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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Do you look at label sizes when you buy clothes? I don't really know what size I am as I just buy whatever fits. Do you get depressed if your usual size doesn't fit, or do you just think it's a different 'cut' of fabric? |
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After being quite ill last year I've lost loads of wait so I've jeans from a 30 to 36. What pisses me off is I constantly pick up the 1s that don't fit. Doesn't really answer your question but I wanted to get that out  |
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Only you know what size it says on the label, others will find out only if you tell them.
I'm more concerned about getting something that fits properly and suits me than worrying about what number is on the label.
There is nothing that looks worse than someone who has tried to squeeze themselves into something too small and it is usually because they think along the lines of "I'm always a size xx and won't wear anything bigger". |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don't usually get upset if I don't fit into my normal size. Granted, I don't tend to fluctuate much in size, so it isn't usually an issue. I know what range of sizes generally fits for different clothing items, and go with that.
I will say, though, that it genuinely hurt when I tried to put on my wedding dress and it didn't fit. I thought I'd try it on before coming to the UK, and tried to zip it up...couldn't even get two inches zippered and it had only been about a year since the wedding. That hurt.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I pick up a 20 first. Some shops a 20 is too big, some it fits ok. I'm a strange shape so have to get a 20 to fit my stomach, fat arse and boobs. An 18 will sometimes be a bit snug on the boobs but baggy around my shoulders.
I have trousers in size 18 and 20. One of the size 20's hangs off me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Since ive been ill ive put on a shit ton of weight. Like 5stone. So instead of getting upset i just bought big size clothes till it comes off again"
Do you wait before throwing big clothes away, just in case you put weight back on? |
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"Since ive been ill ive put on a shit ton of weight. Like 5stone. So instead of getting upset i just bought big size clothes till it comes off again
Do you wait before throwing big clothes away, just in case you put weight back on? "
when i originally started to lose weight yes i hung on to them for ages. But as i have 100s of clothes in the size i got down to these are being sent to a charity shop as soon as i slim out of them. This weight gain is tempery due to illness |
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By (user no longer on site)
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It matters to me as most of the clothes that fit me are meant for children.I fall in love with certain clothes only to find they don't do it in my size it's not fare  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Since ive been ill ive put on a shit ton of weight. Like 5stone. So instead of getting upset i just bought big size clothes till it comes off again
Do you wait before throwing big clothes away, just in case you put weight back on? when i originally started to lose weight yes i hung on to them for ages. But as i have 100s of clothes in the size i got down to these are being sent to a charity shop as soon as i slim out of them. This weight gain is tempery due to illness"
I have some I should throw but can't bring myself to. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I find it alters in shoes to I'm a 71/2 but often have to buy an 8 as got broad feet and a 7 often tight when I try them but it makes me look clownish depending on style of shoe |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It matters to me as most of the clothes that fit me are meant for children.I fall in love with certain clothes only to find they don't do it in my size it's not fare "
my gran and aunt used to fit young teens sizes it meant they looked young and trendy |
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"Since ive been ill ive put on a shit ton of weight. Like 5stone. So instead of getting upset i just bought big size clothes till it comes off again
Do you wait before throwing big clothes away, just in case you put weight back on? when i originally started to lose weight yes i hung on to them for ages. But as i have 100s of clothes in the size i got down to these are being sent to a charity shop as soon as i slim out of them. This weight gain is tempery due to illness
I have some I should throw but can't bring myself to."
i kept one dress from before that id worn for a special event but i ended up giving it to a large lady for her daughters wedding |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I find it hard as I seem to be a different size in each shop. Also i have small shoulders and not much boobage up but larger hips so I find if a top fits me well on my stomach it's usually really baggy up and falls down up top. I have to stay clear of vest tops. I find NEXT are nice and generous with their sizes |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It’s annoying how size varies from shop to shop. I’m an 18 but in some shops it’s got to be a 20 or even a 22 though I had a dress sent in the wrong size a 16 and it fit lovely. So I try the clothes on now as you can never tell x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I can't fathom sizes at all... it seems to vary from one shop to the next... even in shoes!!"
Ah, someone else, I've got shoes in sizes 9 to 11, all fit comfortably!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I think it's unfair that kids clothing goes up a pound or two when the age goes up, I know there's more material in an age 8-9 then there would be on an age 6-7 but can you imagine if they did the same with women's dress sizes. A size 8 top costing a tenner but then size 18 would have to pay 12 quid, there'd be uproar! |
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"I can't fathom sizes at all... it seems to vary from one shop to the next... even in shoes!!"
Did you know... the shoe sizes refer to "barley corns". Sizes start at 12 (which is 12 inches) and counts backwards in barley corns 
Cal |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think it's unfair that kids clothing goes up a pound or two when the age goes up, I know there's more material in an age 8-9 then there would be on an age 6-7 but can you imagine if they did the same with women's dress sizes. A size 8 top costing a tenner but then size 18 would have to pay 12 quid, there'd be uproar!"
It does vary in some shops already x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm anywhere between a 10 and a 14 depending on where I shop.....and how many creme eggs I've had that week
Used to bother me but there's so much difference in sizing with different shops. If it looks good on,cut the label out and forget about the size. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I don't usually get upset if I don't fit into my normal size. Granted, I don't tend to fluctuate much in size, so it isn't usually an issue. I know what range of sizes generally fits for different clothing items, and go with that.
I will say, though, that it genuinely hurt when I tried to put on my wedding dress and it didn't fit. I thought I'd try it on before coming to the UK, and tried to zip it up...couldn't even get two inches zippered and it had only been about a year since the wedding. That hurt. "
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I had the exact same problem with my wife's wedding dress.
Then again I am 14 inches taller than her  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm anywhere between a 10 and a 14 depending on where I shop.....and how many creme eggs I've had that week
Used to bother me but there's so much difference in sizing with different shops. If it looks good on,cut the label out and forget about the size."
I always cut the labels out.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It’s annoying how size varies from shop to shop. I’m an 18 but in some shops it’s got to be a 20 or even a 22 though I had a dress sent in the wrong size a 16 and it fit lovely. So I try the clothes on now as you can never tell x "
I always try stuff on. I hold it up to see which one I think will fit then also take the next size up into the changing room. I go for 18 or 20, sometimes 22. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think it's unfair that kids clothing goes up a pound or two when the age goes up, I know there's more material in an age 8-9 then there would be on an age 6-7 but can you imagine if they did the same with women's dress sizes. A size 8 top costing a tenner but then size 18 would have to pay 12 quid, there'd be uproar!"
It does!
Us fat woman pay more for all plus size ranges.
I can go into cheap stores and buy clothes because they don't do them in my size same for underwear. If I can get a bra for my 40H for less than £25 I would be laughing |
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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago
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"I think it's unfair that kids clothing goes up a pound or two when the age goes up, I know there's more material in an age 8-9 then there would be on an age 6-7 but can you imagine if they did the same with women's dress sizes. A size 8 top costing a tenner but then size 18 would have to pay 12 quid, there'd be uproar!
It does!
Us fat woman pay more for all plus size ranges.
I can go into cheap stores and buy clothes because they don't do them in my size same for underwear. If I can get a bra for my 40H for less than £25 I would be laughing "
Try brastop they have a sale on most bras are around £17.
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By *eesideMan
over a year ago
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"Do you look at label sizes when you buy clothes? I don't really know what size I am as I just buy whatever fits. Do you get depressed if your usual size doesn't fit, or do you just think it's a different 'cut' of fabric?"
I think its size and a different fabric as ive been in the same shop with 2 different T shirts both ment to be the same size but 1 didn't fit |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sizes don't work for me.
Clothes makers assume because I have a 48 inch chest I have a 48 inch waist to go with it. They also assume if you have a 34-36 inch waist you have pipe cleaners for thighs.
It takes me forever to find stuff that fits well. |
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