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If I'm a size 8 usually, do I buy a 6 - 8 or 10 - 12?

The item of clothing in question is lingerie. I'm not small enough to fit into a size 6 but size 12 is too big on me. Not sure which size to buy. I'm worried 6 - 8 will be too tight in the wrong places...

There isn't a size 8 - 10 option :(

Update:

Oh yeah, forgot to mention, buying it off a website so no chance to try before I buy :(

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    try on the style in both sizes, it depends on the way the pattern cutters cut their cloth before they make up the garments. Although all designers have slightly different measurements for sizes. If the lingerie item is a bra then get a proper fitting, a lot stores do it and it should be free and not be obliged to buy anything, although you might find you get two different sizes for the same reason as above! I would suspect that the 10-12 will be too big in the wrong places, see if they do an 8-10 in another style you like. I so wish that designers would not 'jump' a size, there should be and 8-10 as well as 6-8 before the jump to 10-12 there are a lot of us out there who are the 'in-between' size!

    Source(s): Synpathy as I am an 'inbetween' size - 12-14, which doesn't very often appear in sizing!
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Well the 6-8 may be slightly snug, but the 10-12 will probably be much too big on you. So I'd go for the 6-8 if I was you. Hope this helps.

  • 4 years ago

    As others have reported, women people's shirts are no longer sized via collar measurements. What length does she normally positioned on? possibly you ought to degree the collar of one of her present shirts and take it from there, nevertheless understand that sizes replace proportionately, and a smaller collar would be smaller everywhere else. If she has a narrow neck yet is wide around the shoulders or is blessed interior the bust branch, a comfortable collar won't do up! desire this facilitates.

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