Women's sizes and weight

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  • MichelleV1990
    MichelleV1990 Posts: 806 Member
    This is a pet peeve of mine. I wish all manufacturers would have the same sizing. I've lost 24 lbs. and am now 180 lbs. I'm STILL in a size 18. When I was 117 lbs. I wore an 8/10. It would be so much easier if all sizes were the same...I hate trying on clothes!
  • CindyMarcuzAdams
    CindyMarcuzAdams Posts: 4,007 Member
    I am 5 foot 10, 209lbs and a size 16. When I was 239 I was still a size 16. I have no idea how sizing works these days. I could NEVER shop online for clothing.
  • CatLover331
    CatLover331 Posts: 5
    I weight 176 lbs and wear a size 12.
  • JaneLane33
    JaneLane33 Posts: 80 Member
    ready made clothing doesn't have a sizing standard at least not in the US. I sew a lot of my own clothing. Patterns use an old standard of sizing that hasn't changed one bit over the decades. Most pattern companies don't start at size 0. I still have to remind myself to ignore the sizing on the pattern and instead focus on the measurements for the sizes and the finished garment. I started sewing my own clothing because I felt the ready made clothes were making me looking heavier and frumpier. By making my own items I can adjust the proportions and move darts and seams for a more flattering fit.
  • justsummie
    justsummie Posts: 320 Member
    I'm 5'8 and I was a size 14 from 220 lbs down to 170 lbs.
    Above 220 I seemed to jump sized quickly.
  • myfitnessval
    myfitnessval Posts: 687 Member
    it seriously all varies. your height, body frame size, and where you carry your weight all depends. when i was younger and 175 i was a size 14. then i gained and lost a bunch of weight and was that weight again, only this time i did it right and exercised and ate right, and i was a size 10-12. there is no predicting sizes unfortunately. people who are my weight are normally in the 20's and i'm a 16. it makes no sense right?
  • fatcity66
    fatcity66 Posts: 1,544 Member
    As has been said, you can't predict clothing size purely by weight.

    I'm 5'9" and at 225-235 I was a size 18. Now I'm 206 and a 14. At 195 I'm a 12.
    The smallest I have ever been is a size 6 at around 152. I never thought I would be able to be that small, either, as I was overweight for most of my youth. I think I'd be happy at 160 for the rest of my life, and could maintain that without too much effort.
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
    ready made clothing doesn't have a sizing standard at least not in the US. I sew a lot of my own clothing. Patterns use an old standard of sizing that hasn't changed one bit over the decades. Most pattern companies don't start at size 0. I still have to remind myself to ignore the sizing on the pattern and instead focus on the measurements for the sizes and the finished garment. I started sewing my own clothing because I felt the ready made clothes were making me looking heavier and frumpier. By making my own items I can adjust the proportions and move darts and seams for a more flattering fit.

    You are lucky to have time and talent to do this :love: I tried this back in high school....and I looked even frumpier, lol!

    You bring up a good point, although it may have been mentioned earlier. Vanity sizing! It's awful.
  • fitmek
    fitmek Posts: 277 Member
    5'3, 144 pounds, US size 6, Small top/occasionally a M if it fits super tight.

    When I was 19, i was 120 pounds and a US size 0.

    It all has to do with bone structure (how dense your bones are), heredity, height and proportions!
  • scthomas100
    scthomas100 Posts: 31 Member
    I'm 5'4 and weigh anywhere from 220-230. I currently have pants ranging from size 16-24 that all fit and shirts from M-XXL. I do have wise hips and a larger butt that throws off my pants/skirt size. Even at 150 pounds I was still wearing size 12/14 on average.
  • smarionette
    smarionette Posts: 260 Member
    ready made clothing doesn't have a sizing standard at least not in the US. I sew a lot of my own clothing. Patterns use an old standard of sizing that hasn't changed one bit over the decades. Most pattern companies don't start at size 0. I still have to remind myself to ignore the sizing on the pattern and instead focus on the measurements for the sizes and the finished garment. I started sewing my own clothing because I felt the ready made clothes were making me looking heavier and frumpier. By making my own items I can adjust the proportions and move darts and seams for a more flattering fit.

    I don't find that to be the case at all! I know for example that Simplicity patterns I tend to make a smaller size than Vogue patterns. However what I do like that is consistent across patterns is the measurements and the listed amount of "ease" designed in the patterns. Makes life so much easier to ignore the 0-20 when you can just go "ok...40 bust, 31 waist, 42 hip...Got it"
  • RAWR1202
    RAWR1202 Posts: 22
    I'm a UK 8 / US 4 / Small at 1.65m (5'5") and about 63kg (somewhere between 135-140lbs). I sometimes have to wear a UK 6 because the size 8 version looks silly on me. When I was 68kg for a while (about 150lbs), I usually wore a UK 10 (US 6 but still borderline S) and at my highest of 71 or 72kg, I was UK 10-12 / M. So for me, every 5kg / 10-15lbs usually equates to a dress size.
    However, it definitely varies between different people just like many shops have different standards for the same size. I think it's a lot more to do with your bone structure, body composition and body type than weight. If it was all down to weight, I doubt I'd fit into 'small' clothes.
  • OldSportOldsport
    OldSportOldsport Posts: 275 Member
    I'm currently a UK 14 (US 10) at 5'5 (and a half) and weighing 165 lbs. My measurements are almost perfectly in-line with the classic 14 - 41 inch bust, 30 inch waist and 40 inch hips. However when I weighed 200lbs I was...still a 14 (US 10) though occasionally I wore a 16 (US 12) though that might well be due to vanity sizing. I store my fat in some weird ways that means I shift sizes very very slowly.

    That said I slipped on two different pairs (from different stores) of size 12 (US 8) jeans a few days ago and they both fit... so maybe there's some change!
  • MichelleV1990
    MichelleV1990 Posts: 806 Member
    As has been said, you can't predict clothing size purely by weight.

    I'm 5'9" and at 225-235 I was a size 18. Now I'm 206 and a 14. At 195 I'm a 12.
    The smallest I have ever been is a size 6 at around 152. I never thought I would be able to be that small, either, as I was overweight for most of my youth. I think I'd be happy at 160 for the rest of my life, and could maintain that without too much effort.

    I want to shop where you buy clothes!!!:smile:
  • joyfuljoy65
    joyfuljoy65 Posts: 317 Member
    5'9" and 168lbs
    I am a UK 10 in vanity sizing and a UK12 in proper for jeans and a UK 14 mostly for tops. I have very broad shoulders so will never be an 8 on the top even if skeletal!
    Everyone is differently built, every clothes make or shop is sligtly differently sized so saying "i'll be a size 8 by Xmas" is prob easy enough if you dont mind shopping around! I bet i could find a pair of UK size 8 jeans to wiggle into if I wanted too.

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