| jillybean720 |
04-12-2006 01:03 PM |
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Originally Posted by Ready2ShedLBS
I always thought 14, 16 were plus size? I know when I was wearing them I had to go the plus size section to find them. Even now, I dont see them in the juniors dept. Maybe Im wrong.
Edit: to say.. are they in the Womens Dept?? I totally forgot about that section.. For me its always been Plus or Juniors, cuz I dont do the "womens" dept. Too... grown up for me ;)
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Juniors are generally odd numbered sizes (5, 7, 9, etc.) and typically only go up to a 13 (some places have up to 15, I believe, but not all). Misses sizes are the even numbered sizes (4, 6, 8, etc.) and usually go up to a 14 or 16 (though places like Express, I believe, only go up to like a 10 or 12), though some, like Old Navy, go all the way up to 20. Women's are Plus Sizes--they generally start at either 14, 16, or 18, but these 14, 16, and 18 are NOT the same as a Misses 14, 16, and 18 (just to make matters worse :dizzy: ). Women's sizes tend to be a bit more generously cut in certain areas like in the hips, so someone who wears a 16 in Women's would probably still be an 18 or even 20 in Misses. Being in that little overlap part is HARD--sometimes the smallest Women's clothes are too big, yet the biggest Misses are too small :devil:
If your clothes have a size that ends in an even number (i.e., 3/4, 7/8, etc.), it is 99% likely to be a Misses size, not a Juniors. Juniors usually only have the odd number on the tag. Juniors also tend to be a little slimmer in cut than Misses, so if you wear a 5/6 in Misses, you won't necessarily fit into a 5 in Juniors :devil:
To make matters worse, some places (like Walmart) have started making things like "Junior Plus" or "Misses Plus" where the sizes go up to higher numbers (like 24), but that 24 will be cut slimmer than a Women's 24, so I have to wear a 24 in those sizes at Walmart, but a 22 in Women's sizes :dizzy:
So yeah, it's no wonder we get confused and can never find things that fit right :p
I'm sure Aphil, our fabulous moderator and resident seamstress, will be along to correct anything I may have been incorrect about :) |
