How many pounds do i need to loose to drop a dress size?

KetoWithMrsPenn

Some1 said i needed to drop 20lbs inorder to go from a size X to a size Y? I thought if you loose 10lbs or less you will drop in a dress size? Please i need answers

laurenebargar

Its going to change for everyone, I've lost 46 lbs and one pair of my old pants still fit, and im in between sizes right now, it also depends on your starting weight, how much you have to lose and your build

MegaMooseEsq

It all depends on the dress and the size. I've got size 16 clothes I was wearing at 208 lbs that still fit at 171. In jeans I went from size 16 to size 18 (they were smaller than the 16s!) to 14. Sizes are bonkers.

Rosemary7391

Sizes are a bit silly really, since they cover 3 major measurements with 1 number (nevermind other measurements that make a difference in fit too!). I sew and I frequently blend between sizes in 3 places before I sew a dress. And it's different depending on who has drafted the dress, since they use slightly different "standard" bust/waist/hip measurements. Ready to wear clothes are just the same.

klowieislyfe1

Personally I tend to go down a size when I drop about 8-10 lbs. I'm not short, either. 20 is quite a bit of weight.

Duck_Puddle

I’ve gone down about 1 size of the exact same item from the exact same manufacturer in the exact same cut for every 10-ish pounds. However, I still have (and currently fit) clothes in all sizes from 8-22. So...

aeloine

I agree with the above completely but I'll add that I have noticed that *roughly* I (personally) need to drop about 20lbs between plus sizes (sizes 14-20), ~30 lbs per size above 20, and would assume that I will be able to drop about 10 between "regular" sizes (below 12, but I don't know, I'm not there).

BUT it depends on WHERE you lose the weight on your body. Obviously, dresses would depend on waist and bust size. Pants are more dependent on hip and waist sizes.

Currently I'm an L (14?) in Torrid size waist and 1X in the hips, according to the size charts. I don't know for a fact, though, because I've been wearing the same size 18 pants as I gained (stretched them out) and lost from 267 to 222.

UK to US depends a lot. Brand to brand varies a lot.

Adc7225

I think it depends on a few things. It could be that with diet alone it could take 20lbs to go down a dress size and maybe with diet and exercise only 10lbs. I’ve put on about 15 lbs and I’ve gone up a dress size.

steveko89

Can't comment on dress size (guy) but I know the first time I lost any appreciable weight I cut 4" off my waist size from a 36 to a 32. I started lifting a few years ago, still wear the same size in everything but suit jackets (39" to 42" chest) and weigh about 20 lbs more at a similar body fat level. All depends on body dimensions and where you hold and lose weight.

ryenday

Down more than 35 pounds but only down one size (14 to 12) — the sizes will HAVE to change with less weight going forward or I’ll be dead before I reach size 6

Ready2Rock206

It depends on the person. Some people 10 some people more. Took me 50 to drop a size as even then I barely fit in the smaller size.

DananaNanas

I have wearable dresses in the following sizes in my closet as we speak: Small, Medium, Large, 6, 8, 10 and 12.
I weighed 142 pounds this morning and each of these dresses would fit me approximately the same way were I to try them on when I get home from work.