ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

Totally. But I see that maybe that is really the case with most US stores. I always found it odd when I would see an American say they were, say a size 8 and they look at least a 12 to me.

I just thought H&M ran large in general, but guess not.

Canadian sizing might be more like Australian then, I wear a 12-14 here and am probably 8-10 US

would this be an OK time to mention that my willy somehow got longer when i came to the States?

JustErin said:

ZombieKitten said:

Canadian sizing might be more like Australian then, I wear a 12-14 here and am probably 8-10 US

Dude, to me you look more like s US size 6.

I wouldn't know. I could only fit into a 10 denim skirt at Old Navy.

ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

Dude, to me you look more like s US size 6.

I wouldn't know. I could only fit into a 10 denim skirt at Old Navy.

You look much smaller than your clothing size then.

JustErin said:

ZombieKitten said:

I wouldn't know. I could only fit into a 10 denim skirt at Old Navy.

You look much smaller than your clothing size then.

I'm not small at all!

ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

You look much smaller than your clothing size then.

I'm not small at all!

Ok, maybe you're not small...but at least you're not fat.

JustErin said:

ZombieKitten said:

I'm not small at all!

Ok, maybe you're not small...but at least you're not fat.

on the BMI scale I'm upper range "normal", just

ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

Ok, maybe you're not small...but at least you're not fat.

on the BMI scale I'm upper range "normal", just

Fuck the BMI scale.

JustErin said:

ZombieKitten said:

on the BMI scale I'm upper range "normal", just

Fuck the BMI scale.

I suppose, my breasts probably weigh 2kg each

Congrats Mach...... ..I hope they let me loose weight soon...

myfavorite said:

Congrats Mach...... ..I hope they let me loose weight soon...

Thanx

There's a lot about the clothing industry when it comes to sizing and labels that's screwed up or stupid.

There's supposed to be sizing standards, but each brand has its own idea what that means.

"Plus size" starts fairly small IMO. Not only that, but if the average North American woman is considered obese then shouldn't that just be called "Size"? At least one store calls bigger sizes "Above Average" -but those sizes are the average.

There are similar odd problems on the opposite end. Most people, when they envision the word "petite" think of someone quite small. So why are petite sizes only a few inches shorter than regular sizes, but just as big around? Maybe I'm picking nits, but I don't think a heavy, round lady gets to be classed as petite just because she's 5'2'' instead of 5'4''.

Mach said:

myfavorite said:

Congrats Mach...... ..I hope they let me loose weight soon...

Thanx

that was supposed to be a joke..

Mach said:

tinaz said:

I think anything over a 12 would be in the plus size section..

And big CONGRATS to you!!

Thanx

The "rapid weight loss" has caused me 6 gallbladder attacks thus far

So being fat put me at risk for them and loosing weight helped me HAVE them !

ouch!!!!!! hope you're doing okay. and good for you on the healthy weight loss.

HELL NO SIZE 12 IS NOT A PLUS SIZE! If you're talking in United States "Misses" size. I now wear anywhere from an 8-12 depending on the manufacturer. I'm 5' 7" tall and weigh about 140-145lbs. I gained 20lbs since I started back working. I wouldn't consider a size 14 plus either. I mean size 14, depending on your height and bone structure, is not real heavy, but you're inching up there. Anything over 14 and you're getting on the plump side. I once went up to 160lbs and had to buy a few size 14 slacks, but I quickly decided I was not going to buy an entire new wardrobe to accommodate the weight gain, so I went back to size 12 by dropping the extra 15-10 pounds.

Genesia said:

roseypink56 said:

I thought the W meant wide?

As insensitive as the garment industry can be to larger women, calling them "wide" would be downright mean, don't you think?

I just thought that is what it meant- i don't mean anything by it-just stating

JustErin said:

ZombieKitten said:

Canadian sizing might be more like Australian then, I wear a 12-14 here and am probably 8-10 US

Dude, to me you look more like s US size 6.

easy a perfect 6

I squoze her!

meow85 said:

There's a lot about the clothing industry when it comes to sizing and labels that's screwed up or stupid.

There's supposed to be sizing standards, but each brand has its own idea what that means.

"Plus size" starts fairly small IMO. Not only that, but if the average North American woman is considered obese then shouldn't that just be called "Size"? At least one store calls bigger sizes "Above Average" -but those sizes are the average.

There are similar odd problems on the opposite end. Most people, when they envision the word "petite" think of someone quite small. So why are petite sizes only a few inches shorter than regular sizes, but just as big around? Maybe I'm picking nits, but I don't think a heavy, round lady gets to be classed as petite just because she's 5'2'' instead of 5'4''.