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Does anyone find XS clothing really off putting
Charnham
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I went into Outfit today, there is a shirt I want, but the small does not fit me yet (but the medium is oddly big, certainly too big for me to buy), this is in the Burtons half.
Next to the Burtons half is the Topman half, with its XXS and XS sizes, and walking around it I find it kinda scary, its called Top Man, not Topboy.
the Next store close by is little better, again im stock between S and M, I said to the person I was with "If I ever get into that XS, you have my permission to strap me down, and force feed me"
Fine if I work at it I should be able to get into the S's but the XS and XSS are just scary looking.
Next to the Burtons half is the Topman half, with its XXS and XS sizes, and walking around it I find it kinda scary, its called Top Man, not Topboy.
the Next store close by is little better, again im stock between S and M, I said to the person I was with "If I ever get into that XS, you have my permission to strap me down, and force feed me"
Fine if I work at it I should be able to get into the S's but the XS and XSS are just scary looking.
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jra I just found that part of the store creepy, and was wondering if anyone else does? ive come down from XXXL, so a small in any store is amazing, but there is something about XS clothing that freaks me out.
Me, I'd look ill if I lost the weight to fit into XS. My cousin on the other hand is only 5 feet tall and she looks good and healthy in XS.
XXXL.
You have a point about height however I have a really nice shirt that I ordered online in a small, and it does fit me width wise now, but im too tall for it, this is partly down to the fact its missing 2 inches on the front, that it does have on the back.
At 5'8 im not the tallest bloke, so some small stuff, wont be a problem for me height wise.
And then the shop has to bring out the x small size to fit those who used to fit a small until they vanity sized.
I agree about the height thing. One of my brothers is very slender and willowy at the moment but because he's quite tall, anything under an x large looks silly on him. He has proportionately long arms and legs, his clothes would look better if they were slimmer fitting but he has to get them as wide as they are to accommodate his long limbs.
I dunno, I've seen blokes squeeze themselves into tight clothes that are clearly too small for them so couldn't possibly be comfortable.
It's just a passing fad (hopefully).
Where I used to work they had 4XL.
In the month that I worked there I never sold a 4XL T shirt lol
I find the fact that 12 year olds are shopping in places like Topman a tad annoying in itself. When I used to shop there it was a bit embarrassing seeing a kid 10 years younger wearing the same t-shirt. When I was 12 we were forced to wear children's clothes.
For the reason given above, im quite young clothes wise again, sure when I turn 30 im going to have to age it up a little bit, but for the moment, I dont mind being where fashion is, even if its the first time in my life.
Label sizes in the UK often don't correlate with the actual size so I'd suggest trying on different sizes and just going with what fits.
XS = 34-36 inch chest
S = 36 - 38 inch chest
As somebody with a 36 inch chest, if a top that is labelled 'S' is cut more towards the 38 inch spectrum, it's going to be too baggy for me and a couple of inches too big.
I like my t-shirts and sweaters to be a 'snug' fit so XS is the perfect size for me.
Nobody believes me when I tell them my clothes are an 'XS' and I often show them the label to prove it.
People think 'XS' is for skinny teens, but that's not the case. I'm not skinny at all, but my height and stats tie in with the measurements. I've even worn the odd 'XXS' from river island, whos sizes seem to come up bigger than most other stores...
34-36 inch chest and you don't think you are skinny? How tall are you? 5ft 2?
i'm 5ft 8 with a 42" chest and I consider myself slim build.
My chest is 36 inches - I'm toned and lean, not skinny.
The T-shirt I'm wearing in this is an XS.
Oh, and I'm 5ft 8.
I'm sorry but if you have a 42 inch chest, your measurement size is 'L' or 'XL' - that's on the bigger side and is certainly not 'slim build'.
Now, 5 years later and 8 1/2 stone, I tend to stick to Burtons and Blue Inc, as their Extra Small seem to be the most consistent (Blue Inc's extra small is also labelled as XS Under 14's)
I'm 5ft 7, 28w, 36ch (I was previously 19 stone, 44in waist, 52 in chest)
I find now, though as a 36in chest, that I have to buy Extra Small, as the Small which is shown in some places as 36" is just too big
Yes. For woman it's the same. I range from a 10 to a 14 depending on what shop I'm in.
Sizing always used to be S - 8/10 M 12/14 L 16/18 but that doesn't seem to be the case now
Some shops only stock xs,s,m they have a handful of large if you are lucky. I'm thinking of Top Shop in particular. In there I am a large or 14 and in New Look i had to have a 16 because of my boobs. Weird. I'm a 10 in Next and a 12 in River Island.