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LAT1963
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Does anyone have an idea how a woman's weight relates to dress size?
I'm 202 lbs today and wear a 16. I know when I'm 180 lbs I wear a 14. But how do the other sizes run?
Obviously this won't be exact--sometimes you need to size up or down because your own personal bust or hips don't match a particular designer's dimensions for a particular size. But in general, what has been your experience?
A group just formed today saying "I'll be size 8 by Christmas, you can count on me". I know by extrapolating my weight loss rate and then adding back a fudge-factor for screw-ups, that I should be in the vicinity of 170 by Christmas, but how that translates to size? Harder to predict. 14, like at 180? or 12? And where does the weight for "10" begin?
I'm 202 lbs today and wear a 16. I know when I'm 180 lbs I wear a 14. But how do the other sizes run?
Obviously this won't be exact--sometimes you need to size up or down because your own personal bust or hips don't match a particular designer's dimensions for a particular size. But in general, what has been your experience?
A group just formed today saying "I'll be size 8 by Christmas, you can count on me". I know by extrapolating my weight loss rate and then adding back a fudge-factor for screw-ups, that I should be in the vicinity of 170 by Christmas, but how that translates to size? Harder to predict. 14, like at 180? or 12? And where does the weight for "10" begin?
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Due to height & body build variations I don't think you can say a size 10 would equal X amount of lbs.
I have labels reading from size 8 - 18 in my wardrobe. Shoes go from size 8 - 11. Throw in bras and it can be anything from 14-34. There are also the manufacturer variations to consider - some designers run a little small, others are more generous.
Weight wise for me, there has only ever really been at most a 22lb (10kg) difference.
I wonder if size 8 by Christmas is a US size 8, UK size 8 or NZ size 8.
So I don't think that you can translate weight into size.0 -
It all varies. Height and type of body also play factors in sizing. I'm at 207 and I just got into a size 18.0
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i'm 5'5, 140, us size 6 jeans/ s t-shirt0
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I'm 5'5" and 180. My size 12s are big on me now. So I think I'm a size 10.0
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I'm 5'10", and I weigh around 216. I'm a size 16/18 on bottom, and a L or XL on top. 30 lbs ago I was an 18 on bottom and an XL on top. Not much difference at all....in another 30 lbs I expect to maybe be all the way out of 18, but who the heck knows. It depends on the brand, cut, style, etc.
I will probably NEVER be a size 8. I think the smallest size I remember in high school was a 10, and I was a super active athlete.0 -
It all varies. Height and type of body also play factors in sizing. I'm at 207 and I just got into a size 18.
I'm fairly tubular, not a lot of contour. I imagine if my fat was less evenly distributed I might need a larger size to accomodate bigger tatas or wider hips.
i'm 5'8".0 -
I have lost 40 lbs since April. And was wearing a 16-18 at 220 pounds (5'3" height). At 180 I can still wear some of my 16 jeans, although it looks like I might have pooped my pants (LOL). I can wear a 14 and some 12s. It all depends on the make of the clothing. Large Shirts. I would be happy to get into a 12!0
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5'2, 121 pounds, size 2 jeans!0
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If only vanity sizing wasn't so rampant, maybe the size would mean something... I wear between a 0-8 in pants at 5'5 and 130lbs. Generally 4 is a safe bet though.0
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Dress size seems like an impractical goal just because it varies so widely by maker. Even items by the same maker vary! And now they have "vanity" sizes that make it even less standardized. Because of illness, I do a lot of clothe shopping online and it's a craps-shoot every time.0
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5'2.5" 167 size 10 jeans most of the time, sometimes 12's still.
at 162 I'm a solid 10.
177 I was a solid 12 sometimes 14..0 -
5',7.5" / 171lbs I'm currently a UK 14 top size 16 (ish) bottoms.
Impossible to predict based on variations.0 -
It all varies. Height and type of body also play factors in sizing. I'm at 207 and I just got into a size 18.
I'm fairly tubular, not a lot of contour. I imagine if my fat was less evenly distributed I might need a larger size to accomodate bigger tatas or wider hips.
i'm 5'8".
Yep, I'm 5'6" and pear shaped with everything in my chest and hips0 -
Go to mybodygallery .com. It has a database of pictures from other women at different heights and weights and you just input yours and you can see how different body composition is for everyone.
So basically, there is no way to answer your question as truly everyone is different but this site is still neat to look at none the less.0 -
at 180 i wear a size 14 too but smaller than that i don't know yet.0
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5'10", 232. I wear size 16w, in NYDJ. I was a size 12 last year at 190.
It is not just weight, last year I was toned from yoga, and looked tight.0 -
Does anyone have an idea how a woman's weight relates to dress size?
I'm 202 lbs today and wear a 16. I know when I'm 180 lbs I wear a 14. But how do the other sizes run?
Obviously this won't be exact--sometimes you need to size up or down because your own personal bust or hips don't match a particular designer's dimensions for a particular size. But in general, what has been your experience?
A group just formed today saying "I'll be size 8 by Christmas, you can count on me". I know by extrapolating my weight loss rate and then adding back a fudge-factor for screw-ups, that I should be in the vicinity of 170 by Christmas, but how that translates to size? Harder to predict. 14, like at 180? or 12? And where does the weight for "10" begin?
I sell my clothes on eBay as I lose (because I go through them so fast!) and I'm always saying things like, "It's marked as an 18, but it's really more like a 20 than a 16." Sizes mean nothing!
I think it differs from person to person. I'm about 183 and in a 14, some 16. In a month or two, I'll start adding 12s. I'm just now getting rid of my last 18.
You go through sizes faster as you lose more. They add way more room between 2X and 3X than they do between 14 and 16.0 -
Does anyone have an idea how a woman's weight relates to dress size?
I'm 202 lbs today and wear a 16. I know when I'm 180 lbs I wear a 14. But how do the other sizes run?
Obviously this won't be exact--sometimes you need to size up or down because your own personal bust or hips don't match a particular designer's dimensions for a particular size. But in general, what has been your experience?
A group just formed today saying "I'll be size 8 by Christmas, you can count on me". I know by extrapolating my weight loss rate and then adding back a fudge-factor for screw-ups, that I should be in the vicinity of 170 by Christmas, but how that translates to size? Harder to predict. 14, like at 180? or 12? And where does the weight for "10" begin?0 -
I wish I knew. I'm ~174 right now at 5'2.5 and I think I'd fit into a 16 now but I'm wearing a loose 18.0
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