What size are you in Zara?

[HamCob]

After advice on Zara sizing please. I'm eyeing up a dress and put my details into the Zara size calculator & it says medium.
I'm usually a 14 on top due to big boobs & a 12/14 on the bottom. I can fit into a 12 as long as it's not tight on the bust but I tend to size up to a 14 generally.

I've read before that Zara come up small?
I would go to the store and try it on but no stock where I live!

I'd say large or whatever the biggest they do it. I have picked up a pair of Zara trousers size medium in the charity shop and I'm a size 12 and they are nowhere near close to doing up.

I am a size 10/12 usually and a size large in Zara

Do not be fooled, they run massively small in most things and stupidly huge in others. I recommend visiting the store, not ordering online

I went to Zara last week and I ended up buying a blouse in size S, a corset top in size L, a pair of trousers in an S and a skirt in a M. I’m an 8. I got so angry about things not fitting me and I had to go back and forth with different sizes to try on so many times. It’s so item dependent, annoyingly.

I find Zara very small fitting. Even the children's clothes are tiny. I'd go with large if I were you

I bought a pair of size 16 jeans there without trying them on because that was my size. I couldn't get them past my knees.

I have never fitted into any tops in Zara, even when I was skinny. Broad shoulders and large chest but was only a 12-14 top in most shops. I was a size 8 bottoms and could get into medium trousers at a push.

I’m a similar size to you. I’d be an XL in a jacket, but could be a small or medium in a loose dress. It’s very random and they do come up small.

Yes and they now charge for online returns.

Agree with this.
I used to be an XXL in Zara tops. I am a busty 14 in the real world.
I ordered 3 L work shirts recently and me, DD and dp could all have fitted inside one.
It all seems totally random.
For context:
I'm a 14/Medium top in M&S, Boden, Seasalt, Cos, etc
I'm a 12 long trouser and have never yet managed to get into a pair of Zara ones.

Zara is crazy size wise. I’m a size 10 on bottom and 8 on top. For skinny trousers I’d buy a medium or a large. However, I’ve also got some loose dresses in a size XS, which are still generous. As others have said either order a few sizes or try on in store!

Oh bugger! 😩
Back to drawing board then! None in stock near me and don't fancy ordering online if returns are a palaver! Glad I asked...thanks all x

Per PP I have pretty much every size from Zara - I’m a 10/12 in real life. However I would say that the fit finder thing has been VERY accurate for me, and it is linked to the actual item so you might be eg M for a dress and eg XL in jeans based on your exact same measurements.

We do have a store here but I am not sure if you can return to the shop free. Paid returns would make me unlikely to take a punt!

@Judystilldreamsofhorses you can return to store free.

@HamCob their sizes are meant to relate to:
XS 6
S 8
M 10
L 12
XL 14
However so many items come up smaller or oversized. Its very rare I've known the trousers fit the size they said on the label, I would always size up 1. In general, they do not cater for hips, bum or chest- they base their clothes on a 5 ft 10 ish androgynous shape woman.

Worked there for 7 years, still couldn't just order something and expect it to fit now.

Size 8 or 10 depending on the brand or shop and I usually fit a Zara size M.

I'm 5'10" size 14 fairly small chested, not that slim round the middle and average hips and size large,

It looks like it's free returns to store so if you have one locally that you wouldn't have to go out of your way to I would buy a medium and large and see which one is the best fit

The returns are only £1.95 btw

I'm a size 6-8 (more towards the 8), 5ft 6 and haven't had an issue with the sizing in the sense I find it fairly predictable.

Tailored trousers I fit an XS, jeans I often size up to S, any tight fitting tops or dresses with no give I go for a S to accommodate the bust and if it's obviously supposed to be a loose or oversized fit (jackets, blazers, shirts) I stick to my normal size.

I'd go for a size L OP, depending what it is that's being ordered.

40plusnotgivingup is a 14 and tries on lots of stuff in Zara and the sizes do seem to vary a lot!

I was in there on Saturday. XS in most things I tried on. S in others, mainly tops.

The other thing about Zara is that they very often make things with absolutely no stretch or give in them- so you often find that a top that looks as though it fits when you’re standing still will not allow you to move your arms. It’s one of the reasons I think they’re massively overrated.

I find Zara sizing generally runs smaller but, as with a lot of retailers, it's quite inconsistent.

I'm a size 6, but have found that the XS skirts fit fine, but the XS dresses are way too small. I think the dresses come up much smaller than the skirts. The tops are a little tighter as well so I tend to go for an S, despite being quite small in the chest area.

I'd probably go for size L if I were you, or buy a few sizes to try on, particularly if you live near a store so you don't have to pay for returns.

I agree the size calculator is really accurate - I’m generally a large in Zara but it sometimes comes up with a medium or even small for me in over sized styles and it ends up fitting as I’d want it to

Ok so I ordered the large & it just arrived... It fits!!! Hurrah! (Ignore my son's messy floor in the pic!)
Thanks all 🙏🏻

Ooh you look fabulous!