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Katy_Amy
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Hey i been dieting recently and have lost about 1/2 a stone overall. been kinda researching how we determine size.

I just measure my bust/waist/hip area to determine what a sizing chart classes as my size, after all of the measuring it assures me im a size 14???[http://community.handbag.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/shrug.gif]
I actually for the last few years i been down as low as a size 6, yes i have put on weight over the last year and went up to a 8/10, and lost a bit, so im a happy size 8 (still gonna lose more weight) Some items i do need to wear size 10.
Im confused, if i did follow the size charts i think id have bigger clothes than my dad.
So i dont get why wearing the clothes, i can be 6/8/10 depending on the item, in the chart im 14/16?
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Hey i been dieting recently and have lost about 1/2 a stone overall. been kinda researching how we determine size.

I just measure my bust/waist/hip area to determine what a sizing chart classes as my size, after all of the measuring it assures me im a size 14???
I actually for the last few years i been down as low as a size 6, yes i have put on weight over the last year and went up to a 8/10, and lost a bit, so im a happy size 8 (still gonna lose more weight) Some items i do need to wear size 10.
Im confused, if i did follow the size charts i think id have bigger clothes than my dad.
So i dont get why wearing the clothes, i can be 6/8/10 depending on the item, in the chart im 14/16?
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Well... .Obviously you need to be measuring the right bits in the right way with a cloth tape measure

Since the sizing seems so far out I'd double check whether it's a modern chart and a UK one as well.

Other than that, since I don't know what chart you used, I can't really help much more.

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Katy_Amy
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well my waist line i measured is 29 inches, and in the sizing chart that shows size 14, its generally all different sizing charts ive googled and on clothes shopping websites, however a size 10 pair of trousers is most like to fall down on me? so i dont get it, a size 14 is gonna be like balloon pants, so i dont get why the measurements say that?
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If you can fit into a pair of size 10 trousers then I suspec that you've not measured the correct bit; I'm a size 8-10 and my waist is around 24-25 inches.

Your waistline is the pair of your waist that is narrowest, as shown here: http://www.whirlingturban.com/img/waist-tie.jpg

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Katy_Amy
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thanks hun

im size 8-10 and my waist measures as i just re-measured about 29-30 inches.
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Hey i been dieting recently and have lost about 1/2 a stone overall. been kinda researching how we determine size. I just measure my bust/waist/hip area to determine what a sizing chart classes as my size, after all of the measuring it assures me im a size 14??? I actually for the last few years i been down as low as a size 6, yes i have put on weight over the last year and went up to a 8/10, and lost a bit, so im a happy size 8 (still gonna lose more weight) Some items i do need to wear size 10. Im confused, if i did follow the size charts i think id have bigger clothes than my dad. So i dont get why wearing the clothes, i can be 6/8/10 depending on the item, in the chart im 14/16?
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Well, i'm 44 years old and i'm pretty sure clothes are sized far larger than they used to be. Waist sizes on clothes are certainly larger and fittings in shops vary greatly. I'm everything between a 10 and a 14 depending on fit. I think the size chart you are referring to must be a size chart based on the old 50/60's body measurements. Posh spice was critised for having a 22 inch waist but than was an old size 10, whereas now its 28 inches as a size 10.
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In topshop im a size 12?
I dont know, however more than anything its making me want to push my diet and exercise more.
But then again maybe i am a size 12 and depending on the item and material of the item the size maybe smaller, so hence why alot of things i wear are size 8-10. I have gained weight over the last year but am sure my stomach hasnt gained it as much as other places, so that doesnt make me understand why last year a size 6 was easy to get in to.

I think im giving myself a headache!
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waist sizes on trousers do not measure the real waist . i think its more like between your hips bones and your ass. so size 10 is either 36 or 38 uk or european. your top size is based more on chest size so 8= 34 or 36.
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Katy_Amy
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Yeh im 36 there, still strange as i can get into size 6's and mostly size 8 is what i buy. Maybe it all depends on the fabric, shop and such. The strange thing i find is mostly my clothes arent a tight size 8, they are mostly a baggy size 8.
I must admit my body is an oddish shape, my tummy doesnt go out, its width, as i have slightly more shapely hips, so very in and out.
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