I don't think a large frame explains it all. I have a large frame as well and at 276 I was wearing a 26 in jeans and now at 190ish I am in an 18. I have a lot of muscle mass as I have always lifted weights. Maybe that has something to do with it. Different body types fascinate me.
See, and I thought I was onto something. I guess we are all so different that I can't make assumptions. I just know that between my mom and me, when we weighed the same, we wore very different sizes and dropped sizes very different. She was wearing a 26 at the same top weight and she dropped sizes so unbelievably fast. She had much more of a bumpy/wider bottom than me and I assumed it was because she had a smaller frame so therefore the fat held/clung differently. But... I'm probably full of hot air and should just chalk it up to we are all so very, very different. It's actually amazing with so many shapes that we can look nice in similar styled clothes!
Height: 5'4" Weight:209 Dress Size: 16 (14 if it's stretchy) Shirt Size: L in the misses' department, XL-XXL in juniors' Pant Size: Goofy. Have to buy a 16 to fit my waist, but my legs could fit in a 12-14.
Height : 5ft 4.5 inches
Weight: 135
dress: n/a
Shirt: medium
Pants: That depends. I'm pear shaped so if it is meant to be fitted in the hips and thighs, I wear a 12 but most of the time I wear a 10. If I have to wear a 12 for my hips and thighs, chances are it will be too big in the waist.
Height: 5'7.5"
Weight: 193
Dress Size: idk
Shirt Size: Large.. some Med, some XL
Pant Size: 16s that are slightly loose, but the 14s are too tight to wear atm..
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 123lbs-125lbs
Dress size: 6 (ta tas won't let anything smaller zip, I usually have to belt them)
Shirt size: Small, sometimes medium if chest is too tight (again for the ta tas, ugh)
Pant size: 3/5 (26"-27" on my nice jeans)
height: 5'7
weight: 179.2
shirt size: M/L
dress size: the ones i tend to buy come in s/m/l, so i'm not sure of the number! but i'm a L
pant size: 12-14
height: 5'7
weight: 179.2
shirt size: M/L
dress size: the ones i tend to buy come in s/m/l, so i'm not sure of the number! but i'm a L
pant size: 12-14
my measurements are 41-29-42
We are within a couple pounds of each other (my high weight was 275) and we have the same chest and hip measurements, but 29" waist? Wow!!!! You are a true hour glass! I bet the waist on pants must be too loose on most things for you. My waist is 33"