womens clothing size. Is this true?

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  • JustAboutDelicious_wechanged
    JustAboutDelicious_wechanged Posts: 2,486 Member
    This does drive me crazy. I wish all stores could be on the same page with their sizes. I do know that I cannot wear juniors (the odd number sizes) at all because I am too curvy. But my sizes range, too, in different brands...super frustrating sometimes.
  • CuteMonkeyGal
    CuteMonkeyGal Posts: 138 Member
    It's not just that sizes vary from store to store. It's even that brands very from year to year/season to season with different models. A size 16 from one woman one year may be considered a size 14 another year because another woman is used as the size 16.
  • appletonirvinea
    appletonirvinea Posts: 100 Member
    I have always had to remember I'm different sizes in different shops, same for shoes and bra makes
  • fannyfrost
    fannyfrost Posts: 756 Member
    My dad was in the apparel business. He owned a company that made Mother of the Bride dresses and large sizes. So I can confirm sizing is completely random. My dad's size 8 was a normal size 12.

    And don't get me going on the sizing for bridesmaid dresses, those things are 2 sizes too small.

    Way too many women get hung up on a number and it really means nothing. I shop at Chico's and I wear a size 1 in that store (sizes run 00 to 3, great marketing strategy)
  • JustJessLynn
    JustJessLynn Posts: 77
    Definitely true. Even within a store, certain brands will be much larger. I know my sister (when I was losing over 100 lbs) sent me some size 16s she couldn't wear and I tried them on (I was wearing 14-16) and they totally swallowed me up. They fit like maybe a size 22 (seriously).

    Also, you will see people on weight loss youtube videos saying they wear a size 10 or 12 and they have to be weighing 240 lbs, ya right. They won't tell you their weight but they tell you a size. Well, size can be totally misleading.

    I disagree, because weight isn't a good indicator for me. I have a muscular build so i look like a weigh a whole hell of a lot less than I actually do

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