Extra Large = size 12?!

from JoeUser Forums

I have recently had the daunting task of shopping for a formal outfit.  I am a full figured gal but have usually had good success in finding things that fit nicely off the rack.  I think perhaps having that third baby rectified that for the moment.

I found a beautiful black skirt that I loved so I bought that figuring I could find a top in pretty much any style to go with it.  Since dragging the baby store to store to try stuff on hasn't been all that much fun, I figured I would try to find formal clothes online.  I couldn't believe how many places listed size 10 as Large and size 12 as Extra Large!

No matter how much I've weighed over the years, I have always had an ample top.  It really sucks that I am considered large or extra large in order to find something that I'm not busting out of on the top.  I'm really getting discouraged.  Anyone else having this problem?

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

My experience with online shopping is they tend to be larger than store sizes.  For example, if you wear a 12, buy a 10, if you are a 10 buy an 8.

I've never gotten anything too small...but when ordering from various places I have gotten things in "my" size that were really at least a size too big.

Good luck.

 

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Yow, I noticed that too. A lot of them are doing that and it's crazy!
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
ALWAYS check the measurement guide or fit guide. I've been anywhere from a perfect 6 to finding that 14 was too small! When I order online, I like to call and ask if the items run small as well.

some places are labling clothes smaller (an 8 is labled as a 6) to make women "feel" better. Who cares. I'm not small but it's just a label.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Clothing sizes can be so tricky for women. I agree with what LH says. You can be a size 6 and not fit into some size sixes. Sometimes a size smaller or bigger will end up fitting you instead...it's crazy.