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If you’re 5’5 and weight 9 1/2 stone what clothes size are you please?

99 replies

IcyMint · 09/08/2025 11:15

Hi, I’m in the process of losing weight and 9 1/2 is the middle of the healthy bmi guidance and I’m wondering what clothes size this is pls. I know it will be different for different people and in different shops but I’m just looking for the range.

OP posts:
SomeOfTheTrouble · 09/08/2025 14:11

I’m a 10 at the same height/weight.

NewbieYou · 09/08/2025 14:13

I’m 5’4 but at that weight I was a size 8.

ComeTheMoment · 09/08/2025 14:15

I am 5’5” and about that weight. I am quite small frame with narrow shoulders without actually being petite. Vanity sizing brings me down to a10, with size 12 if I need a bit more room.

Baninarama · 09/08/2025 14:20

Depends how much of it is muscle. I'm 5'6, quite muscular (do lots of weights to stave off hereditary osteoporosis) and 9st 8. I wear 8s and 10s depending on the shop.

SaulGood · 09/08/2025 14:24

I'm an inch shorter and a size 12 but I lift weights quite seriously and have low body fat but significant muscles, particularly lats, shoulders and legs. If I didn't lift, I'd be a size 10, maybe size 8.

BearSoFair · 09/08/2025 14:24

10 in trousers, 12 in t-shirt style tops, 14 in stiffer fabrics/styles like blouses or button shirts - a 10 would probably still fit me in the body but I have quite broad shoulders!

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 09/08/2025 14:33

5'6 and just around 9 stone here. Depending on the shop, I'm a steady 10, or sometimes an 8. But so much depends on build, I am unfortunately 90% boob, so if a top is tight I might need a 12 on top but if fabric is stretchy then an 8 is fine on the bottom half, which makes dresses hard to buy because if it fits nicely round my boobs it's in folds around my waist, and if it fits my (actually quite small) waist then I can't do it up over the boobage.

Age 64, but lots of running, cycling, walking and Pilates to keep everything from collapsing.

SmartDog · 09/08/2025 15:26

I am 5’ 5” and 9 stone 4, I’m mostly a size 10 but can be smaller in some shops.

pinkbackground · 09/08/2025 15:27

12

mrssunshinexxx · 09/08/2025 15:27

I’m 5ft 6 and flit between 9.8 and 10.2 always between 8/10/12 but generally a 10 tops jeans 8

Dr13Hadley · 09/08/2025 15:32

I’m 5’5” and 9 1/2 stone. I’m a 10 on the bottom and 12 on the top (boobs).

fthisfthatfeverything · 09/08/2025 15:33

12
im 5ft 5 and was a 12 when I was 9st7

Cappuccino5 · 09/08/2025 15:40

I’m bordering on 5’6, tend to sit around 63kg and typically wear size 10.

TaranFollt · 09/08/2025 15:43

Size 10 for me. The occassional size 8 if the style of the garment is roomy/ boxy. Generally, a comfortable 10.

uncomfortablydumb60 · 09/08/2025 16:22

At that weight I was a 12
im a stone lighter and still a 12!
im 60 and 5’4
i carry weight on my stomach

IcyMint · 09/08/2025 16:50

Baninarama · 09/08/2025 14:20

Depends how much of it is muscle. I'm 5'6, quite muscular (do lots of weights to stave off hereditary osteoporosis) and 9st 8. I wear 8s and 10s depending on the shop.

Not enough muscle but that’s next on my list.

OP posts:
Umbongoumbongo999 · 09/08/2025 17:02

I'm 5ft 4 and weigh 9st3. I wear a 12 on top and a 10/12 on bottom half

Thingyfanding · 09/08/2025 17:04

IcyMint · 09/08/2025 11:15

Hi, I’m in the process of losing weight and 9 1/2 is the middle of the healthy bmi guidance and I’m wondering what clothes size this is pls. I know it will be different for different people and in different shops but I’m just looking for the range.

8-10 but mostly 10

dollyblue01 · 09/08/2025 17:04

5’2 9 stone and wear an 8 if that helps, but I think it depends on your build as well, I’m petite

AnnaQuayInTheUk · 09/08/2025 17:08

I'm exactly that height and weight. I'm 58 and I have a "V" shaped body with broad shoulders, big bust and smaller hips.

I'm a Size 12. My trousers are quite loose on me so I suspect I could get into a size 10 but my upper body is most definitely a 12.

I'm gobsmacked by the people who say they are this height and weight and then say the are a Size 8.

Edited for typo

arcticpandas · 09/08/2025 17:08

I'm 5'7, 9 st and I usually go for 10-12. Couldn't possibly fit in a 8!

Glitchymn1 · 09/08/2025 17:10

I was 8/10 bloody loved that weight! It depends where you carry it though? I was spinning 5 times a week so very fit.

Neurodiversitydoctor · 09/08/2025 17:14

Mostly a 10 sometimes an 8.

anon15830201174585920220384848320204738229 · 09/08/2025 17:54

I was a size 10 at that weight, same height.

questionthethought · 09/08/2025 18:01

I’m 5 ft 6 and just over that, I’m a 10, sometimes an 8 but mainly a 10. So S/M