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weight vs dress size

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  • jeaniewitcraft
    jeaniewitcraft Posts: 1
    I wear bottoms US size 14 from 150 pounds to 203 pounds. 5'3. At 150 pounds, I wear a medium top, at 203, a large. Hourglass shape.
  • NordicAlien
    NordicAlien Posts: 110 Member
    5 foot 8 or 9, currently 276, UK 16 (although I also have 14s and 18s that fit well) - although that can vary a lot, depending on whether boobs are in fashion and allowed for in the cuts. (I wear an E cup.)

    My OCD scientist self wants to plot these on a scatter graph and see what sort of correlations we get!
  • tjl2329
    tjl2329 Posts: 169 Member
    I think it depends on your shape. I am an apple. I am 5'6 and weigh 199. I can fit a stretchy size 10 and some eights. Larger top because pf my breast. Like xl tops because they are longer. I use to think wpw if only I could be a size. Now I worry about how my clothes fit. Want to lose 40 more lbs. I seem to be losing because I wear smaller size but weight is same. Ok with me because I want my flab to go.
  • SkinnyMarni3
    SkinnyMarni3 Posts: 73 Member
    I'm 164lbs for 5'7 and a size EU 40, UK 12, US 10
    But I'm an hourglass and quite big chested (makes me heavier lol!)
  • jenswan70
    jenswan70 Posts: 40 Member
    I'm 5'4", weigh between 155-160 on any given day, and wear anywhere from a 2-8 (US) depending on the cut and style.
  • StheK
    StheK Posts: 443 Member
    I can't figure out what size dress I am. Nothing seems to fit quite right, and they all change from brand to brand anyway.
  • elainemorris1982
    elainemorris1982 Posts: 104 Member
    i'm 5'4 - 145 pounds and a dress size 10-12 depending on the fitting. Lost 16 pounds so far and 20 inches :)
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    US gal here.

    Started at 290 pounds, size 26W and 4X.

    Now at 145 pounds, size 8 and/or Small or Medium tops.

    Oh, and 5 foot 3.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    LOL I'm right now around 143ish lbs, and at this weight, I been a size 10, 8 and most recently-- a 6 US dress size.
  • Seesawboomerang
    Seesawboomerang Posts: 296 Member
    5'8" 138lbs and UK size 10 (US6).

    30 lbs heavier was size12-14 (US8-10).

    Some stores size 10 jeans won't fit as I have generous hips, but usually can rely on this size.
  • emilychris13
    emilychris13 Posts: 14 Member
    I'm glad someone posted this, because I've been wondering about it a lot too. From what I've read elsewhere, it varies a lot -- not only between stores, but between people because everyone carries their weight differently. I'm in the low 180s and nearly 5'10" tall, and I wear between a US 12 and a US 16 (depending on the store). But a friend of mine weighs about 195 lbs and is several inches shorter than I am, and she wears only a US 10-14.
  • Rockmyskinnyjeans
    Rockmyskinnyjeans Posts: 431 Member
    I agree with others who say it's hard to predict just by guessing. I'm between 5'6" and 5'7" tall and 138 lbs. I wear a US 2 to a US 6. I'm pear shaped and wear an XS or S in shirts. I do NOT do dresses lol, but I bought a size S maxi dress from a boutique recently and it's a very flowy size SM. I actually LOVE it!
  • WestCoastWild
    WestCoastWild Posts: 147 Member
    5'4, 140lbs, I wear a size 4 usually. Most of my weight's in my butt :) Which normally doesn't have much of an effect on dress size unless its super tight all over.
  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Don't know if this helps, since I don't really wear dresses. Right now I'm 165lbs, wear between US size 6 - 10 in pants. Like most have said, it depends on the brand and style. I do own one dress, it's a size 10, but I bought it when I was about 10lbs heavier.
  • MrsJuli4B
    MrsJuli4B Posts: 27 Member
    In the past I wanted to know this answer as well and there is no accurate answer. I found that different stores measure differently! M and S I am still a 14, Next I am a 12. Some of my size 16 clothes still look OK as well.

    I am 5ft5 like you, and 147lbs.
  • init2fitit
    init2fitit Posts: 168 Member
    i'm 5'1 and 144 lbs give or take. that's like 10.4 stone? anywho, i wear an american size 5.
    trying to get back to pre-university weight of >110, when i wore an american size 2.
  • HillaryAnnMaroney
    HillaryAnnMaroney Posts: 15 Member
    I am from the U.S. I started off at 190 lbs. and I am now at 164 lbs.
    Jeans went from a U.S. size 16 to a U.S. size 10/12.
    I am 5'8"
  • bernied262
    bernied262 Posts: 882 Member
    I am 128lbs and am a UK size 8 (US size 4). Last time I was 128lbs, was 16 yrs ago. Then, I was a UK size 12 (US size 8). Forget the weight number, dress size is based on measurement.
    ETA - I am 5'1"
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Check out mybodygallery.com - I love that darn website. It shows you real people with their height, weight and sizes listed :) and you can sort by body shape/type.
    this
  • Dalnurse
    Dalnurse Posts: 12
    Body composition... I was a size 4 at 134 lbs.
  • Smallbluepebble
    Smallbluepebble Posts: 49 Member
    April 2012 was 252lb (or 18st 1lb) and wearing a UK size 22/24. I'm now 193lb (13st 11lb) and wearing a UK 16. I'm 5'9" tall and would like to lose another 25-30lb or so.
  • jessicataylor2
    jessicataylor2 Posts: 150
    I'm 5'8" and I think I'm around 120 (haven't weighed lately- TOM) and my jean size is a 0-1 at most places. But I have worn the same size while my weight has varried from 103-125 so I must hold weight in a strange way.
  • Go4it1985
    Go4it1985 Posts: 169 Member
    I am around 5ft 5" (166cm), weigh about 101kg or 222lbs. I am a pear shape so small waist, larger hips.

    I wear a Sizes 16/18/20 depending on cut. Mostly 18 for dresses. 16 for tops. AUSTRALIA size
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    I'm 145lb and UK size 10 on the bottom and 12 on the top. I really don't think you can judge this by weight though as different people will have different LBM.
  • Preciousone86
    Preciousone86 Posts: 11
    I'm 5'3 199 pounds and I wear sizes 8, 10, 12, and 14. I'm very top heavy (24 JJ) so my shirts are large and extra large.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I wore an American size 22 at 307 lb and still wore a 22 at 262 lb! That kind of fascinates me, as it is almost a 50 lb range of weight.

    Now I am size 16/18 at 212 lb.

    I think the same thing's happening with me that happened between sizes 22 and 18, though. I have a few size 14 dresses that look pretty good, they are just a little too small. Meanwhile, my 16's and 18's are both getting similarly baggy so I think I'm going to "skip" size 16 like I did size 20.

    If it helps, I am 5'8" and hourglass shaped.
  • JADEPH0EN1X
    JADEPH0EN1X Posts: 162 Member
    As has already been said it depends on height & build as well as the cut of the garment . I had this conversation with a sales assistant recently & she said that she could be anything from an xs to a large in the stock in her shop & she was stick thin ! Why can't the manufacturers all get together & decide what measurements denote a certain size and stick with it !
  • Bekarington
    Bekarington Posts: 85 Member
    Down to a muthaflippin UK size 22! Oh Yes!

    291.4lbs currently!
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