Cycling Clothes and Relative Fit From Model to Model?

[Jen12]

I'm thinking Pearl Izumi seems to run exceptionally small. I'm generally a small in pretty much anything of a SML system, but I bought one of their jerseys on ebay and it seemed really tiny. Not sure if it's the brand or if I just got an odd style.

I do like Novara bottoms, though. They tend to run true to size.

[meganm]

I'm thinking Pearl Izumi seems to run exceptionally small. I'm generally a small in pretty much anything of a SML system, but I bought one of their jerseys on ebay and it seemed really tiny. Not sure if it's the brand or if I just got an odd style.

I do like Novara bottoms, though. They tend to run true to size.

I agree on both points!

[Crankin]

I wear the same size shorts in every brand I have tried. Right now I only wear Terry Bellas and Shebeest S Pros, but I also have Sugoi and Zoic liner shorts that came with more casual cycling wear. They all fit me fine.
I have never worn PI because they don't make x-smalls. Or, if they do, no one sells them.
I may be in the market for more shorts as a couple of my Bellas are wearing out. My first inclination is to stick with what I have, but I've been having some issues lately, and it may be the shorts. I don't know. I have my saddle tweaked finally. I don't want to waste money on things that hurt when I ride!
I used to have a pair of Shebeest shorts (they were called Double D?, something D) that I wore on the one century I did. The chamois was a bit thicker than what I usually like, but they stopped making them. I also had some triple S Shebeests, but I found the chamois didn't come up high enough int he front.
Now jerseys, pretty much the same. I always where an x small, except for Shebeest, which I can't wear at all. They are way too big and long. Oh and LG. All of their cycling clothes are made for women at least 6 feet tall.