To ask those of you who wear sizes 4-6 to talk to me about professional work clothes?

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Where do you shop? How do you find nice things? I shop at uniqlo and that's it really, for work things.

That should be 'below 8s'

The current size 8s are the equivalent of seventies size 10-12s. Or so my cousin says - she buys a lot of vintage clothes and is a H&M 8.

Karen Millen high waisted pencil skirts -KM size 6 is tiny.

Also Reiss, although their sizes are a lot more generous. Have a few very fitted French Connection size 6 dresses. H&M sizes are small too.

French connection & Karen Millen depends on your figure. Case in point my sister is a pear shaped 4, and finds both brands huge around the waist and chest. I think some vanity sizing is there - for example I fit into a FC 10 in troussrs when I'm a 12-14 everywhere else, but it gapes at the waist so doesn't really look great.

I agree with your cousin Astoria - I know I haven't really gone down two sizes, more's the pity.

Of course it's vanity sizing. I was a teen in the seventies and only the really really slim girls could wear a ten. Most wore a twelve or above. I don't remember even seeing eights until later.

I find French Connection stuff very big, but again, although I love their stuff it's designed for women with more disposable income a bit older than me.

It's obviously not the same as the sizing 40 odd years ago.

But it's no more vanity sizing than any of the other sizes.

I was somebody else says I think it might depend on who the shops are selling to . Size 6 at John Lewis hangs off of me . I tried to buy a dress there a few years ago for a conference . Even age 13 in children's can be too big depending on the brand . I only by children's things at Asda and usually fit into age 12 to 13 .

Sorry I am using dictation the post above meant to say as somebody else said .