Are you really a size .0008.7? Are you?

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  • Crossfitjessi
    Crossfitjessi Posts: 45
    I am a size 4, I borrowed a pair of jeans from a friend they are a size 4, I went shopping I am a size 4. i measured myself and looked at the sizing chart I am a size 4. i dropped 26 pounds to go from a 10 to a 4. So i am a size 4 and proud because I earned that. yes, everyday in my life with everything I wear.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    I think a lot of girls wear whatever brand they need to in order to claim they are a size 0.
  • joecollins9385
    joecollins9385 Posts: 355 Member
    (this, by the way men, is why we are all neurotic about our weight… don’t blame us, don’t even blame supermodels in the media. No, blame our ridiculous clothing sizes and our apparently mathematically challenged designers.)

    thank you for clearing that up for me :)
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    I'm a size zero

    Zero being the degree to which I care, and also the degree to which clothing size actually matters
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    Ding ding ding..........
  • wakeboardgirl77
    wakeboardgirl77 Posts: 8 Member
    love it!!!!
  • partenopea
    partenopea Posts: 9
    I LOVE THIS!!! Size Schmize. I have shirts ranging from xxs-large as well... pants size 2-8... It's all crap! I have one pair of jeans that I have had for years and I base how my body is changing on those since I feel my best when I can wear them.

    This post was awesome and so are you :)

    Ditto for me... and yep, you are both awesome. ;-)
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    I went to Old Navy yesterday. I walked out with 2 shirts in size small and 1 in size large. In their jeans I am a size 2, but in other brands I am closer to a 6. I am 5'4" and weigh 132 pounds.

    Women clothing sizing is maddening. I'd love to see pants standardized to waist, hip, and inseam measurements.
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    Okay, now your a size 1, how do you look? I give up.

    Torrid is a plus size clothing store. They don't do 1x, 2x... they do 1, 2...
    It was meant to be ironic.
  • softballsharie
    softballsharie Posts: 154 Member
    A lot of people talk about this, and I certainly believe it. There wouldn't be so many distressed females if this weren't the case. However, my sizes have always been uniform across the board. When I weighed 182 lbs. I was a size 12 in jeans, a size 12 in dresses, and a size XL in shirts, no matter where I shopped. Now that I weigh 139 lbs, I'm a size 4 in jeans and dresses, and a size small in tops. Maybe my body is strange... I'm sorry I can't sympathize. I'm probably one of those small girls that bothers you so much for being proud of the fact that I dropped a bunch of sizes. :/
  • dwkloveswine
    dwkloveswine Posts: 17 Member
    This "rant" just made my day!!!! Thanks!
  • DonniesGirl69
    DonniesGirl69 Posts: 644 Member
    Ummm....all my jeans/dresses/skirts are 8-10. All brands, all cuts, from all stores.

    Having started at a size 22-24.....yeah, I'm a little giddy about that. Sorry if that offends, but.....I'm proud of what I've accomplished.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    A lot of people talk about this, and I certainly believe it. There wouldn't be so many distressed females if this weren't the case.

    I think women will always find some justification to make themselves feel badly about their bodies.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    How about we stop caring what size everybody else is and just worry about whether our own butts can fit into those super kawaii goal jeans we have nailed above our bed like an corporeal symbol of triumph?
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    I'm a size zero

    Zero being the degree to which I care, and also the degree to which clothing size actually matters

    VICTOLY
  • Italiano7
    Italiano7 Posts: 382 Member
    Old Navy jeans sizes run different per jean. I may wear an 18 and it will fit fine then another pair same size -18 (still Old navy brand) and it will be baggy. ????? I love their jeans other than that. It just depends but I will be honest and admit that yes I am in double digits-no need to lie here. Ill be happy to drop to the next size down. hopefully soon....
  • DoomCakes
    DoomCakes Posts: 806 Member
    :love: I love you OP. Sooo true. I bet the girls that are a "size 2" also cry when they go to try on a size 2 that's too small and need a size 4, thinking they just gained all that weight. A lot of education with some of these girls. Clothing size will vary to whomever made it, and the material!
  • amraggio
    amraggio Posts: 1 Member
    Maybe people shouldn't brag about how much weight they've lost on here either 0_0

    Sorry but if I ever get down to a UK size 10 (US 6) I'm gonna stand on my work roof with a tannoy announcing to the world and offering to tattoo the fact onto peoples foreheads.

    Of course people are gonna brag about there "NSV's" it's half the motivation for not getting to eat deep fried cheese anymore

    Yes, Ma'am! The day I slip into jeans with a size that is in the single digits, everyone I come into contact with is going to know.
  • WendyFitMomCHANGED
    WendyFitMomCHANGED Posts: 311 Member
    And while we're at it........Why do designers seem to think my hips and waist are suppose to be the same size? I've met no woman ever who's hips weren't a bit (if not a lot) larger than her waist.

    Also, Petite is suppose to mean short not tiny........or elderly! I'm 5'3" and buying pants is painful cause I have to search for the petite lengths so I don't trip over the legs. If the average woman inseam 32inches, then why are average pants 34inch inseam?

    That's It! I'm joining a nudest colony!! :)
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member

    It is well known that sizes have inflated since several years ago. Marylin Monroe used to be a size fourteen, and she'd more likely be a size 7 or 8 these days. I would like it a lot more if they just went to a different system across the board. Like, punch in your measurements at a kiosk, and it punches out all the clothes that will fit you and where to find them in the store. Would that really be so hard?

    I remember a few years ago a brand, I think Levi's, had something like this. You'd get measured and they'd find the right jeans for you. At the time I thought it was a cool idea but never got around to it and I have no idea if it still exists.
  • squigglypuff
    squigglypuff Posts: 279 Member
    sizing is so inconsistent. some of my shorts are size 3 or even 1, but my jeans are anywhere from size 4 or 6 (US misses) or 5 or 7 (US juniors). i buy shirts in literally every size from S-XL because things like the cut, shape, style, and material of the shirt make a huge difference. some of my favorite dresses are juniors size small, while others are misses size medium or large. it really depends on the brand and the style. i love to buy things online but it's impossible because you never know if size x in brand x is really the same as size x in brand y. maybe this is why they tried to teach us algebra in high school!


    that said, before i lost weight i was wearing juniors pants size 11 or 13. the notion that i can sometimes squeeze my *kitten* into juniors size 3 is amazing to me. nevermind the size 3s were bought in puerto rico and probably designed for women with curvier bottoms, whereas the size 13s were bought in a trendy shop in nyc and were likely designed for a stick figure, i still feel good knowing that in some rare circumstances i may fit into tiny sizes.
  • kodom_123
    kodom_123 Posts: 117 Member
    I am a size 4.. I wear 4's in all my clothing and Size Small top in all my tops... Last time I checked, clothing was pretty universal if you only shop at a few places instead of every store you see.

    Not sure why the hell you having so many issues when it comes to shopping or get pissed when people brag about size, but I worked my butt off to get where I am.. so best you best believe I'm going to celebrate it.

    I love Gap and buy all of my pants from them. I'm currently wearing a pair in size 6 that are falling off, have size 8s in my closet that fit me perfectly, another pair of 8s that I can barely button, and a pair of 10s that don't quite fit over my butt just yet. All from Gap. Fairly certain that if I "only shop at a few places" it isn't going to make a lick of difference as to what size I truly am.

    As an aside, I'm a ONE at Chico's, so I'll now be claiming that as my official size. :laugh:

    rofl! This!! I have some pants that are 20, some 18, and some 16! I have SEVERAL pairs of old Navy jeans that are at different levels of "just-about-to-fit" stage. lol

    - a pair of 18s that are ready to be worn out of the house (ie..they button/zip and don't look painted on)
    - a pair of 16s that button/zip and are a *tad snug
    - a pair of 18s that don't even come close to slipping over my tush yet! They seriously get hung up on my bum and and don't cover my hips yet.
    -a pair of 20s that are way too tight to wear out!

    All Old Navy! How is it that one brand can range so widely? So the mentality that if you shop at one or two places means you can have all the same size is bull!

    I think I too will claim my CK capris as my "size" lol... 16 baby!! woot!
  • missytrishy
    missytrishy Posts: 203 Member
    I'm a size zero

    Zero being the degree to which I care, and also the degree to which clothing size actually matters

    ^^^This! :laugh:
  • ZoeLifts
    ZoeLifts Posts: 10,347 Member
    I suppose if you only shop at 3 stores that exclusively sell clothes by only one designer, then yes, you might be able to fit into only one size in every article of clothing you buy for the rest of your life.

    If this is what you do, and you are a size 8 in everything you own, good for you. You are one of the rare people who is actually only one size in everything they own. Shopping for you must be a breeze. You’ve probably never had to order 3 sizes of clothes you buy online to see which one fits you correctly.

    For the rest of us, dare I say the majority of us, who shop in department stores (ie. Macy’s etc.) that sell clothing made by hundreds of different designers or different small boutiques run by different designers with different sizing standards, only shopping at 3 stores seems pretty boring, not to mention pricey.

    But if you have the money and love, love, love only those clothes made by your designers of choice, go for it.

    I can’t speak for everyone but I’d personally rather have variety than a closet full of 6’s or whatever. So, until I find a few designers whose size standards are exactly the same, I will continue to be annoyed with the huge differences in sizing between brands.

    As a side note, I’m also not sure, actually I'm pretty baffled, as to why some people are equating a post that I wrote as a humorous vent about an annoyance with sizing differences & people who brag about sizing when it clearly has no international standard with some sort of seething anger either. That’s just silly. I was chuckling when I wrote it, not seething with fury or turning into some sort of she-Hulk. (Although I'd probably be a lot cooler if I had that ability). I was giggling because virtually every woman I know has the same issues when picking clothing. But as I said, if you are one of the handful of women who don’t, you are very fortunate.

    I totally got what you saying originally, and was shocked, too, when you were getting the "hate" telling you to calm down your rant. I think this adds to the dire need for a sarcasm/humor font since people have a hard time discerning that in writing.

    I have the same problem with clothes and I don't know any other woman that doesn't also share the same issue!

    But I have to say, if you were a She-Hulk with your clothes getting ripped apart every time you turned green, you would have a way bigger issue with clothes!! :wink: And finding pants that would fit and stretch magically would be a nightmare (and shirt too, since you are a lady!)
  • holly1283
    holly1283 Posts: 741 Member
    Speaking as a woman who worked in a garment factory, whatever size the lot is short on they will put a size tag on it to fill the order. Generally it's close but not necessarily. While it feeds the ego to see a size 2 it may not be accurate.
  • iuew
    iuew Posts: 624 Member
    i hate vanity sizing. they even do it to guys.

    a 32 waist is pretty much what i try first, because that's what fits. in some jeans, though, i have to buy size 29. i'd prefer it if they just standardized the measurement. 32 should mean 32 inches. i don't see them playing around with the inseam, just the waist. it makes clothes shopping a hassle.
  • LadyIvysMom
    LadyIvysMom Posts: 391 Member
    I think a lot of girls wear whatever brand they need to in order to claim they are a size 0.

    I think you are correct.

    Since I know for a fact that I fit into a size 4 in dresses by Merona (one of the brands at Target for all you rich folk who only shop at like, Versace lol) I could buy exclusively Merona dresses and say I was a size 4. But I really, really like some clothes by other brands so if I'm a size 8 in a dress from Banana Republic or whatever, I'm just going to buy it.
  • LadyIvysMom
    LadyIvysMom Posts: 391 Member
    I'm a size zero

    Zero being the degree to which I care, and also the degree to which clothing size actually matters

    We have a winner! :)
  • NoFatChick2
    NoFatChick2 Posts: 25
    Depending on where I shop, I can be a size 2, 4, 6, small or medium. But since I tend to shop at the same places, it's not really a big deal to me. The biggest problem for petite women who are these small sizes is finding clothing that fits nicely. I usually have to get my pants hemmed. Being really small can be a shopping pain. I wear a 5 1/2 shoe. Do you know how hard it is to find that?


    Would be nice if all clothing makers, designer or not, could come up with a sizing chart that is consistent, that I agree.

    Edited for grammar, spelling.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    I'm a size zero

    Zero being the degree to which I care, and also the degree to which clothing size actually matters

    FLAWLESS VICTORY.

    Yeah, it's nice to be able to buy clothes in high street stores that actually look NICE rather than massive tenty things, but the actual number means nothing to me.

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