops for this. Their sizes just vary too much! A size in one shop could be massively too big or small in another and thats realy not fair!

Malari

*Sparkle* wrote: »

My sister is like that! She 15 and insists she is a size 8... she squishes into clothes and ends up looking fat even though she's not! I have clothes in size 8, 10 and 12. Sometimes sizes don't mean anything you're better off trying on and seeing what fits best! But my sister... she is a size 8 and that's that!!

I hear you! My sister used to insist we were the same size, even though I'm at least a size or two smaller than her. Any clothes she bought for me as gifts or gave away because she didn't like the style were all far too big for me. But no, we were the same size, I was just being fussy or I like to wear skin-tight clothes :rolleyes: She's recently accepted she is a little larger in the belly region.

I always try on clothes. It doesn't bother me that much, as long as it's a quiet day and I don't have to queue for changing rooms! Oh, and I'm wearing something that's relatively easy to remove.

I even picked up a jumper recently in a different colour but same size to something I have already. Got it home and it's WAY tighter. Should have tried it on.

It's why I'm reluctant to buy online sometimes. You just never know what something is going to look like on.

Tayla

I'm a 6 nearly everywhere. The clothes fit me perfectly in most of these shops in a 6 but yet i'm slim, not skinny.
I honestly don't know where the really skinny girls must shop because the size 6's in most shops would probably be too big for them.
I have to always buy my size in everything except tank tops and stuff like that, I'll get my size if it's in stock but if not i'll go for the baggier look.
I don't see the point in people buying fitted jackets and things like that if they are not the right size because it defeats the purpose of fitted clothes.

It's a pity when slightly larger women wear clothes which are too big for them, some of them have the most gorgeous in proportion figures but yet they think they're bigger than they are and dress accordingly.

Sibylla, you mentioned ill fitting underwear, it's so important to get the right fit, did anyone ever notice on make over shows that someone, usually overweight would go in and whoever was doing the makeover would end up saying that they were wearing a bra in such and such a size but you're actually a 32 back size and then some giant cup size to go with it when in reality there is no way that they could possibly be a 32 back size, they allllllwaaaaays do this, i'm sure there are exceptions and maybe one or two of them do have a deceivingly small back size but come on.....these shows would have you believe that every woman in the world no matter how big or small fits into the 30" to 34" back measurement range.

borderlinemeath

It's so true, I'm wearing a size 8 blouse today - with size 12 jeans.
Last week I was wearing a size 8 pair of trousers and a large top!

I always try on - even in Penneys last week - I tried on 2 dresses in size 10 (perfect) and tried on a size 10 vest top - waaay too tight, so 12s in the vests. And I'm not big in the chest at all - they were tight everywhere.

Worse than clothes - I cannot stand seeing women who wear shoes that are too small, usually only seen in the summer with sandals - women with toes and heels hanging out over the shoes:eek:. It must be so painful as well as looking ridiculous.

boomkatalog

Nothing worse than seeing a woman in the wrong sized bra. They either end up looking like the have a fat back from the band being too tight, or having four boobs from the cups cutting their boobs in half, its awful! Any size chest looks great in the right sized bra.

I'm a fright for squeezing into jeans that fit me a year ago. I can't let them gooooooo :pac:

borderlinemeath

boomkatalog wrote: »

Nothing worse than seeing a woman in the wrong sized bra. They either end up looking like the have a fat back from the band being too tight, or having four boobs from the cups cutting their boobs in half, its awful! Any size chest looks great in the right sized bra.

I'm a fright for squeezing into jeans that fit me a year ago. I can't let them gooooooo :pac:

I'm a horder as well - I lost about half a stone in the past 6 months and can now fit into the size 8 jeans that I bought in the year......2000!!!!:eek:. I also have a pair from 1998 that still fit me. And I have a tee shirt from 1993! I have far too many clothes!!

Twee.

It's so bad, especially with the bras. Goodness, it's free to get measured, do yourself a favour! It'll look better AND be more comfortable.

When I worked in retail I'd always have size issues with customers in the fitting room. If someone asked was something too small, and it was, I'd say "Look, why don't you try the next size and see how you feel." Usually it looked better, so I'd be all compliments. Then the inevitable "Oh I didn't think I was a size 10/12/14". I'd just tell them that no one sees the tag, if it bothers you that much just cut it off, but hey, you look great.

A lot of people are also wearing the wrong size jeans. Many a time I told a customer they needed a smaller size, and well they were just shocked! I'd make them try on a smaller one, and lo and behold, their behind looks amazing and legs look longer because there's no slouching.

In conclusion ( :pac: ), try before you buy, who cares what the tag says, and look fabulous!

Lorrrrraine

I bought two tops from River Island last summer, one was a size six and the other a size sixteen. Both fit perfectly.
I went into A-wear a week or two ago and tried on a pair of size ten jeans that were a little loose but I liked them with a bit of give, for the heat that's in it. Anyway, wanted the same cut in a different colour but got them home to find they wouldn't go over my calves. UGH!
I couldn't care less what size I buy, I don't feel extra good about myself when I buy a tiny size because I know it's just vanity sizing anyway.
I just wish shops would be more consistant and adhere to one measurement system!
I know one girl who does this, she won't buy a top if she has to get it in anything above a size 12 but size 12s usually squeeze her boobs up to her nose and there are gaps where the buttons are being stretched. I'll never understand it.

Malari

Lorrrrraine wrote: »

I bought two tops from River Island last summer, one was a size six and the other a size sixteen. Both fit perfectly.
I went into A-wear a week or two ago and tried on a pair of size ten jeans that were a little loose but I liked them with a bit of give, for the heat that's in it. Anyway, wanted the same cut in a different colour but got them home to find they wouldn't go over my calves. UGH!
I couldn't care less what size I buy, I don't feel extra good about myself when I buy a tiny size because I know it's just vanity sizing anyway.
I just wish shops would be more consistant and adhere to one measurement system!
I know one girl who does this, she won't buy a top if she has to get it in anything above a size 12 but size 12s usually squeeze her boobs up to her nose and there are gaps where the buttons are being stretched. I'll never understand it.

I can't understand that kind of disparity! Do you think sometimes though, you think they fit you perfectly, but maybe not as the designer intended? I know I tend to buy some large cardigans and looser fitting tops although the size 8 on me (which is my usual size) is tighter and obviously how it was intended to be worn.

Tayla

Lorrrrraine wrote: »

I know it's just vanity sizing anyway.

Exactly, as I said i'm a size 6 but that's a size 6 with vanity sizes, the true size 6's must never find anything at all to wear anywhere!!

Lorrrrraine wrote: »

I know one girl who does this, she won't buy a top if she has to get it in anything above a size 12 but size 12s usually squeeze her boobs up to her nose and there are gaps where the buttons are being stretched. I'll never understand it.

Oh God, an old school mate of mine on Facebook must wear the tightest tops she can find, she's a small girl anyway with a smallish chest but her boobs are literally pushed up under her chin, it looks really freaky

Lorrrrraine

Malari wrote: »

I can't understand that kind of disparity! Do you think sometimes though, you think they fit you perfectly, but maybe not as the designer intended? I know I tend to buy some large cardigans and looser fitting tops although the size 8 on me (which is my usual size) is tighter and obviously how it was intended to be worn.

Can't explain it myself! I don't think a size sixteen girl could have gotten into that top, maybe a size 14 girl could have gotten it on but it would have cut off the blood supply.
The size 6 top would have been like a tent on a size six girl; I've got a big bust and was able to button it.

I do know what you mean with the designer intent though, but neither of those things would have looked okay on somebody who was actually a size six or a six sixteen.

boomkatalog

I always thought the sizes in River Island are inconsistent. Awear are pretty good for sizes I think, especially when their jeans come in S, R and L.

Lorrrrraine

boomkatalog wrote: »

I always thought the sizes in River Island are inconsistent. Awear are pretty good for sizes I think, especially when their jeans come in S, R and L.

Not my experience! I'm 5"3-ish and their shortest leg can be about four inches too long for me. Hate to see what the regular or long leg would be like!

boomkatalog

Lorrrrraine wrote: »

Not my experience! I'm 5"3-ish and their shortest leg can be about four inches too long for me. Hate to see what the regular or long leg would be like!

Ah see I'm the opposite, in most shops jeans are a 30/32 leg and I'd need a 34 so that my socks aren't showing.

baby and crumble

I think it's difficult for bigger ladies (such as myself!) who have weird shaped bodies.

I'm big (22/24) but although I have wideish hips and my weight is on my stomach, I have a TINY arse. Like, tiny. So when I try on trousers anywhere that fit my waist, the arse is so baggy, because it's assumed that a size 22 girl is gonna have a massive arse.

It's really really frustrating. I know my jeans make me look bigger than I am because of the baggy arse issue, but I notice that with a lot of bigger women in Ireland. On the odd occasion I have managed to find jeans that do fit, I know I look far better and far slimmer in them. I have friends who have the opposite problem, almost. They have a typical "size 14" waist but have large bums, and then they end up with no give in the bum of the jeans, or that horrible gaping back thing because they're had to go up a size.

And as for sizing in Evans, they seem to do the exact opposite of vanity sizing. I invariably have to go up a size (or 3!) from places like New Look, or basically anywhere else I shop. :mad:

shinikins

It kills me to see women walking around wearing the wrong sized clothing, I don't know whether its an unconcious thing or they are trying to deny that there body shape has changed.

I've gone from size 10/12 in my teens and up to my present size 16(far healthier size for my height and body build) and have dressed accordingly. I do tend to try on different sizes though, if its a 12 and fits then i buy it.

One pet hate i have is seeing women wearing tight winter jackets-you just know that they bought "their size" and couldn't possibly be able to wear a jumper underneath it, I would usually go up a size, a jacket/coat is always warmer in the winter when there is some room in it.

A major benefit to wearing clothes that fit rather than sticking to one size is that people can never guess what size i really am, they always guess smaller :pac:

Lorrrrraine

zoegh wrote: »

And as for sizing in Evans, they seem to do the exact opposite of vanity sizing. I invariably have to go up a size (or 3!) from places like New Look, or basically anywhere else I shop. :mad:

Slightly off topic but what do you think the smallest size in Evans might be in New Look/Pennys/Topshop/River Island terms? I think they have lovely clothes but have never gone in to try 'em because I thought they started at the 16-18 side of things.

QuiteInterestin

Lorrrrraine wrote: »

Not my experience! I'm 5"3-ish and their shortest leg can be about four inches too long for me. Hate to see what the regular or long leg would be like!

+1, I find awear jeans sizing a disaster, they always seem too tight in the legs and way too loose on the waist, no matter how many sizes and styles I try on. Once tried on 2 pairs of the exact same jeans, one in an 8 and the other in a 10. I could barely get the size 10 pair over my knees while the size 8 pair were hanging off me.

shinikins

QuiteInterestin wrote: »

+1, I find awear jeans sizing a disaster, they always seem too tight in the legs and way too loose on the waist, no matter how many sizes and styles I try on. Once tried on 2 pairs of the exact same jeans, one in an 8 and the other in a 10. I could barely get the size 10 pair over my knees while the size 8 pair were hanging off me.

I'm the same, and every pair of jeans i've ever bought in A-wear has fallen apart on me, cheaper jeans from Penny's have lasted me far longer!

Faith

Tayla wrote: »

Sibylla, you mentioned ill fitting underwear, it's so important to get the right fit, did anyone ever notice on make over shows that someone, usually overweight would go in and whoever was doing the makeover would end up saying that they were wearing a bra in such and such a size but you're actually a 32 back size and then some giant cup size to go with it when in reality there is no way that they could possibly be a 32 back size, they allllllwaaaaays do this, i'm sure there are exceptions and maybe one or two of them do have a deceivingly small back size but come on.....these shows would have you believe that every woman in the world no matter how big or small fits into the 30" to 34" back measurement range.

I really, really don't get this. I measure myself quite often to see if there's any changes. My back is about 32 inches when measured, so my band size is 36. There's no two ways around that. I don't think I look particularly broad, and as far as I understand it, 36 is the most common band size. And yet I see and hear of women way heavier than me, way bigger around the back, being told that they're 28/30/32 FF, G, H, whatever. I'm a 36D. But I won't fit into a 32E no matter how much I want to. Where the hell are they getting these measurements from?! You can't squash your back!

Other than that, I'll admit to being conscious of sizing. I normally wear a 12, but my broad back and boobs sometimes prohibit me from wearing something very tight or structured around the bust, and I need to go up a size. Depending on my mood, I'll either just go a size because I'm familiar with the style, or I'll throw a massive huff and insist I didn't want it anyway . I don't know why I do this, because I don't think anyone has ever asked me what size clothes I'm wearing. I think I just project my insecurities onto the sizes, irrationally.

boomkatalog

Faith wrote: »

Depending on my mood, I'll either just go a size because I'm familiar with the style, or I'll throw a massive huff and insist I didn't want it anyway . I don't know why I do this, because I don't think anyone has ever asked me what size clothes I'm wearing. I think I just project my insecurities onto the sizes, irrationally.

I do this too. And I feel pathetic for doing it, but it's like if I go up a size, I'll admit I've put on a little weight :rolleyes: My loss, noone can see the size number and I miss out on pretty purchases. Ah well.

Sibylla

Tayla wrote: »

I'm a 6 nearly everywhere. The clothes fit me perfectly in most of these shops in a 6 but yet i'm slim, not skinny.
I honestly don't know where the really skinny girls must shop because the size 6's in most shops would probably be too big for them.
I have to always buy my size in everything except tank tops and stuff like that, I'll get my size if it's in stock but if not i'll go for the baggier look.
I don't see the point in people buying fitted jackets and things like that if they are not the right size because it defeats the purpose of fitted clothes.

It's a pity when slightly larger women wear clothes which are too big for them, some of them have the most gorgeous in proportion figures but yet they think they're bigger than they are and dress accordingly.

Sibylla, you mentioned ill fitting underwear, it's so important to get the right fit, did anyone ever notice on make over shows that someone, usually overweight would go in and whoever was doing the makeover would end up saying that they were wearing a bra in such and such a size but you're actually a 32 back size and then some giant cup size to go with it when in reality there is no way that they could possibly be a 32 back size, they allllllwaaaaays do this, i'm sure there are exceptions and maybe one or two of them do have a deceivingly small back size but come on.....these shows would have you believe that every woman in the world no matter how big or small fits into the 30" to 34" back measurement range.

I completely agree, I think larger women make the mistake of solely wearing baggy clothes when underneath they have fabulous figures, Also there is a major misinterpretation of 'fitted' some people seem to think this means tight which is a major mistake. I recently got a couple of dresses in A wear, size 8. They were huge at least two sizes too big which is the first place I've had a major issue with, Topshop isn't great either IME.

I think summer can be the most obvious time for ill fitting clothing, I saw a girl today maybe a size 16 in the tightest pair of shorts and inevitably the dreaded 'camel toe' was on show. I think she would have looked great if only they were a couple of sizes bigger.
It's not just a problem with women though, How many of you have seen men in way too tight t shirts or worse skinny, skinny jeans?

borderlinemeath

One thing I hate about the "wear the right underwear segment" of those makeover shows eg gok wan/off the rails - they always put the person in one of those spanx bodies thingies and tell them this is the answer to all their problems and this is how to walk around with confidence and be proud of your curves etc.

I have friends in all shapes and sizes and not one of them wears these things on a daily basis! Maybe on occasion for a wedding or heading out (and the craic always ensues about how high they go up and how difficult it is to go to the loo!) but you still have to get up every day and put on clothes and have confidence in the body you have rather than depending on concentrated lycra to sort your body issues.

Sibylla

Faith wrote: »

I really, really don't get this. I measure myself quite often to see if there's any changes. My back is about 32 inches when measured, so my band size is 36. There's no two ways around that. I don't think I look particularly broad, and as far as I understand it, 36 is the most common band size. And yet I see and hear of women way heavier than me, way bigger around the back, being told that they're 28/30/32 FF, G, H, whatever. I'm a 36D. But I won't fit into a 32E no matter how much I want to. Where the hell are they getting these measurements from?! You can't squash your back!

Other than that, I'll admit to being conscious of sizing. I normally wear a 12, but my broad back and boobs sometimes prohibit me from wearing something very tight or structured around the bust, and I need to go up a size. Depending on my mood, I'll either just go a size because I'm familiar with the style, or I'll throw a massive huff and insist I didn't want it anyway . I don't know why I do this, because I don't think anyone has ever asked me what size clothes I'm wearing. I think I just project my insecurities onto the sizes, irrationally.

I think most women have this issue, Being insecure affecting their choice in size and being afraid to show off their figures. Confidence is a big factor in influencing wearing certain clothing.

baby and crumble

Lorrrraine wrote:

Slightly off topic but what do you think the smallest size in Evans might be in New Look/Pennys/Topshop/River Island terms? I think they have lovely clothes but have never gone in to try 'em because I thought they started at the 16-18 side of things.

I'm afraid I have no idea. AFAIK Evans start at a 14 by their standards. Just go in and try the things on, if the smallest size is too big, oh well!

Azureus

I hate vanity sizing like crazy because it just makes shopping so much more difficult and im not great at it anyway-I like to just scan a shop, pick up what I like and go!
But Im everything from a size 6-10 in shops, so I do end up with the wrong size a lot of the time and have to go back and change them. I just pick up an 8 most of the time and hope for the best. I can never find the perfect fit jeans either-the waist is always too big and I end up with that little gap at the back. If I get the wasit to fit, then the legs are too tight most of the time. Eugh.

As for underwear sizing, it varies in every shop. In La Senza Im 32b, in Change im 32c and in Penneys etc im 34a. Huh??

degausserxo

I used to be an absolute nightmare for this, especially in 2009 when I gained a LOT of weight - just couldn't/wouldn't accept that I'd gotten even bigger. It's ridiculous - I was uncomfortable all the time and none of my clothes looked nice on me at all, and I'd always end up finding excuses not to go out. I actually bought a lot of clothes around that time, and have lost the weight that I put on, so I've a crapton of clothes that are way too big for me that I can't bear to throw out

My sister's really bad for it too, we take after our dad so we're tall (I'm 5'11'', she's 5'9'') and have broad shoulders - especially me, I'm like an upside down triangle! - and at our healthy weights are usually a 12 - 14 ... she's put on a bit too though, she's probably an 18 now, but refuses to accept it.. got a gorgeous dress from one of her friends that was a size 14, wouldn't even start to zip up, so she threw a tantrum and blamed the dress :rolleyes: She bought new work trousers the other day as well when I was with her, the 18 fitted her perfectly, 16 was bet onto her, but she wouldn't buy the bigger ones which actually looked nice on her ''Because I'm not an 18''.

Another thing I find really annoying is getting things to fit my shoulders - shirts, coats and stuff, I generally have to get one or two sizes bigger as opposed to tshirts or sleeveless dresses because they're just that broad, and it always ends up that they'll fit me in the shoulders but be huge around my waist and stomach. And jeans! Don't even get me started on jeans. While I have my dad's ridiculous shoulders, I've my mam's legs and arse - that is to say, slim(ish) legs and no arse whatsoever! I've just totally given up on jeans altogether - of course, I'm a 14 in jeans, I MUST have a massive arse.. god.

MadameCholet

Agree with a couple of posters that shape not size makes it hard to buy 'the right size' cos they're designed for somebody who is uniformly a 10 for example. Thik i'm an 8 up top and a ten below. If i buy ten jeans they look right in the shop but then theystart to bag and fall off me and i have to keep hoisting them up. They look low slung at the back and make my bum look like it's an inch off the floor. from the front i look like i've got a crotch. BUT if i'd bought the 8 i'd look like one of those wans squeeeeeeeeezed into too tight clothes.

maybe i need to spend more on jeans.

E.T.

Faith wrote: »

I really, really don't get this. I measure myself quite often to see if there's any changes. My back is about 32 inches when measured, so my band size is 36. There's no two ways around that. I don't think I look particularly broad, and as far as I understand it, 36 is the most common band size. And yet I see and hear of women way heavier than me, way bigger around the back, being told that they're 28/30/32 FF, G, H, whatever. I'm a 36D. But I won't fit into a 32E no matter how much I want to. Where the hell are they getting these measurements from?! You can't squash your back!

I was always measured this way until I went to Bravissimo in London. They measure you by sight, the size they gave me matches my back size (measurement) WITHOUT adding, but the cup size was way bigger than I'd ever worn. The difference is unbelievable, clothes fit so much better now. The new bras did feel a bit tight at first, but now I couldn't imagine wearing the bigger back sizes I used wear. If your back is around 32 then try a 34 and see. There's a fitting guide on the Bravissimo site.

I still find I have to try on every bra - I really hadn't realised that you have to change sizes depending on the style, and that different styles don't suit everyone. I go between 2 different back/cup sizes depending on brand now.

okiss

I would agree with people are saying in regards to size of clothes and that you can't go by the size on the tag. I will always try on bras and trousers for this reason. I am not a size 10 but I would like to think I know what clothes suit me.
Why do girls only judge clothes by the size tag and not by trying them on.
I saw a program one night and a police officer was talking about the girls out on the town with small tops and skirts. The police officer said that that the girls lack the 3 m's - they have no mates to tell them how they look, no mirrors to see themselves or no mothers to tell them you are not going out in that.

theg81der

Funny I thought about starting this thread a few times. I have a friend, who I love to bits, she insists she is a 38 back in bra`s now she`s a size 26 - I was a 16/18 and I was a 38 back I`m not sure how anyone could delude themselves that much.

I`ve recently lost 3 stone and I have to say after all that work I am in my ar$e buying my old size, its bad for me mentally, it makes me feel bad about myself. You can say I shouldn`t feel that way but most of you guys are tiny so you can`t understand.

MadameCholet

it doesn't help that there are two bra size systems.

i'm 31" under the bust and some people would say add 4 and then because that's an odd number add another inch to get 36. but I know if i wore a 36" bra it would give no support at all, it'd slip OVER my tiny boobs if i reached up for something

theg81der

MadameCholet wrote: »

it doesn't help that there are two bra size systems.

i'm 31" under the bust and some people would say add 4 and then because that's an odd number add another inch to get 36. but I know if i wore a 36" bra it would give no support at all, it'd slip OVER my tiny boobs if i reached up for something

Your right that system is ridiculous but it definetely doesn`t say minus 4 or 10 so I don`t know where some people get their ideas.

E.T.

I think that sometimes with bras, because they stretch the more you wear them, people don't realise when they put on some weight that the bra doesn't actually fit properly any more until they get to the dreaded double-boob stage.

Aisling(",)

I'm a little bit guiltey of this,I put on a bit of weight went about 8lbs and it all went straight to my mid section and then I tore ligaments in my ankle which meant the very little body tone I had went to pot and for about a month I pretty much ignored the fact that my bigger belly didnt look great in my t-shirts any more.

Thankfully I've copped on now so untill I shift this extra poundage I'm wearing clothes with a bit more give or big hoodies as the lower half is still tha same size.

Unfortunately I'm a stage school dancer and have to wear a costume next week that was made for me before the weight gain...shoulders back and sucking in time it is!

Corruptedmorals

Absolute nightmare, I'm a size 8 because my bottom half is out of proportion- my top half is a 6. The amount of times I've gotten stuck for 10+minutes in dresses in changing rooms..ugh. I just buy stuff and return it if it doesn't fit. All of Penneys's dresses and skirts and any dressy stuff in an 8 are far too big, their 6 is fine but it's not across the board. Dunnes is the same, massive 8. A-Wear has the same problem, the 8 is a 10! Fortunately they do the 6 now but it varies wildly in there, it's ridiculous. I can't wear Forever21, Penneys, Dunnes or A-Wear jeans. I rely on River Island and Topshop for them, but very hit and miss. Most other shops, the 6 is far too small and I have to get the 8. Nobody believes that I'm a size 8 as I'm a good bit under 8 stone.

Storminateacup

Its so hardto get clothes to fit properly. River Island for example. I could be a size 6 in one item, try on a size 6 in something else and i might as well have a size 10 on me, it would be swimming on me.

Equally, I could have to shoe horn myself into an 8 from Jane Norman.

theg81der

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

Absolute nightmare, I'm a size 8 because my bottom half is out of proportion- my top half is a 6. The amount of times I've gotten stuck for 10+minutes in dresses in changing rooms..ugh. I just buy stuff and return it if it doesn't fit. All of Penneys's dresses and skirts and any dressy stuff in an 8 are far too big, their 6 is fine but it's not across the board. Dunnes is the same, massive 8. A-Wear has the same problem, the 8 is a 10! Fortunately they do the 6 now but it varies wildly in there, it's ridiculous. I can't wear Forever21, Penneys, Dunnes or A-Wear jeans. I rely on River Island and Topshop for them, but very hit and miss. Most other shops, the 6 is far too small and I have to get the 8. Nobody believes that I'm a size 8 as I'm a good bit under 8 stone.

Did you ever try Bershka or republic, they do 4`s I think? Awear is always that shop that I go down a size in first when I lose weight. And dunnes - I don`t know what shape people they make clothes for the boobs are always up at my neck!

nesbitt

I can by a different size depending where I shop. Size range from size 10 through to 14. If it is good quality clothes and well cut a size 10 but if it is penneys T shirt then 14/16 and allow for shrinkage etc...:(

I try on clothes no matter if it is just a top for a few euro, I won't buy unless I have tried it on first.

However I have not bought myself any clothes since Sept last year. This is a lifetime record, and a whole other thread I guess:)

chupi

Ha! The joys of being a woman

The reason sizes vary between stores is that there is no international standardised size system, I could make dresses in a Chupi size 6 but they would fit more like a size 10. Vanity sizing folks!

And the reason why in stores like River Island (and every other high street brand) have such an issue with sizes (I'm a 6, 8, 10 and 12 in RI) is that some stuff will be designed in house by the RI team and manufactured abroad and other pieces will be outsourced for both the design and manufacture. So for any given shop that can have say 250 different styles on the shop floor that could be 250 different factories! So 250 different designers, 250 different model sizes and 250 finishes.

Honestly you should completely ignore what the size says, I always take an 8, 10 and 12 into the fitting rooms with me and I buy the one that in my eyes looks best.

Although I can't help but be delighted if it just happens to be the 8 :rolleyes:

Ilyana

Tbh, I don't think that most women can definitively say that they're a certain size, because the variation in sizing between different shops is immense! I wear Penneys t-shirts in a 16 and River Island jeans in a 12... but I'm a classic pear shape! As for A Wear, I'm a 13

One tip I learned for choosing the right size jeans is to check the fabric used. If they contain even 1-2% Lycra/Elastane, then you might need a smaller size because they'll stretch. Nothing worse than stretched out, baggy 'skinny' jeans!