A run down of the clothes sizes

On a girl of average height, who has an average build with average amount of muscle tone and curves etc it goes like this

6 - too skinny
8 - skinny
10 - just right
12 - average
14 - chubby
16 - fat
18 - very fat
20+ OBESE

It depends on personal preference.
Some people would move the words up or numbers down, so 4 - too skinny, 6 - skinny, etc, and some people would go the opposite way.
There are people who think 18 is just right.
Everyone has their own opinions.

Which size are you?

18 is not just right on anyone. That's unhealthy.

I agree it's unhealthy, but some people prefer bigger girls, and that's their choice.

I like curves too. Not everyone has to have a flat tummy or be super slender - I appreciate all sizes and a lot of girls look better with extra weight on.
But we need to be healthy too, to me, 18 isn't healthy.
Usually, size 16 is too big. But if the girl is tall and has good curves a 16 might look ok.
While even I might say a few size 16s can look hot, even I think 18 is pushing it! I mean it's not attractive if a girl is morbidly obese!
It's cool if a girl has extra weight and curves and lives her life. But if she's just fat and lazy and just eats doughnuts, that is not good!

yeah but so what, don't spend your life listening to others, people are gonna judge you no matter what. so long as you are happy and comfortable with your size then who gives a **** what the rest of the world thinks about you. they're all nobodies anyway

yeah but so what, don't spend your life listening to others, people are gonna judge you no matter what. so long as you are happy and comfortable with your size then who gives a **** what the rest of the world thinks about you. they're all nobodies anyway

18 is not just right on anyone. That's unhealthy.


I'm 5ft and 9 stone and I'm a 12. I'm 29. When I was younger, I used to be 8 and a half stone and a 10-12 and I looked ok (Im curvy I'm a 30G). When I dieted hard I could get down to 8 stone and a size 10 and that was when I felt like I looked my best. Then if I got stressed or decided to eat I'd go up to 9 stone and be a size 12 and feel a bit chubby and not as confident (but not fat).

Now I'm older I've been a size 12 for a while and I totally miss being a size 10. But I'm older and the weight just doesn't shift as easily. And I'm curvy and love food too much!

Am I the only person who finds that clothing sizes vary a lot between stores? For example, in some places I'm a 10/12 (or the equivalent in EU sizing) and others I can fit a 6/8?

You're far from alone with that.
There are no industry standard sizing guides for clothing design and manufacturing so every company sets their own sizing.

There should be an industry standard sizing guide!

I'm a size 12 and I wanna be a size 10 I just love food so much.
Maybe I should just surrender to size 12 and live my damn life!

Yes, there doesn't seem to be much body pressure on the student room! I think most people are kind and rate all sorts of shapes