Is H&M sizing going even worse or am i secretly expanding??

[VIX1980]

was looking forward to my h&m clothes order coming, it got here today and everything i ordered is going back, im sz 14/16 ordered 4 different pairs of trousers to try on, 2 sz 14 and 2 sz 16 so i was sure to get into 1 of them.

not even the 16 went past my knees, i even think the 18 would be too small?
i know theyve got worse but to go up 3 dress sizes?? cant just be me and my baby weight can it?

[VladIIIDracula]

A size 14 in H&M is a size 12 everywhere else, a size 16 would be a 14.

It's something to do with european sizing. So a european size 38 is a 10 in most other shops but is a 12 in H&M. Not sure why.

[chibi]

really? i find them quite generously cut. i am normally a 6 in most shops but find i can get into a 2 quite easily there


juuuuuuuust kidding, someone always posts crap like that and i wanted it to be me this time

i don't even look at sizes anymore just try what fits

[3mily]

H&M is one of the worst ones for me.

[chibi]

or what looks like it fits. their sizing is done by a blindfolded dipsomaniac throwing darts at a customised size chart dartboard

[VladIIIDracula]

Lol @ chibi

You nearly had me going then

[MedusaIsHavingABadHairDay]

H+M sizes are just plain WEIRD! I'm a 10 most places but can rarely get into a 12 there.. except their tops which seem to be massive! I don't buy their trousers any more.

Mind you I tried on a skirt and cardigan in Fatface yesterday.. and had to get a 6..(I am NOT a 6) skirt and a 14 top!! I'm 5 ft 7 and 9 stone 4.... and definitely not top heavy (sadly).

I wish they would just all get together and standardise sizes!

[upinthehills]

I would say tops are normal but i have given up even trying on bottoms in H&M.

[FunBagFreddie]

Ikwym. I have bought bottoms in a 10 to 12 from H&M, but last time I went I tried on a pair of trousers and the 12 didn't fit. The 14 didn't fit either, but the 16 did. I'm pretty certain I'm not a size 16. They were low rise and didn't do up round my hips and I'm not even pear shaped.

[VIX1980]

Oh glad its not just me then, i measured the sz 14 waist it was 28 inches??? seriously for a size 14, id love that if it was true.

i tried a dress on last week in there, just plain strapless dress, size 14, the bottom half was more like size 18 literally hanging of me but the top was like a size 8, just went to each side of my body, very weird!

the tops i ordered were all massive though which makes it stranger, i know there european sizes but still to have a dress thats 4 sizes dfferent on top and bottom????

[SpottyTeacakes]

I've got two tops in the same style but different colours (maternity) one is loose and one I can't even roll the sleeves up

[FunBagFreddie]

I find the tops are come up huge and the bottoms come up small. It's not even my shape, because I'm a well endowed apple, so this just shouldn't be the case.

[charlieandlola]

I agree - their tops are sized huge and the trousers are about 3 suzes too small

[FrightRunScream]

I find that the trousers in places like H&M and Zara are not really designed for ladies you have had babies. I once asked an assistant in Sara yo explain their sizing. She did, then helpfully added "But of course, our largest sizes would not fit you". At my biggest I am 16!

[NoWayNoHow]

If their kids clothes are anything to by, then they're definitely getting bigger! 5yo DS used to fit their clothes (although the waists have always been a bit big, but he's a bit of a wiry kid), but now the 3/4yo trousers are miles too big.

[bigpants103]

I think ordering online at h&M can be a gamble as the sizes are so all oveer the place. I'm a 14 most places and I tried an 18 that was too small but bought a small in something else.

Not even the same item in the same size are always the same. Have to compare and see which fits. I always try a lot on in H&M before buying anything.

[FunBagFreddie]

The sizing is so variable in Zara with the trousers and jeans. I can't order online, cause I just never know what size I'll get and they only come in extra long. I used to love Zara, but I've gone off it recently.

Why do H&M have tiny bottoms and massive tops? I thought they were meant to do European sizing. Women on the continent aren't ridiculously top heavy, are they?

[FunnyLittleFrog]

Sizes are bizarre - but that's what you get in such a cheap shop. I do love H&M but it's one you need to actually visit and try things on in. Online is risky (and delivery takes forever too).

[FrightRunScream]

Ordering online from H&M is a gamble as to whether it will actually turn up!

[Toffeeapple21]

I always need to go up 1 or 2 sizes in h&m.
I am size 6 or 8 in other shops but always need 10 in h&m

[germyrabbit]

tops are really all over the place, i got a jacket there size 18! am usually a 14

[FunnyLittleFrog]

I have a size 8 jacket and size 16 trousers and I am straight up and down - not a walking triangle.

[ChablisLover]

i bought a pair of trousers recently from online

ordered up and bought a 14 - they would not go over my knees!

so back they go!

I'm a 10-12 everywhere else

[Pinot]

[VIX1980]

@ PINOT

me too though, swapped my usual sz 14's for sz 18 and they were snug, sz 20 fitted on the waist and bum but made me look like mc hammer everywere else

[Tine1987]

I'm so glad I came across this thread. My lb is now 14 months and whilst I thought I was in decent shape, h&m had other ideas at the weekend! A size 10 skirt, more like a 6 and a tent for a shirt, come on! So now all I can think is that I have a massive belly and no boobs. Just measure the materials the same way as all the other shops dammit