Is this an 8/10 woman's size?

[thundley4]

Part of that may be cut. A mid waist versus low versus boot cut versus skinny. Those all will fit differently and the closer for like a skinny jean is not as forgiving on any woman who is softer in the middle. Neither are the lower rise jeans  I think style from season to season can dictate too the fit.

She normally buys straight leg regular jeans, but it seems sizes vary from brand to brand.  OTOH, with men's jeans I can buy almost any brand of the right size and they fit.

[Conservative Libertarian]

^yeah that.

Bathing suit pics aren't very flattering when you're not a supermodel.

This girl is from a reality show - http://www.bravotv.com/shahs-of-sunset

Here she is in her professional photoshopped pic - http://www.bravotv.com/people/mercedes-mj-javid/bio

Yes, I watch sometimes. Don't judge ;-)

Being from Iran, My wife watches the Shah's of Sunset. They are shallow LA People whose recent ancestry just happen to be from Iran.

When this and other reality shows come on TV, I go back into my radio shack. My wife is into such shows.

[Ptarmigan]

Being from Iran, My wife watches the Shah's of Sunset. They are shallow LA People whose recent ancestry just happen to be from Iran.

When this and other reality shows come on TV, I go back into my radio shack. My wife is into such shows.

Lo Angeles is a shallow place to begin with. It makes people shallow. 

[ColonelCarrots]

My mom works for HSN and usually she gets orders for size 20 pants for ladies... in petite. 

[jtyangel]

My mom works for HSN and usually she gets orders for size 20 pants for ladies... in petite. 

Petite in that case has more to do with stature. I feel out on both sides of it. Petite are too short and feel like floods and regular seems to be made for women who are 5'7"(I assume regular is average and I don't recall that height being average for women. About 3 inches too tall actuall). I've had better luck with juniors but you have to get over vanity since the narrower cut thru the hips means a bigger size but the length seems to consider 15 year olds are still growing and would be about my height or just a little taller. Like I said though some things are unwearable due to cut or they have to be bought bigger. An 8 in a regular womans size can easily be an 11 in jrs world.

[debk]

The more expensive the clothes, the more "forgiving" the sizes. A 10 at Walmart could be a 2/4 at Saks. Designers aren't stupid, even though their clothes may be off the wall weird.

When clothes are purchased at Talbots or some similar type brand like Land's End, Eddie Bauer, etc, who were at one time almost exclusively mail order through catalog, the catalogs had in the middle a size chart. So many inches here, was one size, there another. Women measured their bust, waist, hips and it all correlated with a specific size. Petite pants had a 25-27" inseam, regulars were 29-30", longs were 32"+. Any woman under 5'2" was considered a "petite".

Now days, 5'4" is considered petite. But I'm not even sure that's right either.

I'm 5'4" and have such a hard time finding clothes to fit. I used to buy longs in pants, now I buy regulars and sometimes even petites for a skinny straight leg, and they are long enough in the stride. Regular dresses don't fit at all, and petites are too short in the sleeves and just don't fit properly. And I have no clue how tops are being sized anymore. I used to wear a small, now I'm anywhere from a medium to an XL in order to not have them skin tight through the chest, but then they are so huge through the shoulders and sleeves, and there is so much fabric I can't tuck it without looking like a pillow stuffed into the pants. 

I think men's clothes are so easy to buy! I pick up stuff all the time for M and for my son. Waist is one size and match the length to it for pants, shirts all I have to do is match the neck/sleeve length or just the neck and the rest will fit. It's not fair!!!

I think it also has to do with the fact that so many clothes are made in SE Asia, Phillipines, and China...all those people are midget size compared to many Americans.

 

[CG6468]

I think it also has to do with the fact that so many clothes are made in SE Asia, Phillipines, and China...all those people are midget size compared to many Americans.

Same thing with shoes. I can't find any EEE shoes that fit ANYWHERE.

[J P Sousa]

Same thing with shoes. I can't find any EEE shoes that fit ANYWHERE.

I wear size 12 EEEE so I can only wear loafers (don't remember manufacturer) or walking shoes........New Balance @ Zappos.
.

[Eupher]

Same thing with shoes. I can't find any EEE shoes that fit ANYWHERE.

I gave up buying shoes in malls decades ago. Zappo's (as JP has described) is one option, but there are others. If you need your shoes in a hurry, Zappo's will do it. Amazingly fast delivery.

[thundley4]

Same thing with shoes. I can't find any EEE shoes that fit ANYWHERE.

I have that problem with steel toed work boots.  I have to buy shoes that are too big, because the steel part cramps my toes.  I blame it on the fact that I hated wearing shoes  when I was a kid.

[seahorse513]

I take a 1 1/2 in kids, so no problem there>>> ..I just wish they made high heeled platforms!!!

[CG6468]

I also do not understand the damned sizes. EEE vs. EEEE vs. Extra Wide vs. Extra WideXXX, yadda, yadda, yadda...

[Eupher]

I also do not understand the damned sizes. EEE vs. EEEE vs. Extra Wide vs. Extra WideXXX, yadda, yadda, yadda...

At some point you just buy two pair, throw out the shoes and wear the boxes. 

[mamacags]

I would say she is an 18 or 20. 

[Wineslob]

I am sorry. I am a 12 and I do not look no where near this fluffy. Really?

What is that thing?   

[Gina]

Petite in that case has more to do with stature. I feel out on both sides of it. Petite are too short and feel like floods and regular seems to be made for women who are 5'7"(I assume regular is average and I don't recall that height being average for women. About 3 inches too tall actuall). I've had better luck with juniors but you have to get over vanity since the narrower cut thru the hips means a bigger size but the length seems to consider 15 year olds are still growing and would be about my height or just a little taller. Like I said though some things are unwearable due to cut or they have to be bought bigger. An 8 in a regular womans size can easily be an 11 in jrs world.

I am 5'6.5"  I am just 1/2" shy of being 5'7" 

[ColonelCarrots]

I am 5'6.5"  I am just 1/2" shy of being 5'7" 

You're as tall as me. Its not so bad.

[jtyangel]

I am 5'6.5"  I am just 1/2" shy of being 5'7" 

I'm a quarter inch shy of short;)

[Wineslob]

I feel pretty good with 8" now.

[Eupher]

I feel pretty good with 8" now.

 

h5

[BEG]

I am 5'6.5"  I am just 1/2" shy of being 5'7" 

I'm 5'7" and I was weighed at the doctor's office yesterday. Lets just say I'm doing a happy dance. 

[BEG]

I feel pretty good with 8" now.

Someone needs to put "Resident Pervert" under your screen name.

[Alpha Mare]

I'm 5'7", but my middle section is not at all too thin.  One thing I do notice when I'm down to this weight is that seats are sure harder on the rear.

I didn't get up to size 3 until I was 50.  I've been sitting on pillows my whole life.

[Wineslob]

Someone needs to put "Resident Pervert" under your screen name.

 

[Boudicca]

I would't kick her out of bed.

That's cuz you'd have to more or less roll her out of bed.