Terry Bella Shorts

[VeloVT]

liza -- do you order by hip or waist measurements?

I noticed the Shebeest has the same hip measurements as my Sheila Moons, so wondered if I could use the same Sheila Moon sizing for the Terry (since you said the Terry fit like your Shebeest)? I have PI bibs, but feel I may need a size bigger than what I wear and they use the same measurements as the Terry, so if I compared PI to Terry, I may go a size bigger than what I currently have.

I don't know if what I am saying makes sense ...

Hmmm....
I'm very definitely an XS in Sheila Moon, for shorts, tops and even armwarmers. I have pretty big hips in comparison to my waist (26/37), so I used to think I should always order by hip measurement. That puts me in medium for a lot of lines, which is usually too big all over (including the chamois -- ick). So I've started ordering more by waist size. This may depend on just exactly HOW you're shaped though... The widest part of my hips (the part I measure) is very low, where my legs meet my body (and I have a longish torso according to my laser body scan at lbs) -- I think maybe manufacturers assume that the widest point is going to be higher/closer to the waist, hence the shorts being cut too big for me.

Some sizing charts just seem off though. I should be a medium in Castelli in both tops and bottoms, and I'm a small in both tops and bottoms...

Yup. Sizing is complicated. For me though, I'm definitely a different size in Sheila Moon than in Shebeest/Terry -- Sheila Moon runs on the big side at least for my body shape -- and an XS in the Terry Bella would definitely be too small for me.

Hope my rambling answer is at least slightly helpful ...

Edit: As an additional frame of reference for sizing (seeing Bklynmom's post), I'm 5'6" and 120lbs.