adminHello there everyone, hope you have had a great week. Well it’s November 2014, imagine that! Next month is Christmas and that’s it, the end of the year……..oh my lol!
Anyway, I constantly have people mailing me and telling me they are totally confused with their clothing sizes. I totally agree with you all. I too many times go into a shop thinking I am one size, but when I try the outfit it’s too small or too big.
So now I simply try on everything, so that I do not buy something that does not fit. It’s even more frustrating when I shop at the flea market because it’s difficult to try clothes with everyone around you grabbing outfits and so forth. But I do have an understanding of the different sizes which seems to mean different things in different countries, but at the end of the day it’s the same thing. So to help you understand, I am going to give you what a particular size means in the different places of your body including your height.
Please note that these may differ if you are outside the normal body weight for a certain height, but I have tried hard to be as close to everyone as possible. . So here is the meaning of the different sizes in different nations.
SIZE: X SMALL or SIZE 2
Height -147-160 cm, Bust – 71-79 cm, Waist – 51-56 cm, Hips 78-81 cm, Girth 140-145.
SIZE: SMALL OR SIZE 4-6(30 BELOW)
Height – 152-165 cm, Bust – 81-86 cm, Waist 58-64 cm, Hips 84-89 cm, Girth -145-150 cm,
SIZE: MEDIUM OR SIZE 8 (32)
Height -155-173 cm, Bust – 89-94 cm, Waist – 66-71 cm, Hip 91-97 cm, Girth – 150-155 cm
SIZE: TALL (MEDIUM TO LARGE)
Height – 173-180 cm, Bust – 89-97 cm, Waist- 72-76 cm, Hips – 97-103 cm, Girth -155-165 cm
SIZE: LARGE (10-12) (34-36)
Height – 160-178 cm, Bust – 97-102 cm, Waist 74-79 cm, Hips – 99-104 cm, Girth – 155-160 cm
SIZE: X LARGE OR SIZE 14, 16 (38, 40)
Height – 163-178 cm, Bust – 104-109 cm, Waist – 81-86 cm, Girth 160-165 cm
Then there is XX Large which is around Size 42 upwards and XXX Large which is around Size 46 upwards and so forth. Once you understand roughly where your size sits, it will start to make sense to you that with some clothes you might be size 10, but the others you might be size 12. Also some of these measurements might be an issue like I said if your body shape does not fall into the general body shape for that height. Some of you like me, might have a tiny waist which is a problem when you have a bigger hip. Also if you have a big hip but a tiny bust, the above measurements will not work. So what you have to do is workout where you size fits when it comes to blouses, then figure out the other size for your hip.
Well there you go folks, short and sweet. Oh by the way these are ladies sizes, men you are slightly different, maybe I shall do a column on men’s sizes one of these days, but men do not have as much issues when it comes to their sizes as women right? But then again I could be wrong. Lol!
That’s it from me folks this week. Until next time God bless.
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