Midsize

[Anonymous]

When I was size 8 I was underweight. My doctor had me gain weight because I couldn’t get pregnant. I, like you, had a disordered way of thinking about size.

I gained weight to be healthy and was a size 10, which I was trained to think was overweight but I was at the bottom of my BMI,

I am now in menopause and size 12 which is large. Again I’m only 10 lbs above a normal BMI. I’m not obese by any stretch of the imagination.

Perhaps you are 5’1” … then yes 12 is obese. Or maybe you have a disorder. Idk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a size 6/8 and that's M so I've been told I'm midsized. Literally medium

The naming conventions are so strange. I wore sz4/S bottoms my whole life and was called “tiny” by everyone, could refer to model photos to figure out how most things would look on me (although this might be more about build and proportion). After kids I seem to have settled into a sz6/28 ie Medium, but I don’t really feel “mid-sized”. I just feel small-ish. I have a friend who wears 29s (in the segment of NYC that cares), but it surprises everyone and she is fit and looks small. I think it’s a combination of vanity sizing (I keep hearing about how “Well Marilyn Monroe was a sz 12!” but like…look at her? That’s not a sz 12 of today) and the fact that language evolves, so illusory truths become truth if enough people participate (“chaise lounge” etc)

[Anonymous]

I think a lot of people on this post are having a vocabulary issue.

Small medium and large are standard sizes.

Then they came out with plus sized clothes.

Now there is something in between standard sizes and plus sizes and they call that midsize. It’s not synonymous with medium because medium is part of small, medium and large, which is part of standard size sizes..

There was a time where women in this size bracket couldn’t really find clothes because small medium and large didn’t fit them and plus sizes didn’t fit them. Hence creating midsize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a size 6/8 and that's M so I've been told I'm midsized. Literally medium

The naming conventions are so strange. I wore sz4/S bottoms my whole life and was called “tiny” by everyone, could refer to model photos to figure out how most things would look on me (although this might be more about build and proportion). After kids I seem to have settled into a sz6/28 ie Medium, but I don’t really feel “mid-sized”. I just feel small-ish. I have a friend who wears 29s (in the segment of NYC that cares), but it surprises everyone and she is fit and looks small. I think it’s a combination of vanity sizing (I keep hearing about how “Well Marilyn Monroe was a sz 12!” but like…look at her? That’s not a sz 12 of today) and the fact that language evolves, so illusory truths become truth if enough people participate (“chaise lounge” etc)

Marilyn Monroe was only 5’5” tall and she was a size 6 in today’s standards which is pretty curvy.

Now, if she were 511 with the same body shape, she would bea size 10/12

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of people on this post are having a vocabulary issue.

Small medium and large are standard sizes.

Then they came out with plus sized clothes.

Now there is something in between standard sizes and plus sizes and they call that midsize. It’s not synonymous with medium because medium is part of small, medium and large, which is part of standard size sizes..

There was a time where women in this size bracket couldn’t really find clothes because small medium and large didn’t fit them and plus sizes didn’t fit them. Hence creating midsize.

"Midsize" is not a clothing sizing term. It's the term fashion influencers use for that generally 10-16 size band. 10-14 are covered in "standard" sizing at stores, but when all you see in social media is 0-4 size women, it can be hard for the 10-14 size woman to visualize what might work best for her. Thus, midsize influencers have stepped into that gap. As a size 10-12 woman battling menopause belly I really appreciate the midsize social media feeds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of people on this post are having a vocabulary issue.

Small medium and large are standard sizes.

Then they came out with plus sized clothes.

Now there is something in between standard sizes and plus sizes and they call that midsize. It’s not synonymous with medium because medium is part of small, medium and large, which is part of standard size sizes..

There was a time where women in this size bracket couldn’t really find clothes because small medium and large didn’t fit them and plus sizes didn’t fit them. Hence creating midsize.

"Midsize" is not a clothing sizing term. It's the term fashion influencers use for that generally 10-16 size band. 10-14 are covered in "standard" sizing at stores, but when all you see in social media is 0-4 size women, it can be hard for the 10-14 size woman to visualize what might work best for her. Thus, midsize influencers have stepped into that gap. As a size 10-12 woman battling menopause belly I really appreciate the midsize social media feeds.

It is actually a clothing size term used by companies when hiring models. It’s not just an influencer term.

When people were sick of buying clothes where every model is a size 0 they started hiring models for the pictures online where the model is “midsize” witches size 12-16

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're right OP. It's gross how accepting society has come of overeating.

So what do you want someone who is size 14 or 16 to do. Presumably you understand that they can't become a size 4 overnight.

Should they not be allowed to wear clothes or leave the house until they aren't gross to you? Should they only buy clothes in stores labeled Fat Ladies Only?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a size 6/8 and that's M so I've been told I'm midsized. Literally medium

The naming conventions are so strange. I wore sz4/S bottoms my whole life and was called “tiny” by everyone, could refer to model photos to figure out how most things would look on me (although this might be more about build and proportion). After kids I seem to have settled into a sz6/28 ie Medium, but I don’t really feel “mid-sized”. I just feel small-ish. I have a friend who wears 29s (in the segment of NYC that cares), but it surprises everyone and she is fit and looks small. I think it’s a combination of vanity sizing (I keep hearing about how “Well Marilyn Monroe was a sz 12!” but like…look at her? That’s not a sz 12 of today) and the fact that language evolves, so illusory truths become truth if enough people participate (“chaise lounge” etc)

Marilyn Monroe was only 5’5” tall and she was a size 6 in today’s standards which is pretty curvy.

Now, if she were 511 with the same body shape, she would bea size 10/12

Marilyn, with her proportions, would not be any sort of off-the-rack size. She would be like my friend who buys size Medium clothing, but takes it to a tailor and has the waist taken in a couple sizes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a size 6/8 and that's M so I've been told I'm midsized. Literally medium

The naming conventions are so strange. I wore sz4/S bottoms my whole life and was called “tiny” by everyone, could refer to model photos to figure out how most things would look on me (although this might be more about build and proportion). After kids I seem to have settled into a sz6/28 ie Medium, but I don’t really feel “mid-sized”. I just feel small-ish. I have a friend who wears 29s (in the segment of NYC that cares), but it surprises everyone and she is fit and looks small. I think it’s a combination of vanity sizing (I keep hearing about how “Well Marilyn Monroe was a sz 12!” but like…look at her? That’s not a sz 12 of today) and the fact that language evolves, so illusory truths become truth if enough people participate (“chaise lounge” etc)

Marilyn Monroe was only 5’5” tall and she was a size 6 in today’s standards which is pretty curvy.

Now, if she were 511 with the same body shape, she would bea size 10/12

Marilyn, with her proportions, would not be any sort of off-the-rack size. She would be like my friend who buys size Medium clothing, but takes it to a tailor and has the waist taken in a couple sizes.

Do you even hear yourself.

[Anonymous]

Does it mean anything below plus size. And around size 10 and up?

[Anonymous]

I am short and overweight and a 6. Some midsize people I see do not even look overweigth at all, just not model thin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it mean anything below plus size. And around size 10 and up?

It's between heroine chic and plus size... there doesn't seem to be models that are size 6 most are either 0 or 18 so it's between so yes size 10-16 but most are 12-14.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it mean anything below plus size. And around size 10 and up?

It's between heroine chic and plus size... there doesn't seem to be models that are size 6 most are either 0 or 18 so it's between so yes size 10-16 but most are 12-14.

This is true on tv shows as well: women are either thin romantic heroes or plus size best friends or funny plus size. It’s so rare to see women who are just a little heavy in main parts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a size 6/8 and that's M so I've been told I'm midsized. Literally medium

This new "midsized" apparently is 10-16. 18+ is plus sized and 8 and below is "regular", I suppose.

[Anonymous]

Weight and clothing size looks different by race.

Michelle Obama is technically “mid-size” along with Gayle King. Neither looks like they are anywhere outside of standard proportion/sizing.

Kim Kardashian is probably a 4/6 and looks proportion wise to be midsize. Same with Jenna Bush-Hager who’s probably a 6/8.