women's pants sizes, so frustrating

My husband always asks why they aren't like men's where they just list the waist size and length. I used to be a size 24, lost 25 pounds and now I wear a 22, but there are several size 24s that I need to lose another 10-15 pounds to get in.

I've found that Macy's Style & Co. pants are either cut smaller or their waists are much smaller than other brands. Unfortunately I'm not a pear-shaped gal, so if they don't fit my waist, I can't wear them!

Today I wore a pair of 16 Capri jeans, they are falling off me. I literally can slide them off completely buttoned and zipped. Went shopping, tried on 4 pairs of jeans, size 14 in 4 different brands and they were all way too tight. Makes no sense, frustrated!

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Yes. Men's clothing sizes seem so much more consistent!

That's because most men are more straight up and down than most women are. We're worth making the extra effort to get a good fit.

I wear a size 3 or 5, depending on the pant. But what REALLY sucks is how everything is catered to "average-height" people...which is understandable, but it's still frustrating.

I' only 5'2", so I'm constantly pulling my pants up because the legs are so long. It's sad.

i agree, there are way to many vanity sizes out there. I just judge my size by the brand i own the most jeans by which is old navy and regardless of vanity sizes if i stick to the same brand and i went down a size i went down a size period. The cut of the pant can obviously make a big difference to, but i really recommend old navy jeans as they are flattering to all shapes and sizes. Old navy also had petite length jeans.

I was in a 16 and I've lost almost 25 lbs. I went shopping because my pants were too big and ended up buying two new pairs both size 16. I was discouraged but they look great and I figure I stretched out my old pants by gaining weight slowly and still stuffing myself into them!

I was in a 16 and I've lost almost 25 lbs. I went shopping because my pants were too big and ended up buying two new pairs both size 16. I was discouraged but they look great and I figure I stretched out my old pants by gaining weight slowly and still stuffing myself into them!

yes i totally get what you are saying. The same thing has happened to me. Those damn stretchy jeans can be the devil in disguise.

I feel like I'm always in between sizes, I hate clothes shopping! Just recently the path from 14 to 12 felt like there should have been 2 more sizes in between! Anything that fits my waist perfect is baggy in the legs and forget about skinny jeans ever buttoning.. :sad:

Somehow I've realized that when you go from size 16's to 14's the sizes change. You might have gone from "women's" sizes to reg sizes. The difference can sometimes be unfair. You finally lose enough to get out of the "fat " pants since they are too big only to step into the same size at a non plus size store.
Congrats on the loss. In no time I'm sure you'll need the real 14's or 12's.
I'm with the previous person go to sizes like men's...easier and more consistent

I hear you, even when I was thin, I told people in my family, don't buy me pants, "I'm a 8 in this brand, 10 in this, L in that."
You can look at just "L" on exercise pants and see such varying sizes, some tight in the leg, some baggy, some with a smaller waist. It's so frustrating. I hate trying things on so if I find a pair of jeans that fit, now I order online (if they are on sale) more.

I had a pair of pants be large enough for my daughter to say "Get some new ones Mom, they look awful" I bought one size down and could barely zipper them....another style/brand, might have been okay or a smaller version of the old ones.

That's why love sweat pants...but then they are deceiving!