Anonymous
05/02/2025 20:14
Subject: S/O Size 6 actresses?
Anonymous wrote:I mean, part of the issue here is that bodies have different densities and people carry weight differently. So you could have two women who are both 5'6" and both 125 lbs and one will be a size 2 and the other will be a size 8.
This.
As an example.
Size 10 on left 140lbs, size 4 on right 140lbs.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 16:36
Subject: S/O Size 6 actresses?
Anonymous wrote:I mean, part of the issue here is that bodies have different densities and people carry weight differently. So you could have two women who are both 5'6" and both 125 lbs and one will be a size 2 and the other will be a size 8.
Bust and hips have a huge impact on your dress size and while they can fluctuate with weight, everyone has a floor on those measurements and you are never going to fit a size that requires a smaller bust or narrower hips. So there are a lot of women for whom a size 6 may be their lowest possible size because absent a breast reduction or other surgery, they will never be small enough in their boobs or hips/butt to fit a smaller size.
+1. No one ever posts bust/waist/hip measurements. No one posts body fat %. We also have no idea how any particular size fits on someone (loose in one area, loose throughout, tight etc).
Anonymous
05/02/2025 14:50
Subject: S/O Size 6 actresses?
I mean, part of the issue here is that bodies have different densities and people carry weight differently. So you could have two women who are both 5'6" and both 125 lbs and one will be a size 2 and the other will be a size 8.
Bust and hips have a huge impact on your dress size and while they can fluctuate with weight, everyone has a floor on those measurements and you are never going to fit a size that requires a smaller bust or narrower hips. So there are a lot of women for whom a size 6 may be their lowest possible size because absent a breast reduction or other surgery, they will never be small enough in their boobs or hips/butt to fit a smaller size.
Bust and hips have a huge impact on your dress size and while they can fluctuate with weight, everyone has a floor on those measurements and you are never going to fit a size that requires a smaller bust or narrower hips. So there are a lot of women for whom a size 6 may be their lowest possible size because absent a breast reduction or other surgery, they will never be small enough in their boobs or hips/butt to fit a smaller size.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 13:45
Subject: S/O Size 6 actresses?
Anonymous wrote:The above chart seems outdated, like from 1990. I am 5’7” and 130 pounds. In 1992, I purchased size 8 jeans from JCrew and could barely get them on. Now I’m a pretty solid 6, and a 4 on a good day. Typically size small on top.
Yes, I agree. I am 5'6 125 lbs and according to the chart I should be a 6. I've never purchased anything in a US size 6 (I generally wear a 2). I've bought European clothes where they do have a conversion that seems dated and now inaccurate (ie, they say a French 36=US 6 but in reality a US 6 will not fit a 36 and vice versa).
Anonymous
05/02/2025 12:51
Subject: S/O Size 6 actresses?
I think people are thinking of a size 6 as being larger. It's really not. A size 6 is pretty small. I think of a size 6 as a thin person who has boobs and hips (whereas a 2/4 is a thin person with a smaller chest and narrower hips, and a 0 is very thin person with a very straight body).
Also if you are 5'8" and above, it's unlikely you will ever wear a 2/4 unless you are super model thin. So a tall but slim woman is like a 6/8.
Reading this thread is making me realize why so many of my size 6 friends seem to think they are not small enough and have this weird obsession with being a size 0 or 2. I have never understood this because a size 6 is not big and in order to be a 0 or 2, you generally have to be less curvy AND shorter, and I don't know a lot of women who wish they were a 5'2" A-cup (I am a 5'4" A-cup for what it's worth).
Also if you are 5'8" and above, it's unlikely you will ever wear a 2/4 unless you are super model thin. So a tall but slim woman is like a 6/8.
Reading this thread is making me realize why so many of my size 6 friends seem to think they are not small enough and have this weird obsession with being a size 0 or 2. I have never understood this because a size 6 is not big and in order to be a 0 or 2, you generally have to be less curvy AND shorter, and I don't know a lot of women who wish they were a 5'2" A-cup (I am a 5'4" A-cup for what it's worth).
Anonymous
05/01/2025 12:54
Subject: S/O Size 6 actresses?
The above chart seems outdated, like from 1990. I am 5’7” and 130 pounds. In 1992, I purchased size 8 jeans from JCrew and could barely get them on. Now I’m a pretty solid 6, and a 4 on a good day. Typically size small on top.
Anonymous
05/01/2025 12:12
Subject: S/O Size 6 actresses?
Anonymous wrote:None of these people are size 6 except maybe Sofia Vargara (sp?).
They’re all 2 to 4 ish. And Jen Garner is tall
The woman who is a size 12 does not look like she’s a 12. Garner could easily be a 8/10/12.
Anonymous
05/01/2025 11:57
Subject: S/O Size 6 actresses?
None of these people are size 6 except maybe Sofia Vargara (sp?).
They’re all 2 to 4 ish. And Jen Garner is tall
They’re all 2 to 4 ish. And Jen Garner is tall
Anonymous
05/01/2025 10:46
Subject: S/O Size 6 actresses?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think a ton of Hollywood actresses are well proportioned size 6, basically anyone with an actual chest (like C cup or larger) unless they are also super short or obviously super thin.
ScarJo is probably a size 6. Also Tina Fey probably sits around there as well, especially now (I'm sure she was a 2/4 when younger). Blake Lively is an example of a tall size 6ish woman, as is Taylor Swift (obviously being tall will make a size 6 look leaner). Jennifer Lawrence is a classic, perfectly proportioned size 6 (when not pregnant as she currently is). Brooke Shields is another tall size 6. Reese Witherspoon is a short size 6 (again, perfect proportions). Eva Mendes looks size 6-ish to me.
Some of these women might go up to an 8 when postpartum or in menopause, some might be able to diet/exercise down to a 4, but I think they all sit around a size 6 most of the time a fit but not starved weight.
I think Reese was a size 2 most of her life. Maybe she’s a size 6 now that she’s in her late 40s, but I’m not totally convinced.
I think Reese is definitely a 2/4, and Tina Fey, too.