I keep reading weight threads and wondering when reading that someone who weighs more than I do, in the same size. I’m wondering if vanity sizing isn’t as much of an issue in Canada, or perhaps some people really have heavier bones, or perhaps I am set more broadly for my measurements (although I have narrow hips).
I have about 15 lbs more than I would like, I am consider thin by many people but I do not have a flat tummy. I am 5’ 9" and 135lbs, and my measurements are 36-27-36. I wear size 8 or 9 in almost every brand from departments stores (Gap, Old Navy, Sears, Zellers, Fairweather, Smart Set, etc), and if I buy a dress that is vanity sized - the lowest it goes is size 6. Jeans are either a 28, 29 or 30 waist and a 33 or 34 inseam. Bras are always 34B - I don’t see a difference between Tommy, Eddy Bauer, Club Monaco, The Gap, or anything at Winners, or even Wal-Mart sizing.
So, what is it? What weight, height and size and measurements do you have, and what the heck is a size 8 where you are?
generally 10-15lb is usually the difference between one size and another. a taller person will have weight distributed differently than a short person. toned muscle weight will be different than untoned fat weight.
I am more or less trim & fit, but not extremely toned - I’ll admit my tummy looks more like Brittney’s tummy now compared to Brittney’s tummy then. I’d say I am very “normal” in size, but I know in order to have a “perfect” body - it would be about 6 weeks work to lose about 10 lbs and 2 inches proportionally and I am 36 so I really don’t care about that “perfect waist” any more. (That perfect figure defined, which I have had when I was younger was 34-23-34 and then I was in a 6 or 7 and weighed about 122)
You see, I don’t find much weirdness in sizes when buying clothing myself, perhaps because I am tall and thin and more or less trim. The only one item I must try one is jeans because depending on where the hips sit, it will be a different size somewhere between 28 and 30 due to having very high hip bones. Everything else is easy, I look at it and I know an 8 or 9 will definitely fit.
What I am really curious about, is in weight loss threads I’ve seen people say they are 165lbs, and wearing size 8. I have a female friend who wears size 8 and is 165 as well, but she is 6’1" in height, and that I get. I know I am above average height so what I was thinking a size 8 on a shorter person would look heavier but weight less than I do.
Without weight in the form of larger bones, or a bunch of heavy excess skin, or larger arms and legs and even then I really can’t figure out how someone who is most likely short than I am, can have 40lbs more on them, unless their clothing choices are exclusively brands that vanity size in a way I haven’t seen.
So what is it? What brand’s size 8? What measurements? What height? What clothing problems cause you to buy a larger or smaller size? What is with all the weird sizing out there?
Hey. Sorry, I actually did mean to post to this last night, but I forgot…Not sure if you’re looking for a precise answer, or more of general experiences from people. I can provide the latter.
I’m about 5’2" and weigh 100 lbs. My measurements are roughly 34-24-33ish (I’m never sure what my hips are). I usually wear a zero or two (sometimes this changes–I have some formfitting stuff in a size four from H&M and at Ann Taylor Loft, I wear either a 0P or a 00P).
It is hard to tell, isn’t it? I was reading up on wiki the other day, and it said:
It also says:
So there is a clearly defined size zero. I’m considered very very skinny, and technically I think I’m a little big for it. And yet I often wear a size zero.
It has to do more with muscle than anything else as far as I can tell. I’m an inch taller and five pounds heavier than my mom. Her waist is several inches bigger than mine, and she’s much less muscular at this point; I work out several times a week, but she’s not in good enough health to these days. I wear a size 6-8 and she wears a size 12-14.
I’m a little under 5’4", my measurements are 37-27-38, and I weigh quite a bit more than you do.
I’ve actually measured the waist bands of several pairs of pants, and they aren’t really that inconsistent, at least the brands I’ve bought. 6 is usually 27" and 8 is 28". At most they’ve been off an inch either way.
