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What size are you if you’re 5’8” and 10 and a half stone?

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Fearlesssloth · 12/05/2026 10:37

Posting here for traffic. If you’re 5’8” and around 10st 8lbs what size are you? And what’s your BMI? My bmi is 22 and I’m between a 10 and a 12 but I think I must have a large frame or something cos I thought I’d be an 8-10 at this weight/this bmi

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CombatBarbie · 12/05/2026 11:17

9st 5 and I am 10/12 depending on the shop. Last time I wore an 8 was when I was ill and weighed 8 stone!

MrsShawnHatosy · 12/05/2026 11:17

Edinburghprimaryschoolp6 · 12/05/2026 10:49

I'm a size 8 same height but weigh 8 stone 7 so you sound right tbh

I’m 5 ft 2 and was a size 8 at 8st 7.

Manyleaves · 12/05/2026 11:17

I'm 5'7 and 10st, so probably similar build? I measure a 12, but everyone makes clothes much bigger than the official measurements. Mostly I wear a 10, but increasingly I'm finding an 8 fits better and this weekend I had to return size 8 jeans to River Island because they were too big - but also couldn't get into a "S" top!

In the 80s, as a teen I used to buy a 14 and my weight hasn't changed.

Sizing is all over tha place to the extent that it doesn't really mean anything IMO.

Wouldcou · 12/05/2026 11:13

I’m 5ft 7 and fluctuate around that weight I’m an 8-10, however I do try to lift weights so maybe our composition is different

Madamblueshoes · 12/05/2026 11:12

5 foot 8 and 9 stone 11. I am a size 12 but always feel I should be a 10 or even an 8 on a good day, specially with friends a stone heavier but the same dress size. Bmi about 22 I think.

sunflowerdaisies · 12/05/2026 11:11

When I was that weight at 5’ 7 I was a size 12 top and size 10 waist as I have bigger boobs. I’m 11.5 stone (but lost 9lb!) and still in size 12 top but size 14 bottoms.

Pearlstillsinging · 12/05/2026 11:11

When I was 10st 4lb, from the age of 17 to almost 40, height 5'8", I was a size 12 in most shops, size 14 in a few. I have never been size 10. Oh, those were the days.

RampantIvy · 12/05/2026 11:09

I'm 5"7 and weigh the same. I'm a size 14 and don't believe anyone who says they are a size 8 or 10 at this weight.

CBAwithallthethings · 12/05/2026 11:05

Depends on the shop! But I’d have said 10 to 12 sounds about right, closer to the ten than the 12 probably

Almina · 12/05/2026 11:05

I'm 5'9 and 10 stone 8 and I'm size 12, 14 in some more tailored things like Margaret Howell. An M&S 10/12, basically.

To be a size 8, which I was once when I was really ill, I'd have a BMI of 17, which is unhealthy. To be a size 10 maybe BMI 19. Not a goal!

OnionFishDiamond · 12/05/2026 10:59

I’m 5ft 9 70kg and a size 12.

trainedopossum · 12/05/2026 10:56

I’m an inch shorter and half a stone heavier and I’m a 10-12 on top and 12-14 on the bottom.

RedTulip86 · 12/05/2026 10:54

5’6 here with exact weight you mentioned.
Trousers 10-12, top 12-14 (generous boobs)

I agree with what @MiddleAgedDread said. Years ago I was working with my friend in clothes shop- we were in exact same sizing, the same height but she was nearly 2 stone heavier.

Edinburghprimaryschoolp6 · 12/05/2026 10:49

I'm a size 8 same height but weigh 8 stone 7 so you sound right tbh

romanholidays · 12/05/2026 10:47

It’s entirely dependent on so many things. I’m 5 foot 3, 15 stone 9 and I’m a size 16-18.

MiddleAgedDread · 12/05/2026 10:45

if you're the same height and weight then your BMI will be the same!!
I'd also expect you to be less than a 10-12 at that height and weight, I'm shorter than you and definitely would be. But can depend if you've a higher muscle or higher fat composition, bigger boobs etc.

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