All of you wears a size 12? 
Posted on 05/17/2004 6:45:53 AM PDT by yankeedame
Heck, it's not me that puts the size labels on clothes!!!!
I just know what I've got in my wardrobe and the sizes range from 8 to 14 and they all fit just fine. I don't recall ever wearing anything smaller than an 8, and I still have clothes I bought in HS that I wear and my 25th reunion was last year.
That would be a really tough call, if for a dinner date, probably the size 16, because I believe in eating, not nibbleing.
Thank you my friend!!!!!
I'm actually rather proud of the fact that at 43 I can still wear clothes I bought when I was 16. But as far as I am concerned changes have been made in the sizing of women's' clothes. Don't even get me started on women's shoe sizes.......
I know that I look a good 10-15 pounds lighter than I am. Why? Because I work out and have more muscle than the average woman (a pound of muscle takes up a lot less space than a pound of fat, so I can look thinner while actually weighing more), and I have a curvier shape.
Therefore, my actual clothing size is larger than most people would assume that it is.
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's what I've been trying to say to everyone.
Women's shoes? I went shoe shopping the other day, and depending on the brand, I fit into everything from 5 to 6.5!
bookmarking....
Survey finds: Men with hefty wives lie.
I envy you staying the same size. My size has gone up & down & back up again my whole adult life. I have a friend who is 65 & she can still wear clothes she has had since her children were small. She never gets rid of anything & has some fabulous things from years past.
Uh huh. People consistanly misunderestimate my weight by 75 to 100 lbs.
Big bones and weight lifting in HS and college, that's my story and I'm sticking to it...
And I fit into anything from 8-10 depending on the shoe.
I used to be able to walk into a store and grab any pair of shoe I liked without trying them on - not anymore.
When it comes to wearing jeans - I only buy men's. Those sizes are honest......waist/length. The unfortunate part of that for me is I always have to wear a belt because in order to get them over my hips, I have to up the waist size.
There are only two times in my life that I can think of where I had a major shift in my size, right after I got divorced, and 10 years later when I was pregnant. For that reason I never disparage anyone who has a problem maintaining a weight/size.
I know many people that consider me lucky, and I hated them years ago - because I wanted curves and boobs. I'm older now and realize they were right, I am lucky.
You don't know how I would adore seeing what is in your friend's closet!!!!!
I would love to show you my friends whole house! LOL!
I bet it is fabulous!!!!!
Dress sizes are defined differently for the United States, the United Kingdom / Australia / New Zealand, and Europe.
The following table gives the equivalent dress sizes:
| US | UK AU, NZ |
Europe |
| 6 | 8 | 38 |
| 8 | 10 | 40 |
| 10 | 12 | 42 |
| 12 | 14 | 44 |
| 14 | 16 | 46 |
| 16 | 18 | 48 |
Size 16 really isn't out of the ordinary. Twelve is better. The magazines, weight reducing ads & TV talk shows exaggerate. "I went from a size 12 to a 2..." Puleeze!
Twelve is average. Besides the clothing manufacturers do not standardize their clothing sizes. One 16 could be another's 12.
Weight/height is a better indicator.
All of you wears a size 12?
"In contrast, seven in 10 faithful men prefer their women size 16 or over."
They must be working 80 hour weeks to buy enough food to keep her happy.
Ann Coulter is super skinny.
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