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16 stone?

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cookiie · 16/02/2018 12:48

Anyone here who weigh 16 stone, what dress are you?

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DottyS · 16/02/2018 13:29

Depends - I am currently wearing a size 16 skirt, size 20 top and a size 18 cardigan ( and they all fit). I think it depends on the cut, fabric and retailer.

BoredOnMatLeave · 16/02/2018 13:30

I was last year. I wore a 20 (5ft8) but an 18 would have fit I just preferred a bigger fit. Just under 14 stone now and a 14/16

dubmumof2 · 16/02/2018 13:32

Its all so variable! Depending upon height and build....I'm 5'7" and about 12 stone, feel that my bust is in proportion (38C) and wear 16/18 tops and 14/16 bottoms and I don't really like to wear my clothes loose - I need to wear a 16/18 for fit!

Coffeethrowtrampbitch · 16/02/2018 13:32

I'm 5'4 and just under 16 stone, I wear a 22 mostly. But I think with vanity sizing if I wanted to wear loose clothes all the time I could be a 20.

youngestisapsycho · 16/02/2018 13:34

I'm just under 16st and 5'8".
I wear an 18 on bottom and 20/22 on top a have large boobs too!

dementedpixie · 16/02/2018 13:35

I wear a 22/24 on top mainly because my boobs are a 36GG so I need the bigger size to fit them in. I wear size 18 jeans/leggings

GirlDownUnder · 16/02/2018 13:36

Aren’t sizes odd! I’m 12.5 stone (175 lbs) and size 16 bottom, 14 top.

So I’m trying to see how 16 stone (224 lbs) is also size 16.

Must be cos I’m a short arse Grin

catmumof1 · 16/02/2018 13:36

This time last year I was 16 stone, size 16 on top and bottom 5'7". I always seem to weigh more than others my size though, DP says I'm 'dense' Hmm

Purplerain101 · 16/02/2018 13:39

I’m 5ft 7 and the biggest I’ve been is just under 15 stone. I was a size 16 then and could just about squeeze into a 14 on top but it was tight. I’m guessing if I had gone up to 16 stone I would have been an 18, maybe even creeping up to a 20

GrasswillbeGreener · 16/02/2018 13:39

18/20 bottom, 14-16 top I think. Don't buy much and keep promising myself to lose weight first...
I'm tall.

Vixnixtrix1981 · 16/02/2018 13:41

Sizes are so weird.
I'm 5 foot 2 and weigh just over 11 stone. I wear a size 12 to a size 16, depending on the shop ...

PerfPower · 16/02/2018 13:42

Depends on height. My DD is just over 16 stone and 5'8, size 16 bottoms, 18 top but as pp said, it also depends on the shop/cut/quality etc. of the clothes.

blitzie · 16/02/2018 13:43

5ft 3" & was a size 24, when I was 16st.

crochetmonkey69 · 16/02/2018 13:45

catmumof1 that's me too! I am only short, (5'3) but weigh heavy if you know what I mean

I am currently 17.5st and in a size 18/20 - my friend is same height but considerably lighter and in a 16!
It's weird

teablanket · 16/02/2018 13:48

5'8", size 18/20

Mummyoflittledragon · 16/02/2018 13:52

I’m 15 stone and size 18 at 5’7”. I imagine I’d be a 20 at a stone heavier. That’s Boden /monsoon/ M&S sizes etc.

alltoomuchrightnow · 16/02/2018 14:03

I'm starting to lose weight (gained after being sick last year) but right now I'm a standard size 18, just over 16 stone and 5ft 9 but I have a fair amount of size 16's I wear too (leggings, jeans)

Sassy306 · 16/02/2018 14:27

I have been 16 stone twice in my life. Once when I was 21 and once when I was 28. At 21 I needed a size 22 and clothes mostly came from Evans as plus size options were few and far between then.

At 28 I fitted perfectly into a size 18 from supermarkets to shops like new look and also Evans again.

Height has always remained the same so i must have just had more blubber the first time or it could also be down to clothes being cut more generously these days :)

DerelictWreck · 16/02/2018 14:32

Size 18 at 5"8

CheeseGirl4 · 16/02/2018 14:40

I can never get my head around the variance! I'm 5'8" and was a good size 20 at 16 stone. I need to be roughly somewhere between 12 stone and 14 stone to fit in a 16.

cookiie · 16/02/2018 14:49

I'm over 19 stone, hoping to get down to 16 stone and squeeze into a 18 🙈. I'm 5"7 btw. Wow tailfeather you'll be a 14 soon by the way you're going!

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HedwigHen · 16/02/2018 14:51

Size 20
5'6''

I've started losing weight now but still a sz 20 at 15.5 st - I can squeeze into Boden sz 18 at 15st but not consistently and comfortably until sub 14.5st.

MrTrebus · 16/02/2018 15:34

I'm 5ft 8 and 18 stone and wear a size 18 OP. SO at 5ft7 and 16 stone you should fit in size 18 fine! I also have massive boobs which doesn't help.

Stmoritz · 16/02/2018 15:44

OP I’m sure you’ll be able to!

EBearhug · 16/02/2018 15:46

A lot depends on the shop you're buying from. A size 18 in one place doesn't mean you'll be size 18 in another, and often not even in the same store in a different style.

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