H&M sizing!

[Beesandhoneys]

I'm a 12 in most shops but I tried an H&M coat on that's a size 6 and it fits but their 12-14 jeans wouldn't do up. How do they do their sizing?! I know there's not a set standard in the U.K. but I've always found their sizing so random?? AIBU to think they literally stick a number in things?? I've had it before, a size 8 skirt fits but other things in a 12-14 are too small??

H&M are terrible for sizing. I typically start at the biggest and work down! (Size 12)

You can put two of the same identically sized items together in H&M and one is two inches smaller on the waist than the other.

It's terrible and I never shop in there!

The sizing is so inconsistent, I agree. I’m a 10 most places, but I used to be an 8 (I was around 8 stone at approx. 5ft5) and I had to get a 16 coat from H&M, yet the jeans were fine!

I don’t there for this very reason - I just can’t be bothered.

Yep, it’s random. I’m a 10-12, but in H&M I’m anywhere between a 6 and a 16. I just grab a size in the middle of that range to hold up and then work from there!

Im a size 12, tried on a 12, 14, 16, 18 and a size 20 pair of jeans in there once. The size 20 came half way up my thigh and no further...

The coat is stunning and came home with me but maybe they missed a 1 in front of the 6?!

I refuse to shop in H&M for this reason, you have to take literally a size 4 to a 20 of the same item into the fitting room on the off chance one of them may fit and its bonkers!

How people successfully buy online from there I have no idea

I don't even bother to try it on half the time - if I hold it up against me and it's mahoosive, I put it back. (Size 8)

I agree. They are terrible.
I don't shop there any more.
Jeans seem to be sized very small.
I just can't be bothered with faffing about trying on all kinds of sizes until I find something that fits. I've come to the conclusion that they don't make things that suit my body shape at all.

Their sizing is ridiculous. I'm sure a couple of years ago they re-did their sizing to make it more consistent. Obviously didn't work. I'm a 10-12 but can be anywhere from a 10 to a 14 in there. But I fit into their small when the item is S, M or L. It's basically a lucky dip in there.

I never shop there for this exact reason. I find the same problem with their kids clothes. I have the same problem with dorothy perkins too. I am a size 12 on top and 14 on bottom. I bought two jumpers both sized small which were still huge.

It's a mystery to me. They made a song and dance on their website a little while back about how they were standardising everything.

I ordered a top and leggings, both size M. The top is like a minidress, it's so massive. The leggings were too tight to get on. I swear I have very ordinary proportions.

Ugh. I got a pair of maternity jeans from there 3 years ago which were really comfortable. I'm pregnant again and got the same ones (apparently) and I can only just get them on! They feel quite restrictive (the jersey band is not as stretchy) and I feel like I won't be able to wear them for very much longer as my baby gets bigger! The size I had before was a 16 (I usually wear a 14 approximately), and these are supposed to be the same! I can't believe I'd be an 18 or bigger!

I have size 20 trousers and a size 8 cardigan from there. I am neither of those sizes!

Yes they changed the sizing a while back but I still haven’t been able to figure out how exactly they did that.
I used to fit in their sizes 6&8 depending on the cut and fabric. Now it’s 4,6, 8 and sometimes even 10.
Their jeans have always been randomly sized.
However, there are lots of things I like in that shop and I usually order 2 or 3 sizes online and return what doesn’t fit. They sell out incredibly fast of some items (usually nice quality and style dresses) so have to be quick.

I have a size 6 dress from there that fits me, but I’m a size 16 in their jeans!
I’m normally a size 8-10. I don’t buy from there anymore