QUESTION about womens' jeans sizing

Different brands run differently. The best way to tell is with measurements.
I personally like to stick to 1 brand, that way I know for sure if I am going down.

One thing I have noticed with Lee jeans is that the darker the color, the snugger the fit. Size 8 in light blue and I am swimming. Size 8 in dark blue and I am passable. I have two pairs of size 6, the light blue is a bit big, the dark blue is a bit snug. Could it be management of production lines? The person in charge of light blue is more quality concious and the person in charge of dark blue is all about cutting corners? I don't know, but it's infuriating.:explode:

I can not tell you how often I see someone say they are the same size as me...and I think "No, freakin way!". It all depends on the brand.

If you want to know if you are going down in size stick to one brand and one style.

I have found I wear different sizes based on the brand and the style of the jeans. My favourite jeans are Bluenotes and depending on their styles I can wear anything from a 32 -36. Some other brands are anything from a 13-17, 12-18... I hate women's jeans. I'm jealous of my husband who knows the size he needs and any brand does the trick.

It is called vanity sizing. The more expensive the Jean, the smaller the number, so your size 6 is a size 2 in that brand... people feel better about being a smaller size and buy more clothes.

Awesome NSV.

I wear an 8 in abercrombie and Fitch skinny jeans but a 10 for Lee skinny jeans. It all depends on the designer / brand.

I wouldn't wish this sizing disaster on anyone. Glad I'm a man sometimes.

There are two things in life I will never understand. One is scoring a tennis match, two is women's clothing sizes.

This is why all scores in tennis should be 1 point, and all cloths should include a belt that doubles as a tape measure.

Jeans are ridiculous. I have two pairs of Gap jeans, both are size 14 (US), same style. However, one pair is practically falling off of me and the other is too tight to sit down in. I can't figure it out for the life of me except I did buy them at Goodwill and so maybe they changed the measurements of a 14 when each pair was originally in stores.

I believe the diffrence between Jr.s and Ms.s is that the jr.s are cut a little bit narrower with a slightly shorter rise. Basically jrs. are usually cut to allow for the less developed curves.

i was just going to ask that, as i didn't really now what the difference was as i seem to be a 0-2 in misses/ womens but a 3 in juniors...

Juniors sizes I think are considerably smaller than women's now due to sizing changes affecting women's sizing more than juniors's sizing. For instance, not only is the average American overweight, but even the average 20-something American woman now has a BMI above 25 - and younger people are on average smaller/less overweight. than older people - the average goes up with each decade of life. 66% of Americans are clinically overweight, with a BMI 25 or above. I think the women's sizing is not just about vanity selling, it's about real averages and ranges - the stores don't want to make clothes they can't sell. Many/most stores in my area don't sell anything below size 4, while size 4 is larger than it used to be. But junior sizes will include styles for a range that statistically is not as likely to be overweight - the average under 18 American is not overweight, though those numbers are growing too(about 30% right now, I think). The result is that while a juniors 3 used to equal a women's 4, a women's 4 is now much larger than a juniors' 5 at the stores I shop.

I hate jean brands and sizing

arizona -- I take a 13 to feel like I'm not hanging out of them

nobo's -- I take a size 11

ruff hewn (younkers) size 8

yes i agree. I was shopping at rickis and i was trying on a size 0-2, which that store is aimed for woman. when i shop at gordmans, garage clothing, etc i am a size 3 as they are for a younger generation... When i am at walmart i can't even buy pants there anymore as they don't seem to sell under size 4 and they are too big. i still think it's wrong for womans sizes to be bigger b/c they tend to be bigger then younger people... i think a size should be a size no matter what. either you are a size 4 or not? it should always go by measurements so it's equal for any store.....