I tend to experience the opposite! If I buy run of the mill mall clothes (The Limited, Express, etc) I'm a size 2. If I buy designer pants, I have to go bigger.

agree to disagree? i am 5'8 .5, 186, 30 inch waist, 39 inch hips. but 40 lbs over you with the same size.

i actually bought a pair of true religions recently, and they are a size 30 (so a 10) i find that the sizing in designer clothing is actually far smaller in many cases except for jeans. this being said, i just had to buy a formal dress, where most of my dresses for work at about a 10-12 (i have a large bust) my formal dress is a 12-14 from BCBG.

Yeah that. I've found expensive brands mean I go up in a size whereas in cheaper brands I can wear smaller sizes. I wear smalls at Old Navy vs. Mediums most everywhere else (sometimes the occasional large depending on style). In Old Navy pants 14's were too big for me when I was right at 200lbs whereas I had a pair of Levi's that were 14's and they were still somewhat tight then.

FWIW, I have a 32" waist (although our high hip measurement is really what counts for most jeans...) and 40" hips and wear something like an 8 now in Levi's but even those are too big now.

I wrote a similar post awhile back...I am 173lbs and 5'5 - and I wear a size 16 in bottoms and dresses! I wear an XL in tops. I have tried 14's or size L, but they feel and look way too tight! I know that I have big boobs and a big belly/hips...but...I really don't think it's common for anyone in the 180s to be a size 10 - even if they are 6 feet tall.

Most likely, Jessica fit into one pair of jeans that are a size 10, and now she's a size 10, even if everything else in her closet is a 12-14. LOL

Game playing. Yes.

Shoot, I wish I was a 10! I'm 180 and I'm a 16 still.

Yeah, I find the more expensive the clothes, the larger size I wear. I read awhile back about why that is. It has to do with the way clothes are cut on the machine for expensive stores vs. discount stores.

When I was a Gap size 6 jeans, I was about 155-160 pounds. I was an athlete then too, for the difference that makes. My BFF is the same height and 155 now, and barely can wear a 12. Build is everything in that regard.

Also something to consider is that I always wear a dress size about 2 smaller than my pant size, because I carry all my weight in my thighs/hips. So maybe they're going off her smallest area.

Height and body composition are both just as important, as weight is, in regards to size. I have a friend who is 5'9" and at 180 she wears a size 8 or 10. She doesn't work out heavily, this is just her body type.

My sister is also 5'9" (3" taller than me.) She has a pear-shaped body and I have an hourglass shape. When we are the same weight, she wears a size larger in pants than I do. I wear a larger shirt size. So, it just goes to show, you really can't compare yourself to others. We are all different in how we carry our weight.

She's 5'8" which could totally fit into a size 10 at 185. I can wear a 10 in some pants at 185, especially if a lot of her weight it muscle, she'd easily be a size 10.

I have a large waistline and high bodyfat. At 185 I was wearing a size 18. Now it 164 I am mostly wearing a size 16 with some size 14.

Isn't that how everyone measures themselves?

you are also 4 inches shorter than Jessica is. she's 5'8".

Riiiiiight!

That's how I did it!!

I'm 5'5" and 214lbs and I can fit comfortably into size 14 jeans. 16's fall off of me. I however have no butt or hips.

There is no real standard in sizing. Also with jeans when they cut the material the cut it by the stack so the material on the top is the actual measurement for whatever size they are cutting but the ones on the bottom of the pile are a bit bigger. So even within the same size you can get a discrepancy of about 2 inches! They taught us this when I worked at Gap many years ago, they said if someone feels the pants are a bit snug try a few different pairs in the same size.