If you’re a size 6

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I only see only one true size 6 poster.

Sorry - it's not just the numbers, it's where the weight falls that matters.

LOL.

Not sure if to cry or laugh! LOL.

[Anonymous]

5'3.5". I'm a 6 when I weigh between 135 and 145. I'm a former gymnast with an athletic build.

[Anonymous]

It completely depends on the brand. Some have very heavy vanity sizing.

At 5'2" 120lbs. I'm generally a 4 but have to move up to 6 in some brands-I'm looking at you Lululemon.

[Anonymous]

5-11 and 145lbs

6 but can do a 4 on top or some cuts of dresses. 6 in the ass/hips though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:5'7", 138lbs.

Same but sometimes I wear a 4.

I wear a 28 or 27 in jeans.

[Anonymous]

All depends on the brand and store as most US retailers use vanity sizing.

I'm 5'9, 125lbs. I'm a 2/4 most places, but at high-end retailers probably a 6.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I only see only one true size 6 poster.

Sorry - it's not just the numbers, it's where the weight falls that matters.

LOL.

Not sure if to cry or laugh! LOL.

NP: not sure why the LOL reactions to the "where the weight falls" comment. I get what PP is saying, why don't you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Chest size matters a lot for these questions. People who are size 0 or 2 tend to be small chested, unless you are just looking at pant sizes. Once someone is a C cup or larger, you are going to be a 4/6 at a minimum (even in vanity sizing) regardless of your weight or height.

Same thing with shoulder width or hips. You can have a low weight but if your frame is structured a certain way, you will need to size up. I used to work in a department store and was always fighting this battle with customers. People have a mental block about certain sizes (for some people, that might be a size 8, for others it's anything 10 and up, for others it's anything in the plus range). Sometimes this is reasonable because some brands don't carry sizes past a certain size, so it's a desire to fit into more clothes (though that's thankfully changing). But sometimes it's just this weird vanity where people can't accept that a size 8 is going to fit them better because of their body shape, and don't understand that you have to fit clothes to the widest part of your body and then take them in to accommodate.

The one exception is tall women, who seem to get this very quickly. I think it's because tall women have been tall their whole lives, so they are more used to it. I'd have someone walk in who was quite trim but 5'10, and I'd say "let's try the 8 to see if get the length we want and then take in the waist" and they wouldn't blink. But then I'd encounter someone whose bust size had changed with pregnancy or who had only gained a small amount of weight but all in their hips, and they'd be adamant that they had to be a size 4 and disappointed if it didn't fit correctly. Why? What matters is getting it to fit your body properly. It's not like the size on the garment makes your body larger by osmosis. Your body is what it is, and then you just need to find the clothes that work best with it.

Oh, and I wanted to mention: we also carried some UK brands that used UK sizing, where a size 6 is literally like the smallest size, more equivalent to a US 2. People would fuss about this and I'd have to reassure them. I remember discovering that I could explain that celebrities also wore these sizes. Like I could say "Nicole Kidman is also a size 6 in UK sizes!" And that would appease them. Just a lot of feelings about these numbers that don't really mean anything or have any value.

Agree with all of this. I still hate UK sizing. Just spent the weekend shopping in London and will now be spending the rest of the week quietly weeping into my fish and chips. I’m a US “6” but a solid UK 12…which is actually a true US 10. I am 5’ 7” and 140lbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:5'4" - about 125 lbs.

+1

[Anonymous]

5’6 137lbs. I’m a six in pants but a four in dresses and tops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chest size matters a lot for these questions. People who are size 0 or 2 tend to be small chested, unless you are just looking at pant sizes. Once someone is a C cup or larger, you are going to be a 4/6 at a minimum (even in vanity sizing) regardless of your weight or height.

Same thing with shoulder width or hips. You can have a low weight but if your frame is structured a certain way, you will need to size up. I used to work in a department store and was always fighting this battle with customers. People have a mental block about certain sizes (for some people, that might be a size 8, for others it's anything 10 and up, for others it's anything in the plus range). Sometimes this is reasonable because some brands don't carry sizes past a certain size, so it's a desire to fit into more clothes (though that's thankfully changing). But sometimes it's just this weird vanity where people can't accept that a size 8 is going to fit them better because of their body shape, and don't understand that you have to fit clothes to the widest part of your body and then take them in to accommodate.

The one exception is tall women, who seem to get this very quickly. I think it's because tall women have been tall their whole lives, so they are more used to it. I'd have someone walk in who was quite trim but 5'10, and I'd say "let's try the 8 to see if get the length we want and then take in the waist" and they wouldn't blink. But then I'd encounter someone whose bust size had changed with pregnancy or who had only gained a small amount of weight but all in their hips, and they'd be adamant that they had to be a size 4 and disappointed if it didn't fit correctly. Why? What matters is getting it to fit your body properly. It's not like the size on the garment makes your body larger by osmosis. Your body is what it is, and then you just need to find the clothes that work best with it.

Oh, and I wanted to mention: we also carried some UK brands that used UK sizing, where a size 6 is literally like the smallest size, more equivalent to a US 2. People would fuss about this and I'd have to reassure them. I remember discovering that I could explain that celebrities also wore these sizes. Like I could say "Nicole Kidman is also a size 6 in UK sizes!" And that would appease them. Just a lot of feelings about these numbers that don't really mean anything or have any value.

Agree with all of this. I still hate UK sizing. Just spent the weekend shopping in London and will now be spending the rest of the week quietly weeping into my fish and chips. I’m a US “6” but a solid UK 12…which is actually a true US 10. I am 5’ 7” and 140lbs.

But why would this upset you? Your body didn't change. Why were you happy with it as a US 6 but unhappy with the exact same body at a UK 12. The number is truly just a number (as evidenced by the fact that UK sizing starts at 6, which is nonsensical to begin with).

[Anonymous]

I’m 5’4” and 140. Weirdly the size 6s straight leg pants I bought 20 years ago still fit but when I need new pants I need an 8. I think they keep cutting smaller through the hips or thighs or something — I still can wear a 4 or 6 in anything that isn’t fitted through the thighs (swishy pants or dresses).

[Anonymous]

5'3" and 115

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much do you weigh? How tall are you?

Sometimes a size 4 here, depends on the label.
5'-7.5", 118#

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:5'7 and 135-145 lbs, very athletic body shape. Always a 6 on the bottom, between a 4 and 6 on the top.

+1 this is me!

I am 5'8" and also 135-145 but with a curvy thin-limbed body I am usually a 12 on the bottom and a 6 on top.