Clothes size too big for what you weigh?

fatfox13
fatfox13 Posts: 30 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've got down to 8stone (112lbs) and I am still a UK size 12.....To me, that is pretty big. I know everyone is different but surely most 8stone women would wear a much smaller clothes size? I'm 5ft 4 and flat chested also! :/
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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited June 2015
    depends on

    1) where you shop
    2) what your body frame is
    3) what your musculature is and where you hold your weight

    why does it matter? Sizing is ridiculous

    I'm 5'8 and 160lbs and am a UK 10-12 (possibly an 8 in places like White Stuff and Gap who size big) .. but even then it's not big .. it's the equivalent of a US 6-8

    I also have size 14 clothes that fit beautifully

    Please do not be fooled by media

    If it bothers you cut out the size label and just rock it
  • smotheredincheese
    smotheredincheese Posts: 559 Member
    Depends a lot on where you're buying your clothes. A size 12 from River Island or Miss Selfridge is probably comparable with an 8-10 in Dorothy Perkins or Next.
  • alleolala
    alleolala Posts: 19 Member
    Incidentally - some clothing companies deliberately make larger clothes with a smaller size on the label, because it makes more people choose to buy there because they 'feel better' about 'being smaller'. So who knows what a clothing size is any more?!
  • daaaaaanielle
    daaaaaanielle Posts: 114 Member
    Sizes are so skewed, I don't personally go by my clothes sizes.

    When I was lighter, I was a 10 up top and a 12 down bottom in Primark, but in other places I was a 10, 12, 14, depending on the brand and the fit.

    I'll be happy when I hit my goal and I fit into my old clothes, regardless of what size the label claims they are.
  • dolliesdaughter
    dolliesdaughter Posts: 544 Member
    Sizes vary. I can wear anything from a US 8-16 according to where I shop. I purchase things that fit and pay no attention to size. I just know I no longer have to shop in the Plus Size section.
  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
    Eh, I currently wear a U.S. Size 12-16...maybe even some 18s. It's all pretty arbitrary.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Your body build makes a big difference with this. I had a friend in college who had a very low weight and body fat (she was around my height and weight so probably 5'6" 115ish lbs.) but her hip structure was wide and she needed size 9/11 pants because of it. I (at the same height/weight) wore size 5/6 but I have narrower hips.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    edited June 2015
    Whether the label says size 12 or size 3.1415, it either fits or it doesn't. Why does it matter what the label says?
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    How large your measurements are depends on your frame size, where you carry your extra fat and your overall body fat percentage. Two people at the same height and weight can look very different in the same article of clothing if one has larger hips and a smaller waist then the other.

    I have everything in my closet from a US size 2 to a size 8 and they all fit to one degree or another. Sizes are completely arbitrary. Why is it men get their pants sizes in inches and women don't?
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,254 Member
    alleolala wrote: »
    Incidentally - some clothing companies deliberately make larger clothes with a smaller size on the label, because it makes more people choose to buy there because they 'feel better' about 'being smaller'. So who knows what a clothing size is any more?!

    Absolutely this.
  • Krystle1984
    Krystle1984 Posts: 146 Member
    fatfox13 wrote: »
    I've got down to 8stone (112lbs) and I am still a UK size 12.....To me, that is pretty big. I know everyone is different but surely most 8stone women would wear a much smaller clothes size? I'm 5ft 4 and flat chested also! :/

    I'm the same height as you and at 9st 7lbs I was a comfortable UK size 10 pretty much everywhere except Primark. My friend at the same height/weight was a 12-14. I think it depends on your body shape/type. I wouldn't stress about it. :)
  • brendak76
    brendak76 Posts: 241 Member
    My mom was 99 pounds on her wedding day 45 years ago and she tells me she wore a normal size 12 back then. Today (she is 65) she is about 15 pounds heavier and wears a size 4. That shows you how sizes have changed over the years and how they don't really matter.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Clothing sizes are just a stupid number. They are not consistent even in the same brand. I read online reviews and people will often buy several of the exact same item and report that some are bigger or smaller than the others labeled the same size and bought at the same time.
    Does it fit you? Do you like the way it looks? The number doesn't matter.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    The only reliable way to figure out if clothes will fit is empirical testing of individual cases.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    Whether the label says size 12 or size 3.1415, it either fits or it doesn't. Why does it matter what the label says?

    You must be male. :)

    Because it makes shopping a heck of a lot of work!

    I have the opposite issues from the OP--I seem to be wearing a much smaller size than anyone else at my weight. Eh, oh well.
  • xLoveLikeWinterx
    xLoveLikeWinterx Posts: 408 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    Whether the label says size 12 or size 3.1415, it either fits or it doesn't. Why does it matter what the label says?

    You must be male. :)

    Because it makes shopping a heck of a lot of work!

    I have the opposite issues from the OP--I seem to be wearing a much smaller size than anyone else at my weight. Eh, oh well.

    Yep I have that same "issue", too. I like it, but it confuses me.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    Whether the label says size 12 or size 3.1415, it either fits or it doesn't. Why does it matter what the label says?

    You must be male. :)

    Because it makes shopping a heck of a lot of work!

    I have the opposite issues from the OP--I seem to be wearing a much smaller size than anyone else at my weight. Eh, oh well.
    Tell me you wouldn't still try on the clothes even if you thought you could believe the sizes were uniform. I dare you.
  • alyci
    alyci Posts: 50 Member
    I hate trying to shop of pants. I'm 5'0 and currently 155. I wear anything form a size 4-14 depending on brand and cut. I wish I could just go by my hip measurement like men do.
  • TaurianDoll
    TaurianDoll Posts: 111 Member
    Yeah it's all about your frame. I've dropped down a dress size in the past week but the scale has only budged by 1 lb. It is what it is. As long as I feel good and look good, that's what matters most. I know the weight will come off eventually.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    alyci wrote: »
    I hate trying to shop of pants. I'm 5'0 and currently 155. I wear anything form a size 4-14 depending on brand and cut. I wish I could just go by my hip measurement like men do.
    LOL. A pair of 34" Wranglers doesn't fit like a pair of 34" Levis. Neither fit like a pair of 34" Dockers.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Shopping for women's clothes is a nightmare no matter what. I'm 5'6" and 120 and wear anything from a 2 to an 8 depending on the store. Yesterday I brought 2 Nike running tanks, only difference is one has something written on the front, one is a medium and fits a little loose and one is a large and is too small. HHMMM. Normally I try everything on but the store I was in has locked dressing rooms and I had no time for waiting for a salesperson to come and unlock it, then if you leave for another size it locks again behind you.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    Whether the label says size 12 or size 3.1415, it either fits or it doesn't. Why does it matter what the label says?

    You must be male. :)

    Because it makes shopping a heck of a lot of work!

    I have the opposite issues from the OP--I seem to be wearing a much smaller size than anyone else at my weight. Eh, oh well.
    Tell me you wouldn't still try on the clothes even if you thought you could believe the sizes were uniform. I dare you.

    I would love to go the rest of my life without EVER trying on another article of clothing before buying it. I'm one of those people who would order absolutely everything online if it were possible. I only go to the mall in moments of absolute desperation...generally when my jeans start falling off to an embarrassing degree. :)
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    edited June 2015
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    Whether the label says size 12 or size 3.1415, it either fits or it doesn't. Why does it matter what the label says?

    You must be male. :)

    Because it makes shopping a heck of a lot of work!

    I have the opposite issues from the OP--I seem to be wearing a much smaller size than anyone else at my weight. Eh, oh well.
    Tell me you wouldn't still try on the clothes even if you thought you could believe the sizes were uniform. I dare you.

    I would love to go the rest of my life without EVER trying on another article of clothing before buying it. I'm one of those people who would order absolutely everything online if it were possible. I only go to the mall in moments of absolute desperation...generally when my jeans start falling off to an embarrassing degree. :)
    I would, too, but even for guys it just isn't feasible unless you buy the same items in the same style. Even then, it might not work.

    I have a lot of Wranglers with the same waist measurement and even though they're generally wearable, they're not all the same size.

    At this point, though, basically nothing I have fits except for drawstring workout pants and t-shirts. Luckily, it's almost summer.

  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I read that sizes vary a lot, but nearly everything I own is a US size 8. I still have a few size 10 that are not overly loose, but I haven't bought anything new in anything other than an 8 in a while.

    I had to google the conversion, but it appears that a UK size 12 is a US size 8. If that is correct, then that does seem large for someone 5'4" and 112 lbs. I'm 2" taller and 50 lbs heavier and that's what I typically wear. I do have quite a bit of muscle, but that still seems quite a difference. Maybe google let me down on the conversion.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    alyci wrote: »
    I hate trying to shop of pants. I'm 5'0 and currently 155. I wear anything form a size 4-14 depending on brand and cut. I wish I could just go by my hip measurement like men do.
    LOL. A pair of 34" Wranglers doesn't fit like a pair of 34" Levis. Neither fit like a pair of 34" Dockers.

    Or even all the numeric soup of Levis.
  • dubird
    dubird Posts: 1,849 Member
    Body frame makes a huge difference. For example, I can't wear below about a size 12 (US women's) in pants. Even in high school, when I was around 120lbs I couldn't wear smaller than that. The reason is that my hips are so wide. The actual bone structure is wider, so I can't actually wear anything smaller because I can't get it comfortably over my hips. I also have trouble with smaller sizes because I can't get them long enough. So my body says "size 12!" and I'm totally cool with that.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    I tend to give up on wearing jeans and only do khakis as I get to my lightest amount.
    I'm just above 200, can wear a 34" in some khakis or shorts, but most jeans won't have the room for my calves being around 18".
  • geministyle
    geministyle Posts: 30 Member
    xLoveLikeWinterx wrote: »
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    Whether the label says size 12 or size 3.1415, it either fits or it doesn't. Why does it matter what the label says?

    You must be male. :)

    Because it makes shopping a heck of a lot of work!

    I have the opposite issues from the OP--I seem to be wearing a much smaller size than anyone else at my weight. Eh, oh well.

    Yep I have that same "issue", too. I like it, but it confuses me.

    I also have that "issue". 5'4", 163 pounds, and fit comfortably in a U.S. 8 (which I believe is a U.K. 12).
  • janiep81
    janiep81 Posts: 248 Member
    Yeah... at 180 lbs (the last time I was there), I could wear a US 10... I agree that its arbitrary.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    I'm almost exactly the same size (about five pounds heavier), don't have much muscle, and almost never wear bigger than a US 2/UK 6 because of my frame - small bone structure, with narrow hips, shoulders, and ribcage. My measurements are about 33 - 24 - 34 right now, if that gives you an idea (and I wear a 28 bra band.)

    But like everyone has said, it also depends on the brand and the fit of a given item.

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