Are you really a size .0008.7? Are you?
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I don't get why women need a different size system from the rest of world. What's wrong with inches/centimetres/etc?
We don't, and I hate it.
I wish they'd size clothes by inches like men's clothes. Then I wouldn't have to try on 8 zillion things to get things that fit.
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True and (now) funny story: several yrs ago I was working a bridal photog trade show and was supposed to dress as either a bride or a bridesmaid. We would sit there while photographers tried out the different lenses for cameras.
So this girl and I are sent to the dress store and the smallest bridal gown they have is size 4 (I was a 12). The girl looks at me, puts her lower lip out like she's pouting, and says, "Shoot, you'll get to be the bride now because I'm too tiny for the dress. Always the bridesmaid..."
I had to work with her all day.0 -
A size 00 coworker asked me one day what size I was.. when I replied that I'm a 6 or a 7, sometimes an 8, she side-eyed me and said all smugly "Oh, you're that big?" *rolls eyes* I said yes, I actually have hips..0
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amen i hear ya0
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I made a comment about this same thing today. I have pants that are a size 14 that fit perfectly and pants that are a size 18 that also fir perfectly. Size 16, too. So what size am I? Who knows.
I have a pair of size 10 pants that are about 30 years old. Compare them to a size 10 pants today and they are TINY. It doesnt matter what the number is as long as you are happy with the body you are putting into it. 0 -
Awesome! I own a size 3 skirt that I love, but I almost didn't buy it because of the stupid size. I'm not a 3. They're lying to me. And, it's not a compliment. It's kind of an insult. My self-esteem and my purchasing decisions are made of common sense; they don't hinge on telling me how small I am as if small is better.
Healthy is better. Looking slamming is better. Looking age/weather/event-appropriate is better. Buying something that's a good value is better.
Damn the label on the clothes. I'll label myself thank you very much and that label reads: Trim, Fit, & Intellgient.
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I have pants that are sizes 22-28, all of which fit me well enough to keep them.
I have tees that range from a mens L to a mens 2XL (ladies tops are wide and short almost always).
I almost exclusively buy women's clothing at Lane Bryant, and I have some tops that are 14/16, 18/20, 22/24, AND 26/28.
Don't even get me started on dresses...0 -
I'm a size zero
Zero being the degree to which I care, and also the degree to which clothing size actually matters
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This made me giggle, and I agree, women's sizes are ridiculous. It's not like men's where the jeans are actually labeled by their ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS... I mean how handy is that?! So universal. I wish ours was the same.
I will say, though that I am pretty much the same size no matter where I go. I can always bet on a medium size top and medium or large size pants (I'm fairly thin now, but I've always had a donk :laugh:). I guess it just depends on your body type because I've never had my sizes jump around too much.0 -
don't hate me because I'm beautiful.0
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I wish they'd size clothes by inches like men's clothes. Then I wouldn't have to try on 8 zillion things to get things that fit.
Not really. See my earlier post about men's sizes - I have pants that vary from 31 to 34. And dress shirts are horrible since 1) they are locked up in packages and 2) the waist & chest size of the shirt are not part of the measurements (it's neck/arm).
You know what? When I was in 38 pants I didn't care about the fit of anything, so I'd grab anything labelled 38 and just wear it. Same with shirts. Now that I have something more worth showing, I'm a lot more careful about how things fit correctly.0 -
If you look at this, at the bottom, there is a list of a load of UK stores which highlights the difference in sizes:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/feb/14/highstreet-clothes-size-chart
Sizing varies from shop to shop, and even in the same shop. I have 2 identical linen dresses from French Connection in UK size 14, one is green the other black, and the green one is much looser.
I can fit back into some of my UK size 12 trousers, and a US size 8 pair from Abercrombie & Fitch, but I can't do up my French Connection size 12 trousers, or my O'Neill ones.
If I ever need to tell anyone my size, i'd probably take an average and say I'm a UK 14, although I fit into a 12 in some things. I just buy what fits me, and suits me.0 -
LOVE THIS.0
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I am a size AWESOME!! HAHA, That feels good.. I gonna answer people that way when they ask what size I am next time :flowerforyou:0
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Okay, now your a size 1, how do you look? I give up.
I wasn't addressing the person above me. I was addressing someone in general who is obsessed with a number. Taught my daughter to like what she looks like not a number. She is in India today looking at camels.
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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.
Also, I highly doubt you wear a 4 some days and then a 12/14 other days... that is a huge difference in size no matter how the clothes are cut. So unless you are getting really fat and then really skinny with in the course of like a day, you should be able to find one size and stick with it.
^ OP touched a nerve with you, didn't she? Please, tell us how you really feel :laugh:
Although, I do agree that sizes 4 & 14 is a BIG difference. Unless the size 4 is coming from Torrid, I don't see how they can fit the same body.
Meh. it's whatever.
It's not like anyone's clothing size, weight, etc has an effect on anyone but themselves so why stress.0 -
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.
Also, I highly doubt you wear a 4 some days and then a 12/14 other days... that is a huge difference in size no matter how the clothes are cut. So unless you are getting really fat and then really skinny with in the course of like a day, you should be able to find one size and stick with it.
It might be me being sensitive but...I really disliked the idea of someone calling a 12/14 'really fat;, As someone who fluctuates between a 22/24 and is just starting the journey (again), that stings coming from a place that's supposed to be supportive.
Sorry but when I was 10/12, I was fat. Like stomach sticking out, rolls of fat, fat. I cannot even begin to imagine what I would look like at a 22/24.
It's not that I'm not being supportive and I'm sorry you disliked what I had to say, but thats how I felt at that size so thats how I described it.
The difference between a 4 and a 14 is huge.... my pants that I haven't given away that are that size don't fit at all and fall promptly off my *kitten*.. so how the OP can wear clothes like that, still baffle me.0 -
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Totally understand what you mean about sizes, it's so so so frustrating :-(
Why can't be have clothes that are measured to one size :-(
At the moment I am wearing uk sizes 12-14-16 so that's us sizes 8-10-12
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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
Haha, damn straight!0 -
Given that one shopping trip (in the same store) in one style of trousers I was a 12 and in another I couldn't fit into their size 16, I'd love to know how they decide which size is which. Also, I want to meet the model they use for size 16 because she's obviously got bigger boobs than me and it means nothing ever fits right.0
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This is why I never share my weight ever..and am prety reluctant to share clothing size..0
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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.
Also, I highly doubt you wear a 4 some days and then a 12/14 other days... that is a huge difference in size no matter how the clothes are cut. So unless you are getting really fat and then really skinny with in the course of like a day, you should be able to find one size and stick with it.
It might be me being sensitive but...I really disliked the idea of someone calling a 12/14 'really fat;, As someone who fluctuates between a 22/24 and is just starting the journey (again), that stings coming from a place that's supposed to be supportive.
Sorry but when I was 10/12, I was fat. Like stomach sticking out, rolls of fat, fat. I cannot even begin to imagine what I would look like at a 22/24.
It's not that I'm not being supportive and I'm sorry you disliked what I had to say, but thats how I felt at that size so thats how I described it.
The difference between a 4 and a 14 is huge.... my pants that I haven't given away that are that size don't fit at all and fall promptly off my *kitten*.. so how the OP can wear clothes like that, still baffle me.
Same here. Size UK 10-12 is really fat for me- rolls of fat, huge gut and behind. Size UK 6-8 is slender for me- smooth lines and no belly rolls. What makes it even harder for me is that i buy vintage clothes where sizes were different, and my Mother grew up in the 50's making clothes so when she talks about size she uses 50's sizes - thus a 24 waist, 36 hip she refers to as a size 12 - where as by modern standards it is a UK size 8. In addition US sizes are not direct equivalents to UK sizes- they are usually half a size larger e.g. US size 6 = UK size 10.5. It just gets so confusing- Dont get me started on vanity sizing- the size 8's in M&S are more like 12's!
Oh, and the shoe thing- UK manufacturers have started to use European and US sizes - which are generally 1/2 size larger than UK equivalent sizes. I am a UK size 2.5 and I'd usually be able to get away with a size UK3- now I have to stuff my shoes with oversized insoles and only buy lace-up & buckle up styles!0 -
Wow you're quite harsh. I don't think you meant to be originally but this last response is, I would say, inexcusable...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.
Also, I highly doubt you wear a 4 some days and then a 12/14 other days... that is a huge difference in size no matter how the clothes are cut. So unless you are getting really fat and then really skinny with in the course of like a day, you should be able to find one size and stick with it.
It might be me being sensitive but...I really disliked the idea of someone calling a 12/14 'really fat;, As someone who fluctuates between a 22/24 and is just starting the journey (again), that stings coming from a place that's supposed to be supportive.
Sorry but when I was 10/12, I was fat. Like stomach sticking out, rolls of fat, fat. I cannot even begin to imagine what I would look like at a 22/24.
It's not that I'm not being supportive and I'm sorry you disliked what I had to say, but thats how I felt at that size so thats how I described it.
The difference between a 4 and a 14 is huge.... my pants that I haven't given away that are that size don't fit at all and fall promptly off my *kitten*.. so how the OP can wear clothes like that, still baffle me.0 -
Dress made by Merona - size 4 ***
Jeans made by Merona - size 12 ***
These things both fit me perfectly and they are by the same maker. I'm sorry that this bothers you so much that you are still posting about it and apparently did not get the chuckles from my OP that everyone else got. I wish I could explain it why a 4 and a 12 in two different garments by the same designer both fit me perfectly but there in lies the point of my original post. That women's clothing sizes are dumb/kind of pointless. It is truly a mystery. Time Life should probably devote a paranormal book series to the wonders of women's sizing.
And just so you know, 10/12 is not fat, by the way, but kudos on trying to insult probably more than half of the women on this site. I suppose 10/12 could be fat if you were like 4 foot 7 or if you never worked out and had some insane body fat percentage but most people who can wear a size 10/12 in something are pretty thin looking. Of course these same women probably fit into a 6 in something else and a 14 in something else.
(***for those not aware, Merona is a brand that is sold at Target stores. They make all manner of women's clothing).0 -
I buy my jeans always from AE because they make them for short people and their short actually means short unlike some places, but size always remained same, until now I'm losing so it's going down. I never had drastic size changes sticking to only buying from them. I really hate that jeans are mostly targeted to fit tall gals!! We are not all that lucky :-(0
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This thread stinks of jealousy.0
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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.
Also, I highly doubt you wear a 4 some days and then a 12/14 other days... that is a huge difference in size no matter how the clothes are cut. So unless you are getting really fat and then really skinny with in the course of like a day, you should be able to find one size and stick with it.
aaaaah haha haha
I think you should direct your anger into something productive!
I think if OP can rant.. so can I.
Shopping is not difficult... and I have had no where near the issues she describes.. ever!
Then you are one lucky girl! I have those issues all of the time! Maybe it's the way we are built that's the difference? i'm short, but I have broad shoulders and wide hips. Designers don't really cater to my body type. I thought the OP was quite humorous about a subject that quite frankly alot of women deal with.0 -
Wow, well you sound happy so good for you!! I am between a size 0-1 so not a huge size that you mention, but I pretty much stick with some of the name brands I like so maybe that is why. Good for you for your successes!!0
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I thought the OP was quite humorous about a subject that quite frankly alot of women deal with.
Sorry to paraphrase you but I agree! And I thought the OP was a good reminder to us all that size is just a number and we shouldn't get so hung up on it.
I've been 2 stone (28 lbs) lighter than I am now but still needed a size 14 (UK) in some clothes even though I was quite underweight for my height and build. When I started on here I was nearly 2 stone heavier than I am now and still wore a size 14. Go figure. (but without saying how hugely fat I am if you can manage it!!
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