Ladies - weight and pants size?

JenniferNoll

I'm just over 5 feet tall and weighed in at 207.4 this morning. I wear a size 16 in most jeans. Oddly, (from history), I'll have to lose 25 to 30 pounds to go down a size. I find that from when I was at my smallest (112 pounds), that the smaller you are, the less you have to lose to go down a size. At 112, I still wore a size 6-8.

TanyaHooton

I am 5'6" about 157 lbs, and my pants size is an 8-10. However my dress size is a 10-12. The more expensive the brand, the greater chance i need a 14 to get the fabric around my chest. I carry all my weight on my upper half and very little on my thighs or buttocks.

Curiously although I agree with the other posters about the trend in vanity sizing, I still fit into a size 12 bridesmaid dress from 1998. It's all up to the manufacturer, no rhyme or reason or pattern or logic.

bmclogins

5'7" 249lb. Size 18 usually.

joans1976

5'2" 164 pounds. Size 10-snug in the waist, baggy everywhere else. Size 12, perfect if a little big in the waist, super baggy everywhere else.
I got me a big ol' gut!

perkymommy

I'm 4'11" , 138 lbs and wear a size 8/10.

jskalouise

I'm 5ft 9", 191lbs and size 18, but they are a bit big on me now, on my way to a 16. (UK)

Also, very jealous of the person above me thats the same height, but weighs much less haha!

25lbsorbust

5'8/152lbs. I vary between a 6 and an 8 depending on brand

Keladelphia

5'6 145#- I'm generally a size 4 in designer clothes and usually a size 2 in clothes like Old Navy, NY&CO, Gap etc.

sondeedun

5'10" 237 lbs 18 pant

HeidiThe9

5'6" 230 lbs., I just bought a size 14 of Old Navy jeans this weekend. A very snug, yet stretchy 14, so I am most likely a 16.

At 280 10 months ago I was wearing a size 22 slack, size 20 jean.
In college (15 years ago) I weighed 220, and I also wore a size 20 jean...

AngryViking1970

I'm 5'5", 150lbs and I have 6s, 8s, 10s and 12s in my closet. You never know until you try them on.

Sandra37405

I'm 5'2" and weigh 164 and I wear size 12 pants. Years ago at this same weight size 16 would have been snug and hard to find. I am not hippy (I have a rectangular build and wide shoulders).
When I weighed 125 I was a size 6 on the bottom and 12 on top.

SusanMFindlay

Sandra37405 wrote: »

I'm 5'2" and weigh 164 and I wear size 12 pants. Years ago at this same weight size 16 would have been snug and hard to find. I am not hippy (I have a rectangular build and wide shoulders).
When I weighed 125 I was a size 6 on the bottom and 12 on top.

Yeah, clothes are bigger these days. I weigh 40 pounds more than I did in high school, but my clothes have the same size printed on them.

JennifrClaire

I try to hang onto old jeans from each size so i know if its me or the clothes that are shrinking.
Jeans without lycra are a pretty accurate guide.
Even when the scales won't budge, sometimes you still are losing bulk.
If you can fit into a size you couldn't last week, you're winning that battle, no matter what the scales say.

Puravidablonde

I was laughing at this question as I truly don't know the answer! Living in Costa Rica now, all I wear is tank dresses and workout clothes. Never ever pants with a size. Lol.

SarahG6717

I'm 5,10" and I take sixe 16-18 depending on where I shop--Addition Elle is 16 and Marks work warehouse is 18......so I never rely on sizes from store to store

meganwrenbrannock

Hey I'm 5"4 and 197lbs and wear a 16 to 18 depending on fit

arditarose

5'4", 138, size 6 and sometimes 4 because of vanity sizing.

rainbowtiedye

5' 10" 235lb. (for now!) and I went from a 24 size pants to an 18/20 depending on the style, brand, and cut. My problem I've been having is that the pants are baggy in the knees/thighs, but don't fit around the waist (yet!). Once I get my midsection slimmed I hope to have better luck. Also finding pants long enough in my size can be difficult!

tomteboda

TanyaHooton wrote: »

I am 5'6" about 157 lbs, and my pants size is an 8-10. However my dress size is a 10-12. The more expensive the brand, the greater chance i need a 14 to get the fabric around my chest. I carry all my weight on my upper half and very little on my thighs or buttocks.

Curiously although I agree with the other posters about the trend in vanity sizing, I still fit into a size 12 bridesmaid dress from 1998. It's all up to the manufacturer, no rhyme or reason or pattern or logic.

The difference in sizing from 1998 to today is not technically "vanity" sizing. The standard sizing was changed to better reflect consumer profiles in the USA. This was not to make people feel smug; it was to allow patterns to be cut that could be sold to a greater portion of the population. This goal has been one of the clothing industry for a hundred years, and they have altered clothing sizes several times following extensive consumer studies.

"Vanity" sizing is when a clothing manufacturer deliberately strays from the standard pattern sizes significantly so as to make sizes hold smaller numbers and therefore appeal to some consumers; particularly when deviating from their own published sizing. But industry-wide changing of the pattern sizes has nothing to do with psychological tricks or appeals to vanity; it is instead an attempt to make a product that is available to a greater percentage of the people.

US Standard Clothing Sizes - Wikipedia

Why Clothing Sizes Make No Sense - Slate Magazine (2012)
Standardization of Women's Clothing - National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Bizarre History of Women's Clothing Sizes - Time Magazine (2014)

waistdisposalgirl

How different we all are! I'm 185lbs, 5ft 7 and I'm a 16 on top, 14 on bottom (uk).x I have slim legs and my tummy/boobs are very big. Not a good look, but not for much longer!xx

chassp8pooh

I am 5'2. Started at 240 pounds and a size 22. Now down to 169.2 and a size 8.

MommaLovesToLoseIt

I am 5 foot 9 and weigh 225-230. My pants are a size 10-12 and tops a medium to large.

clothingcreations

I have always had to go a size or sometimes even 2 sizes larger due to my butt and now hips. I am very curvy and my waist was never a problem until child #5 came a long. now I am 5' 6" weighting 200 ibs and wearing an 18 in pants. I also have 2 pairs of 16 that fit, but for the most part I have to wear 18s due to having a larger backside that no matter how much weight I drop will always be following me around.

crooked_left_hook

Here's some industry info from someone who fits clothes for a living. For sizes USA XS-XXL you need to gain or lose approximately 2-3" from your bust/waist/hips to change a size (0-16 would be half that). Specifically numbers would depend on where you fall in the measurement range for that specific size.

For sizes USA 1x-4x you need to gain or lose 3"-4" from your bust and 3.5"-4.5" from your waist and hips to change sizes (sizes 18-24 would be half those numbers). Same variation applies as for regular women's sizing depending on where you started within the measurement range for that specific size.

The jumps between sizes don't vary too much from company to company because the rules are mathematically based and body growth between sizes has been pretty well documented. There are HUGE variations in the standards for each size between companies because this is not regulated (it annoys me too). 90% of the time I wear a 6/S but some places I wear a 4 and others an 8 or 10. This can also vary from fabric to fabric (even color to color) within the same company because fabrics all stretch and move differently. Most people need to shop a range of sizes at different stores. This is totally normal and everyone deals with it regardless of how much you weigh or your body shape. Don't waste time and emotional energy getting hung up on a size, just buy what fits right.

jbirdgreen

I'm 5'7" 177 - 180 lbs (been fluctuating recently)...My size 12s are borderline big, and 10 is uncomfortably tight. At a crossroads. I'm hard to fit pants-wise because I have hips and thighs but not enough of a butt. SO pants that fit me in the waist are saggy in the butt. Pants that hug my butt right squeeze the crap out of my crotch and legs.

When I was 145 (college), I could fit into size 6 or 8 pant.

apullum

I'm 4' 11.75" (don't laugh, the 0.75 matters when you're short!). At my starting weight I was 215 lb. and wore size 16 pants, XL shirts. I'm currently 122 lb., 7 pounds from goal. I wear size 0-4 pants and XS/S shirts depending on the brand.

Asharee011

I'm 5'7" and fit into a size 18. When I started I wore a size 20. Since then I've gone from 288 to 252. I buy all my jeans at the same location.

fitoverfortymom

I'm 5'6" and 190lbs. I *just* bought new jeans at a regular size 14 (not 14w) from Kohl's. I was genuinely shocked that they fit.

Duchy82

5'7" and currently weigh 77.3kg (170lb) pant size is a UK 14 (US 12) and top size is a size 12 (US 10) started at 107.5kg (237lbs) in tight size pant size 20, top size 18.