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Problems with clothes sizes in shops
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AnninGlos | Report | 9 Sep 2009 22:19 |
Daughter and I were puzzling over the fact that if you are a size 18 you are expected to have longer arms than a size 16. |
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Annx | Report | 9 Sep 2009 22:05 |
Another thing when you are short is that it is impossible to get a dress the right length and if it has a nice border pattern around the bottom, you can't shorten it anyway without losing the border. |
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Huia | Report | 9 Sep 2009 20:34 |
Now shoes are another of my big grouches. I have wide feet (or a high instep another person told me). Once upon a time shoes came in 4 widths: A, B, C, D. The most commonly stocked ones were B and C. I always had trouble getting anything to fit, even in the D width if the shop stocked them. |
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Jean (Monmouth) | Report | 9 Sep 2009 19:19 |
I am Sooo glad it isnt only me! |
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Dianne | Report | 9 Sep 2009 17:02 |
I bought a suit in Debenhams for work and had to get a size 10 in the jacket and a size 20 in the skirt. 5 whole sizes difference and yet I was a size 14. How do they work that one out I wonder? |
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Kate | Report | 9 Sep 2009 16:24 |
Oh, Karen, I'd have given her a mouthful! I'm 24 and I used to like M&S clothes but now I often go in and can't see a thing I want to buy - even the lingerie doesn't look as good as it used to. I love the fact that she said they had to be competitively priced - personally I'd rather have something £5 more that was of a decent quality! |
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Karen in the desert | Report | 9 Sep 2009 15:56 |
Well, I'm another who wants to gripe about this problem!! |
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Julia | Report | 9 Sep 2009 15:50 |
I like the M&S elasticated waist trousers, because I don't always have time to be bother with zips etc. But my beef is the fact that they are not pressed with a crease down front and back. Apart from this being sloven workmanship, and obviously done or not done in this case to save costs, however, because this is what they do these days, you cannot properly judge the width of the legs, particularly around the ankle. Just had to press some creases into a new pair of their trousers, cost £29, and I am sure my feet will not be visible. And why oh why do manufacturers think that just because you need a bigish size, you must have fat top of the legs. I could make myself a skirt out of the surplus. |
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Jean (Monmouth) | Report | 9 Sep 2009 14:17 |
I have that trouble with stockings and pop socks. The feet are never quite big enough. I was looking at some light weight cardigans in Peacocks today, and they seemed to meet for the first button somewhere below the navel. |
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Michelle | Report | 9 Sep 2009 10:46 |
Huia did you see that item on Campbell Live (current event show here in NZ) the other week about requesting the clothing manufacturing of NZ and Aus to use regulated sizing charts and all the manufacturers saying that it just wasn't possible for them to do that. |
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Gillian Jennifer | Report | 9 Sep 2009 08:35 |
Just to let you all know Asda now do jeans in 11, 13, 15 etc. |
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Huia | Report | 9 Sep 2009 08:25 |
Another thing, manufacturers seem to think that because you are well endowed in the chest that you must have broad shoulders, therefore the sleeves start half way down to the elbows, if you know what I mean. |
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valium | Report | 9 Sep 2009 01:42 |
I have problems only 5ft size 20=22 short arms and legs jumpers are always to long can get pants 25 to short 27 to long . my daughter has problems with sleeves she is a size 26 they are always to tight also larger size always seam to be for older poeple not younger ones |
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Kate | Report | 9 Sep 2009 00:16 |
That's interesting, Liz - the trousers-on-the-hips thing drives me mad, but for the opposite reason! I have a couple of pairs of jeans and several lots of trousers that sit on my hips but whenever I wear them I always feel like I've lost half a stone without noticing! (Which is not good because I could really do with being a few pounds heavier as it is!) |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 9 Sep 2009 00:03 |
As I put on weight and needed to go up in sizes, from my 12-14 size I stayed at for several years, I found that when I bought larger sizes to fit my boobs and belly ( I have become apples shaped) the clothes seemed to be much longer in the sleeve or leg and I am 5' 6" so not really short! Why do manufacturers think because you have put on weight your arms and legs are longer than the average person? |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 8 Sep 2009 22:59 |
Daughter has the opposite problem with children's clothes! |
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ann | Report | 8 Sep 2009 22:47 |
My mum being a dressmaker has always said tops that are fitted always come up smaller.I have often wondered why that nice little top is not so little time i have changed it lol Annie |
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Kate | Report | 8 Sep 2009 22:45 |
You just reminded me, Ann - the three-quarter length dress problem I have. I always like to browse online before I go clothes shopping, (then I know what I'm looking for!) and I've seen a few nice dresses that I wanted to buy but when I've gone into the shop I realise that the mannequin is about five feet eight so what looks like it should be knee-length is ankle length and what should be calf-length is floor length. (Which drowns me!) |
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Annx | Report | 8 Sep 2009 21:54 |
I agree sizes in different shops vary so much. I also find short trousers are too long (5 foot one and a half). Cropped trousers are often full length on me. Sleeves are always too long, so I can't buy any long sleeve knitteds as they are difficult to shorten. It is very limiting what you can buy and put straight on without getting the sewing machine out. Low tops!! It's a case of having your bra down by your waist if you don't want any of it to show!! lol |
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***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** | Report | 8 Sep 2009 21:28 |
i too hate too lower top but as im short they always fall too low at front anyway, |