to NOT buy the Size 16?

[BunnyLebowski]

Bought a dress from Ebay in my usual size 14 (happiest at a big 12/small 14 - currently a real 14). It doesn't fit. Wah. On closer reading of the small print the dress apparently runs small and buyers are advised to buy a size bigger.

I really like the dress and want it for a party next week. The problem is my possibly warped brain won't allow me to buy the 16 as that would be a 'fat' size for me (NOTE: I'm not saying Size 16 is fat. Just that I know from past experience that it is, on me).

Does anyone else do this?? Should I just but the 16 and and stop over-thinking?!

Buy the dress, cut the size label out, never mention it again ......

After DS1, I was a lot heavier than my normal size 10. When clothes shopping, if I couldn't fit into a size 12 then I wouldn't buy it. I just couldn't bring myself to buy a size 14. Though clearly I was a size 14! So I see where you are coming from. But AYBU? Probably...

Just blame it on the style/ where its from. Im the same as you between a 12 and 14 but had to buy a 16 in monsoon to fit over my big norks. I just blame monsoon for making dresses for small norked people. No-one will know! (apart from us) :)

That's it Camper. It's like submitting to the bigger size.

The daft thing is that while I am a bit overweight I'm genuinely happy with my body and have no urge to lose weight.

I think this dress is clearly really a size 12 with the wrong label in it! That's what I'm going to tell myself anyway

Bought it. Feck it

Buy it - clothes either fit or they don't - I have sizes that fit me in my wardrobe ranging from 12 to 16 - they just come from different shops.

I used to dislike wearing bigger sizes, but now I just wear what's comfortable - no-one is going to look at the label in your dress (and people always look 'fat' in clothing that is too small, far better to get the bigger size and have it fit properly.)

Oh - I see you've bought it - good for you, bet it looks fab on

I recently went clothes shopping and bough a 10,12 and 14 all from the same shop. I treat clothes sizes as a rough indication of what might fit and then buy whatever size looks the best when it's tried on. There is nothing more guaranteed to make someone look fat than too small clothes.