dress sizes

Aug 26, 2003 14:39

This stuff is driving me mad...

I was checking out American dress sizes for a story and found this site. Translating the clothes I usually wear into US standards, it claimed I was a size four (or possibly a size six). But the few American pieces of clothing I've worn have been size 7/8 ( Read more... )

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hibernate August 26 2003, 07:19:42 UTC
According to the chart, my bust is size 10-12, and the rest of me size 8. I might complain a lot about the annoyance of having large breats, but trust me, they're not that big! There's no way I could wear size 42-44. And 40 in pants? I wish. I'm a skinny creature who's lucky to fill out a 38.

So, in other words, that chart can't be accurate. It's obviously adding too much to the European sizes.

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kattahj August 26 2003, 07:42:35 UTC
Glad to see it's not just me, then. :-)

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minim_calibre August 26 2003, 08:12:10 UTC
Hee.

Sizing chart translations are never very good.

For shoes, for example, I know what I wear: a UK 3.5/4, US 6, and European 36. As a shoe hound, I have plenty of each example floating around.

Translation charts have claimed my US 6 is anywhere from a UK 5 to a European 38.

The US measurements there are very off. When I wore an 8/10 comfortably, my measurements were about 98/72/98.

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kattahj August 26 2003, 08:26:14 UTC
The US measurements there are very off. When I wore an 8/10 comfortably, my measurements were about 98/72/98.

Ah, that sounds more like it. :-)

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love2loveher August 26 2003, 13:58:38 UTC
If you were looking at something specific to dress sizes, it may be very off because dress sizes, at least when it comes to formal dresses such as for weddings and evening wear, people usually wear 2-3 sizes larger than usual (considering size increments by 2's) so you might be a size 8, but your dress size might be 12. Its silly, and i think it is to make all women feel really fat as they get ready for a fancy evening, but for some reason it is that way according to my friend that used to work in the bridal shop.

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kattahj August 26 2003, 14:02:24 UTC
That's so incredibly bizarre. As if there aren't better times to feel fat than on your wedding day.

But still, my formal dress is a size 8, no bigger... but of course, it could be a UK size 8, and they could be more reasonable.

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persephone_kore August 26 2003, 14:46:07 UTC
Actually, from what I've heard, US clothing sizes are frequently one or two steps *lower* than the corresponding UK or Australian ones (as in, a US 6 is a UK 8, or something), apparently for the sake of flattery or something -- though I have no idea what's up with changing that for formal dresses, and don't remember it from my formal-shopping. Go figure.

But then, clothing sizes are also pretty erratic from brand to brand and so on, so who knows....

Or I could be completely wrong.

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persephone_kore August 26 2003, 14:47:53 UTC
I might also have done well to look at the darned site first. ;)

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npkedit August 27 2003, 06:45:57 UTC
This American is perplexed at their size totals, too.

I mean I know what I actually wear and what the chart is saying I should wear based on my measurements, and the totals are way off. At least 2 sizes off in one case. Of course, I'm 5'9", so maybe the height issue matters. And styles will matter as well. A full skirt, for example, is a lot more forgiving than a straight one.

But the thing is, I love how these tables automatically assume that a set of three measurements are going to correspond with each other. I don't wear the same size on top as I do on bottom and probably never will. Buying a suit is usually a nightmare and I'm always stuck getting the darn things tailored.

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