H & M sizing or am i fat ??

[weekendgirl66]

Ok so i know i need to loose some ,, but just not sure if these sizes are true im 5'2 and 10 stone 7 ( need to loose 1 stone) with a 32g bust,, Should a 12 fit?? i have just brought items from H & M and nothing fits nice should i be bothered.. Please be nice

[sleepdodger]

I'm 5'4 and under 10st
I wear 10 topshop jeans
I can't get in a 12 at hm

[usualnamechanger]

H and M sizes are very funny... You need to know your weight and height to see if you are overweight or not.

Don't worry about sizes, just get the one that fits better, no one is going to check which size are you wearing. In any case, if it really bothers you cut them off (the tag/s with the size number).

[Sicaq]

I've heard that it is cut for a Scandinavian shape: typically taller and narrower on the hips but bigger on the bust than the UK equivalent size, if that makes sense.

[I8toys]

I am 5 ft 7 9.5 stone and get size small in tops, 12 in dresses but trousers not a chance size 12 at a squeeze but too short in the leg. Only buy tops and dresses from them now.

[Metalgoddess]

Their sizes are all over the place. I'm 5'4" and 9.5 stone. I have sizes xs to large and sizes 8 to 16 in other things. Their jeans are small too, size 16s only just fit.

[RabbitOfNegativeEuphoria]

I've gone from an 8 to a 6 in Next. I haven't got any smaller. Still an 8 in H&M. For the poster with a teenager - the 13-14 y/o jeans are equivalent to a size 8 (or a 6 in Next). But it does depend on style (I'm talking about the skinny jeans). H&M jeans are longer though. Teenagers are TALL these days (except mine).

[weekendgirl66]

took the lot back ended up with a few 2 sizes bigger, after deciding it was what looked good as apposed to what the label said about size than 1 I had brought from Monsoon my normal size 12 but this has been a very enlightening i hate shopping when the sales are on, cause they seem to bring out all the tat,, but there then that would be another story Thank you everyone who has contributed x

[RonaldMcDonald]

I'm 5'10 ish and 10st 2 ATM
I wear anything between a 10-14

[ElephantsNeverForgive]

Hit&Miss that describes the awful place exactly.

Poor quality, small sizing and awful cutting (no hips, or arse space). The vast majority of adults stuff is a total waste of effort.

Kids is OK and their vest tops are really soft cotton, but otherwise too much of their stuff has gone to the charity shop too quickly.

[50ShadesOfSummer]

Glad I'm not the only one who finds the sizing in H&M on the small side. I'm size 10 pretty much everywhere but usually have to go for a 12 in H&M.

[SinglePringle]

I'm the same - I don't have a problem with sizing in any shops I go to (Top Shop, Zara, River Island, H&M, Whistles, Cos etc).

I'm 5'8, 32f and a size 10-12 in all the above (or a medium).

Don't shop in Next, DP's, M&S so no comment on their sizing.

[AuntieStella]

That sizing site is fascinating.

I put in the size in inches of the last "standard" size before standardisation was abolished in 1980s and manufacturers began vanity sizing.

I used NY Times as source of measurements for the then US size 10 (UK 14).

According to darkgreener, that is now a UK size 6.

[Enb76]

I've never had a problem with their sizing either.

[RabbitOfNegativeEuphoria]

I've never had a problem with H&M sizing...

[Passthecake30]

I'm a 14 in there. 10-12 everywhere else

[NorbertDentressangle]

I've always found H&M sizes all over the place.

This was confirmed recently when I went shopping for jeans with seriously skinny 14yo DD. Jeans in the teenage section were all way too big, especially round the waist and thighs yet a ladies size 6 fitted her perfectly.

Honestly the size 6 ones were so, so small I couldn't any adult fitting in them, even Victoria Beckham (the infamous size 0) .

[Wishyouwould]

I find H&M sizing bizarre. I am a 12 yet have jackets from there which are a 16 and tops from there which are size Small.

[beccajoh]

I'm similarly proportioned to you OP, but a stone lighter, and would expect a 12 to fit in H&M. In other places I'd be a 10-12.

[Andallmyhopeisgone]

Agree, most things in H&M are definitely smaller fitting than other stores, smaller than Topshop for example. And then the odd item is randomly oversized. Dress sizes vary so much, they're just a rough guide.

[Chipandspuds]

H&M sizing is absolutely shit! I'm a size 12 in most shops eg New Look, Next, Dorothy Perkins but tried on some H&M maternity jeans which were size 16 and sooo tight! I think I would have needed to buy a size 20 to be comfortable! I know it's just a number but I'm not buying size 20 jeans when I'm a size 12.

[BoobsandaBeerBelly]

Is their divided by h&m range on the small side too?

[alltoomuchrightnow]

actually i just remembered I got their eiffel tower blouse last week for only £5 in sale. It's an L yet I can actually do it up over the dreaded norks. And i've put tons of weight on lately.. am UK 18 now! so it really does pay to sift through the rails-

[Redcoats]

H&M trousers ccome up way too small. In a size 12 everywhere and could just about do up a size 16 in there.
I do love it for tops though (make them extra long for tall girls). And I've just bought an age 14 hoody which fits me perfectly (and was £10 cheaper than the women's version downstairs!). Result.
trousers are good for my tall skinny boys.

[weekendgirl66]

you are all my new best buddies,,, love the hit and miss floisme

[gotadevilshaircutinmymind]

You are not alone, I am generally a size ten - nearer a twelve but I have huge hips, size fourteen in H&M, I find they are really small, good quality though! :)