Be honest... do you think being a size 10 is more attractive than a size 14?

[WhateverTheySay]

Just that... no offence intended it's just to settle an argument I'm interested in people's views. Let's say specifically you have an average / reasonably attractive looking woman of average height, do you think she will look better as a size 10 than she does a 14?

So do women's sizes 12, 14, 16 bear any relation to acual measurable figures? I know with men's jeans the W number on the label is always 5 inches smaller than the reality.

I’m 5’10” and have inched up this year to a size 12, probably even a size 14 in some shops.

It doesn’t suit me. I feel fat, even though I know I’m not, and wouldn’t look at someone else and think ‘fat’.

I am definitely overweight though. One accidental glance in the bathroom mirror while naked absolutely proves that.

I put weight on my legs, face, everywhere, so to me, it feels obvious, and I just don’t feel my best.

I will never (comfortably / effortlessly) be a size 8, but a size 10 definitely feels good to me.

Currently headed for a 14 after an adult lifetime of being an 8/10. A mix of hypothyroidism, depression and side effects of medication for depression.

It’s not just my body that looks awful, it’s totally changed the shape of my face and I’ve gone from being young and attractive facially with big eyes and defined cheeks to really frumpy, piggy eyed and ugly looking.

There is a huge difference for the negative.

In all honesty, I’ve never seen anyone look better at a 14 than a 10, although I’ve heard plenty of obese women complain about a size 10 being too skinny, “I’d look ill”
etc.

I’ve got a friend who is stunning and a plus sized model with a huge career internationally at a size 14, she’s done incredibly well for herself, has incredible self esteem, facially looks like Natalie Portman - genuinely gorgeous and carries her weight really well. But she was genuinely more gorgeous looking when she was three stone lighter, although of course I’d never ever say. She’s happy in her own skin and I’m not. So we’ve both got to do what’s right for us. For her, maintain. For me, try and lose the extra fat.

I’ve been both sizes and honestly at size ten I looked skeletal and unwell, I had lots of concerned comments from people about it. Size 14 I was happy, healthy and attractive. I’m now size 18 would love to get back to size 14 but wouldn’t like to be size 10 again at all. My face looks all wrong without a bit of curve to it and now I’m older I think it would age me as well.

@Positively4thStreet

So do women's sizes 12, 14, 16 bear any relation to acual measurable figures? I know with men's jeans the W number on the label is always 5 inches smaller than the reality.

I think a 6 is usually a 25W, 8-26W, 10-28W. That's interesting about men's sizes, why is it not accurate? That explains why a 28W is huge on my 26W 14 year old then. The children's are too big for the right length too.

"That's interesting about men's sizes, why is it not accurate? "

Size inflation like for women?
The fact that men can wear trousers underneath their belly rather than at the actual waist if you see what I mean?
There could be a small difference just because the man's waist would be the actual size and the trousers would need to be slightly bigger to fit around it, but not 5 inches of course.

"In today's world she'd be a 10-12."

She would definitely not be a 10-12 with a 24inch waist!
She probably did have slightly wider hips than some other women with the same waist size.

I’m surprised anyone could look “skeletal” at a size 10. It’s a perfectly normal size to be.

I couldn't generalise for every woman, but for my body, I'm far more attractive slimmer and for my body shape and height 10 is slim. I've not quite made it to 14 before but bounce between 10 and 12 in the shops I go to (about 1 stone difference for me) and I look MUCH better slimmer, size 10 is me in the middle of my BMI so it's healthier for me too.

I have taller friends in bigger sizes who look amazing I imagine they would say the opposite to me.

@PurpleDaisies I carry weight on my hips so at a size 10 my face looks older and a bit harsh. It’s a fine line for me but a low size 12 is better for me. At 130-140lbs I’m an hourglass low size 12. It massively depends on how individuals carry weight. My friend who is a size 6/8 looks great but A cup boobs and no bum shape - my body doesn’t do that as I’m dd and that would go to a saggy c cup if I was a size 10. Body shapes vary.

Should say I would agree size 10 isn’t “skeletal”

[quote m0therofdragons]@PurpleDaisies I carry weight on my hips so at a size 10 my face looks older and a bit harsh. It’s a fine line for me but a low size 12 is better for me. At 130-140lbs I’m an hourglass low size 12. It massively depends on how individuals carry weight. My friend who is a size 6/8 looks great but A cup boobs and no bum shape - my body doesn’t do that as I’m dd and that would go to a saggy c cup if I was a size 10. Body shapes vary.[/quote]
What’s this got to do with whether a 10 looks “skeletal” or not? Carrying weight differently still means you’re carrying the weight somewhere.

People look better at differing weights but I’m struggling to see how anyone looks like a skeleton at a size 10. It’s a normal slim size.

@m0therofdragons

Should say I would agree size 10 isn’t “skeletal”

Cross posted with this.

I don’t understand why you’ve directed your other post at me given you’ve agreed with with that a 10 isn’t skeletal.

Depends on your hight and fat distribution. Is the weight muscle or fat, as this can alter the way your body looks dramatically?

For me 14 would be make me overweight.

I like to be a size 8. I found size 6 unsustainable (I'm lazy!) and have been a size 10, a size 12. I got compliments when I put on weight saying it suited me (I did not agree) and the same when I lost it so there is definitely a 'in the eye of the beholder' thing going on.

What's important us how you feel, are you well? Are you eating well and getting some exercise? If you are healthy and happy, dont worry about what anyone else might think. There is so much pressure to be skinny, to look like a teenager almost and it's unrealistic. Be kind to yourself OP.

It’s all to do with our skeletal structure and height which (along with genes) determines our ‘natural’ shape. It’s how much extra ‘padding’ we then choose to have over this shape that we are judging here. This is entirely subjective. I’m small framed and like to eat well, stay fit and have always been small (size 8) and I know that for some my shape is not at all appealing (I have modest sized boobs) but for others I may be the absolute ideal (slim, toned, good in a bikini). Cliche but it’s all in the eye of the beholder!

I look quite dumpy/frumpy at size 14 although currently bigger than that just now. However my sister looks blinking amazing at 14 she’s taller than me and just a different shape and can carry off that size much better than me. I was a size 8/10 years ago loved I could wear anything and looked fab.

However kids and an under active thyroid have seen me never regain that shape but working towards being fitter and healthier...don’t want to be an 8/10 again a nice 12 would suit me. I think people need to do what’s right for them, not everyone is going to look good at size 10 - my sister lost a lot of weight and was too thin at one point it didn’t suit her, she didn’t feel herself. And right now at 14 stone 9 I really don’t feel myself seems a mammoth task to lose it though.

Not only does it look better especially if you are shorter. It's healthier.

Yes as long as you aren't super tall . I do however think that your body shape dictates everything. If you are an hourglass you will look better at any size than someone apple of a smaller size .

know with men's jeans the W number on the label is always 5 inches smaller than the reality.

Out of curiosity, I have just measured a couple of pairs of my husband's 34" waist jeans.

They measure 34".

A size 10 is more attractive imo , though there are lots of beautiful women who are larger, but that's not due to to their body size.

I think (could be wrong) that Marilyn did have a size 16 (presumably US 12) dress. But this could have been cut small or tailored to fit her. Although I dont think she kept her 24" waist all her life, she wasn't an average modern 16 by any stretch.

She was only 35 when she died.

I think it's a myth that she was a size 14-16 by today's measurements. I think that that 14-16 thing is based on her chest measurement. She still had a small waist.

Also could be wrong!

I think it depends on your shape too.

My sis in law is a size 10 and like an ironing board, no boobs or bum just straight up and down.

My bestie is a size 10 too, but with boobs and curves.

just seen this upthread

Her details were recorded on a Blue Book Modelling Agency card. Including her height and weight: 5'6" and 8st 8lbs with a 25" waist. That was a US 12 then. She would be UK 6 or 8 now. She was 3lbs lighter at the time of her death.

How did that size 14 myth start?!