Detail your latest clothes and slap related purchases here #2
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mentalchik
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit."
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mentalchik
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit."
that dress is a lot nicer irl......quite 50's
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
it's a gorgeous dress, and i love the cardi, it's all colours i love but can't wear.
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
No - it's a UK 10/US 6 -
Nope, Uk sizes are just one size up from US sizes. I've seen a lot of confusion here about what that means. Perhaps we should make a sticky thread.
Again, it is only one size difference because we count our sizes off by two just as you do. Therefore US 6= UK 8, US 8= UK 10, and so on.
such and such
Scones then fucking.
Clothing sizes seem pretty irrelevant half the time anyway these days which is a bit frustrating. Having a tape measure is really important if you plan on doing internets shopping.
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
good point.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
This is true. Tried on a pair of size 18 jeans in Next yesterday which were too small
Tried on a pair the same size in New Look today and they're slightly too big Fucking annoying.I bought the New Look ones anyway as they're ok with a belt. I think I'm a size 17 at the mo which is most annoying!
i also bought a purple vest top, a breton style stripy vest top, a pair of black ballet pump type things and a mossy green long cardie
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
That's the orthodoxy, but certainly my experience is that a UK 16, say, is more like an american 12 than an american 14. It's true of shoe sizes too - they don't seem to be directly equivalent. A uk 3 (euro 36) should be a US 5... but it's somewhere between a 5 and a 6 in my experience. which is weird, because lots of garments are made for worldwide supply.
as y'all would say: go figure...
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
tape measure is no help as the size charts are wildly different to reality anyway.
oh absolutely - especially with the cheaper brands. Primark don't seem to use fit models at all - they order container loads of what's sposed to be x size and it just goes straight out on the shop floor. at that price there's very little quality control beyond the absolutely necessary.
sheothebudworths
Up the bum - no babies!!!
Well you'll need to tell Gap rather than me then, cos I was just repeating what's written on the label.
Although that dress being an 8 makes even less sense than it being a 10 (I'm a 12/14).
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Love the dress but I wish they'd make them a bit longer - I want knee-length, not mid-thigh, dammit!
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
I know what you guys are saying, but in general, that is supposed to be the standard. Uk= Us + one size (counting by twos)
mentalchik
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit."
well it comes to just above the knee on me !
zenie
>^^<
Where are you getting that info from? I have a bookmark here with clothing sizes printed on....it goes with the two size thing, and I've never heard the 'go up one size' definition as you say it.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
How tall are you, chikky?
mentalchik
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit."
5ft5
Cloo
Banana for scale
These in Topshop:
I think they'd just sold out (inc on website) of the pair I was after and even though these are fairly plain and more than I'd usually pay for sandals (£42 - I'm a cheapskate for shoes), my God they are comfortable, lovely soft leather. And importantly for me, have a sole I can definitely get an extra layer of sole stuck on to make up for my shorter left leg - always tricky to find in sandals.
Also some cropped maternity leggings from New Look and a yellow cardigan for Esmé - she expressed a definite preference, saying 'No, I don't want this one' to the stripy/spotty pink and white one and 'Yes, yellow one' to the yellow one, both in Next.
I think they'd just sold out (inc on website) of the pair I was after and even though these are fairly plain and more than I'd usually pay for sandals (£42 - I'm a cheapskate for shoes), my God they are comfortable, lovely soft leather. And importantly for me, have a sole I can definitely get an extra layer of sole stuck on to make up for my shorter left leg - always tricky to find in sandals.
Also some cropped maternity leggings from New Look and a yellow cardigan for Esmé - she expressed a definite preference, saying 'No, I don't want this one' to the stripy/spotty pink and white one and 'Yes, yellow one' to the yellow one, both in Next.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
swit swoooo 
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
OMG LOVE IT!!!!
It is totally fab. A bit on the pricey side but very well made and won't sag like cheap swimsuits - and won't be see-through either, hopefully! I love the bikinis as well but am worried that if you're not model proportions they can make you look a bit frumpy.
What thinks urban?
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
get one get one get one
e2a: love the cherry one too
Do you reckon it will suit me though?
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
oh dear i might have to get me a red spotty suit 
you reckon if i wore it as a top with jeans that would make it feel less exhorbitant pricewise?
any idea how the sizing comes up ms t?
you reckon if i wore it as a top with jeans that would make it feel less exhorbitant pricewise? any idea how the sizing comes up ms t?
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
I intend to wear mine with shorts and stuff. I am also sick of cheap bikinis that lose their shape really quickly.
I am mostly a size 12 but a size 14 sometimes, especially in trousers so they said to get the bigger size. It fits fine and there's no dreaded "camel's toe".
I am mostly a size 12 but a size 14 sometimes, especially in trousers so they said to get the bigger size. It fits fine and there's no dreaded "camel's toe".
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