bloody zara trousers - am i a M or a L

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bearing in mind that only bloody midgets every seem to shop there.
in skirts a L is fine - have lost weight now and its a bit roomy - want some work trousers - M ( apprently a 12- 14) or a L as i dont BLOODY BELIEVE them

I am an XL

I thought that was a very strange way of asking "am I immoral" and had to look at it for at least a minute before I got what you were on about.

XL is about a size 12 as far as I can work out. Zara's sizing is ridiculously small and makes everyone who isn't anorexic or taller than 4'11" feel like an elephant.

I agree, Zara is for midgets - I too am an XL in there!

i tried some trousers on there the other day, large was too small x large was too big

I am a M in there trousers (usually) and a size 10-12.

A medium is a small 12/large 10 in Zara IMO. I take a medium and I am a 10 in most places on the High Street now, but my bottom/hips sometimes make me nearer a 12. I would probably err towards a L from what you say. And yes, if you are tall some of the stuff is tricky - the length is ok, but the proportions, waist bands etc on dresses are often wrong. Waist line ends up around my ribs and I look like I am trying to wear stuff I have grown out of.

We don't know what size you are - you haven't given us any information.

Go try some on.

Or measure yourself and look at their size guide.

I'm a 10 gap 12 marks 12 next. Etc

If you are 12 Marks then I suspect a L in Zara tbh.

I am a size 10 and a midget!!!

Their s is a tiny bit too tight and their m is far too bloody big.

I'm a large in Zara (bastards)

Bloody Zara full stop !!! Lovely clothes- crap sizing

IF the clothes are lovely then it shouldn't matter what size you are.

You just learn what size you are (even if it is size DHL) and buy the "lovely clothes" in that size.

Sometimes they don't fit!! Even the xl ...and i'm not xl , truly i'm not!!! Am I?

anniewoo you are right. Sometimes they just don't fit. Took what I smugly thought would be miles too big but v comfy jeans in XL into the changing rooms to try on. (I'm a pretty average 12 in most shops). Granted they were skinnies and I'm a bit of a pear, but SWEET DIVINE, I couldn't get them off quick enough. They were stuck to me. Struggled to get them past mid-thigh. Haven't tried on a pair since. That'll teach Zara. Missing out on my vast purchasing power.[hmmmph]

I think it is European sizing as they are a Spanish firm, and sadly as a nation we are on average 'bigger' than our European equivalents. I also think it is the contrast with the rampant vanity sizing that goes on across most of the High Street. I used to be a 12-14 (10 years ago.) Now I have a lost a bit of weight and toned up a bit over the past 3/4 years, but not enough to lose 2 whole dress sizes....but that apparently is the case, as I am 10 pretty much everywhere. (10 sometimes a bit big in Gap and M & S - serial vanity sizing offenders IMO.) I still have clothes that I have had for years where the a 12 is pretty snug on me (including my 'weight barometer' jeans from 1993 that I have kept for the specific purpose of charting my size) so the sizing is definitely changing.

the only thing I have ever bought from Zara is a cropped cardigan. I had to ask the assistant what size - I said I wanted a 12/14 - so she said try a L. It fits - but luckily it is stretchy! If ihad to get jeans I don't imagine I would get into even their XL.

and FFS - just peeked the link to the sizing guide- why is it in cm? Grrr... I have to get my calc on now to work out my dimensions...