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Incomplete measurements, inconsistent sizing woes

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Precipice · 30/04/2022 19:44

Why do so many size guides only give incomplete measurements? Bust measurement is given, but forget about shoulder width, and you're fairly lucky if you get the length of the garment. Do they think women are stick figures with breasts?

I'm a slim woman with a somewhat longer torso and somewhat broader shoulders. I do actually need to know if your top will cover all my top and will not be too tight on my shoulders and cause discomfort.

Similarly, the randomness of fit! Not even between shops where you're X in one and Y in another, but from the same shop, for the same type of item, from the same collection. Satisfied with the fit of one t-shirt, I got another, this time online, for the same size and the same collection: completely different fit, but too late to return (and of course no size guide there at all). Trying on jeans in a shop: there were some that were far too long, some I couldn't even zip up, etc. But all the same labelled size (by width and length measurements!) What's the point of it then?

OP posts:
Jellycatspyjamas · 30/04/2022 22:37

This has been driving me crazy - especially when so much is bought online. I checked the size guide and bought a blazer that matched my waist and bust measurements - was in town today and saw the same blazer in store albeit in the next size down. The smaller size fitted perfectly despite the size guide saying it would be 2 inches short across all measurements. God knows what the size I’ve bought will look like.

Other things I’ve bought according to the size guide have been too small, I just don’t know what the point is in them having it if it bears no resemblance to the finished garment.

lljkk · 01/05/2022 06:03

Sounds like OP has similar build to me.

Is there a way to measure shoulders??

When I was young I wore my dad's clothes (men's XXL) to get length, but now XL+ = fat & wide not tall (long torso), so that's no help.

I otherwise go up a size to accommodate my shoulders.
Can't even blame the 🏊🏊🏊, I was like this before I swam regularly.

I have discovered kids (older teen sizes) clothes for trousers, hallelulah, adjustable waists (!!)

LightningAndRainbows · 01/05/2022 07:14

Yes! I need to know how long an item is!

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