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Is M&S getting smaller or am I getting bigger?

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YassQweeennn · 26/05/2026 16:46

I've always been an M&S size 12 and if anything sometimes that's on the big side. Really like a lot of the bits they have in store at the moment but size 12 no longer fits and I need a 14. I don't think I am any bigger than normal and the scales would suggest the same, maybe I am though.

Is anyone else finding they no longer fit into their usual M&S size and need to size up?

You are being unreasonable = I need to cut down on my porklife mate get some exercise

You are NOT being unreasonable = shrinkflation at play at M&S

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FancyBiscuitsLevel · 26/05/2026 16:58

Inconsistent sizing. I often take the size up and size down into the changing rooms for M&S clothes. Most annoying!

NancyJoan · 26/05/2026 16:58

I haven’t noticed it getting smaller (or bigger), but inconsistent sizing is, well, consistent across all brands.

Tryagain26 · 26/05/2026 16:56

I think the sizing is very inconsistent and the only reason why you can really know if anything fits is by trying it on

Hollowvoice · 26/05/2026 16:55

M&S sizing has always been inconsistent.
About 20 years ago I bought 4 tops from the same M&S at the same time and they all fitted me perfectly.
The labels said they were 4 different sizes!

MrsJPBP · 26/05/2026 16:55

M&S have recently changed their sizing I believe, to be more in line with other retailers (historically they’ve always been pretty generous on sizing). So no, it’s not you!

UninvitedSibs · 26/05/2026 16:55

M and S sizing I find very large. Like Primark. Inconsistent sizing is such a pain.

AnnaQuayRules · 26/05/2026 16:54

For me it's the opposite. I think their clothes are oversized. Their size 10 trousers literally drop off me, and I wouldn't say I'm small

SinceYouSaySo · 26/05/2026 16:52

YANBU - I am size 6 everywhere but M&S, where I used to be size 6, but now a size 10. TBF, I think that is closer to my true size, anyway, but I sure wish these shops would get their act together!!!!

GoodVibesHere · 26/05/2026 16:51

I recently bought my usual high-leg knickers in M&S, been buying them for years and they were so so uncomfortable. I think they are skimping on the amount of material they're using.

OnceYoureToastYouCanNeverBeBread · 26/05/2026 16:49

II think it’s just crap inconsistent sizing by the cheapest manufacturers they use tbh, but I had the opposite problem. I’m a size 10, and even a size 6 I ordered in their chinos recently was too big, after I’d first returned the 10 then their 8 . Very frustrating.

Bilbobagginsbollox · 26/05/2026 16:49

Haha. I had exactly the opposite thought today, I ordered some stuff from M&S and it was huge!