size ?

[Tuckervill]

Thanks. I work out.*

Karen

*which means it's not an accident that I think that way, and attitude is everything.

[Bluetree]

2-4 XS
6-8 S
10-12 M
14-16 L
18-20 XL

etc. etc. etc.

Grrr... no clothes in my size. I can fit a child's size L or XL... but I really hate going into the kiddie section...

At least bike clothes are stretchy-shrinky, I can try them on without feeling like such a knob.

[maillotpois]

I'm not hugely overweight but I do need to lose my tummy, so I wear 16 if it's a good quality garment or 18 if it's some cheaper/off brand item. Same with shoes

Hold the phone.... I don't think you meant you were a size 16-18 in shoes, right??

I'm an 11 in shoes. I was a 10 before I had my daughter and went up a full size. 11 is tough enough, but if I were to have another kid, I'd have to shop at the drag queen stores for shoes.

[aggiecorgi]

Hold the phone.... I don't think you meant you were a size 16-18 in shoes, right??

I'm an 11 in shoes. I was a 10 before I had my daughter and went up a full size. 11 is tough enough, but if I were to have another kid, I'd have to shop at the drag queen stores for shoes.

Maillotpois - you made me laugh...I'm a 10 now too, and I worry what will happen when I do have kids!

[Popoki_Nui]

Hold the phone.... I don't think you meant you were a size 16-18 in shoes, right??

LOL. It does kinda sound like it, doesn't it?!
But no, I take a size 9 if it is a good quality shoe, and up to 10 or 10 1/2 for crappy stuff (like the cheap sneakers and boots I buy just for working around the property and such...size 9 never fits).

[SouthernBelle]

Nice one!
I do a slow burn every time I shop for clothes. I'm not hugely overweight but I do need to lose my tummy, so I wear 16 if it's a good quality garment or 18 if it's some cheaper/off brand item. Same with shoes
I was wearing size 14 in high school 30 years ago, and didn't have an ounce of fat. Now, I just shop for comfort and don't give a toss about what size something is.

You can't compare today's sizing with that of 30 or more years ago. Vanity sizing has completely changed everything. A size 10 of the 60s is about a 6 now. There are 2 exceptions: Bridal wear and pattern sizing. Next time you go by a Joann's or Hancock's, go in, pull a pattern and look at the measurements for various sizes. They are still true to the original American sizing system.

Does anybody remember when blouses were sized 30, 32, 34, etc?

[emily_in_nc]

You can't compare today's sizing with that of 30 or more years ago. Vanity sizing has completely changed everything. A size 10 of the 60s is about a 6 now.

You're exactly right. Back then there was no need for a size zero or (gasp) double zero! I have to admit to liking the modern sizing better, but they can't keep making sizes larger and larger lest the tiniest women start needing negative sizes!

Emily

[Nanci]

Luckily, I like my size 10-12-14-16-18's baggy enough that when my weight fluctuates, my clothes still mostly fit.

Nanci