Male to Female sizes

[Alexandra]

I'm a bit surprised that nobody has brought up goodwill -- this is a great place for "trying on" to get a feel for sizes/styes/comfort and get stuff cheap. After giving a style or size a "testdrive" you can go buy a nicer outfit at an upscale store without risking your purchase become a dust collector. I'd also point out that hardly anyone is gonna be noticing you going to the goodwill dressing room with female garb to try on.

I have a 33" waist and I found jeans varying women's size 8 to 11 that seem to fit or not fit, you HAVE to try stuff on.

Women's "XL" shirts seem to be about right for a men's 40"

Skirts M & L seem to fit 33" waisted men. IMO Dresses RARELY look good on male bodies so I suggest going for the skirt & shirt look instead.

I also agree that women's shoe sizes are about one size behind men and that Payless is THE place to get shoes.

[Shelley]

IMO Dresses RARELY look good on male bodies so I suggest going for the skirt & shirt look instead.

The worst part about this is that they look so good on the maniquin but then are so dissappointing when you try them on.

I agree that a skirt and shirt is the best way to go.

Shelley

[Louise]

I agree that dresses that are closely fitted, such as sheath dresses, are hard for us to look good in, but I am very fond of jumpers.  I have one long jumper that is loose fitting in the waist.  It is great at hiding my not so feminine beer gut.  The jumper was a birthday gift from my wife.  I wore it last week and she said that I looked like a schoolmarm.  I took this as high praise, since she is a retired grade school teacher. 

[Sara]

Dresses and tops and pants can also be smaller or larger in different brands.

I used to find it really hard getting the brand thing right but after you have done it a few times it gets easier.

Sara.

[Night Scream]

Hi everyone:

I saved up enought to buy a school uniform as i allways wanted to buy one for myself, question is i dunno how to choose my size for it?  I know i'm a 38 B and a size 6 or medium in panty size, but i'm dumfounded on how to know my dress size. any help will be greatly appreciated

[allyson]

This might be useful

http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/6448/page5.htm

In my experience it just works good to try things on before you buy them.  That's what I do when I buy my skirts.  Just try it on and if it fits, buy it! 

[Night Scream]

This might be useful

http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/6448/page5.htm

In my experience it just works good to try things on before you buy them.  That's what I do when I buy my skirts.  Just try it on and if it fits, buy it! 

Wonderfull link miss allyson, thank you so very much !!!

[allyson]

Glad I could help.  Now go out there and get yourself a dress! 

[RachelSnow]

When it comes to jeans, especially at the fashion stores like Gap and Old Navy, there are also four styles of waist fit - at waist, just below waist, low waist, and ultra-low waist.  The low and ultra low are designed to fit on a GG's hips, so if you don't have hips, these jeans will fall off  .  I'd probably go with at waist or just below waist for the best fit.

The rule of thumb for low rise and ultra low rise jeans is the 7/10 to 8/10 rule. Your waist SHOULD be approximately 7/10 of your hips. So for a girl with 36 inch hips, her ideal waist size would fall between 25 and 28 inches. I know that there are plenty of GG's that wear low rise that DO NOT fall with the ration, but that's the ratio those pants are designed for. If the hips and bust are equal, then with a waist to hip ratio like that then your figure is very close to what would be considered a Classic HourGlass.

If I buy below the waist jeans, I might get size 5 (US). If I'm looking at low-rise I might go smaller and get a size 3 (US) since I don't have as wide a set of hips as a GG.

If you do not already have one, invest in a tailor's tape measure, you can get all the measurements you need to determine what sizes should be appropriate for you.

[Night Scream]

The rule of thumb for low rise and ultra low rise jeans is the 7/10 to 8/10 rule. Your waist SHOULD be approximately 7/10 of your hips. So for a girl with 36 inch hips, her ideal waist size would fall between 25 and 28 inches. I know that there are plenty of GG's that wear low rise that DO NOT fall with the ration, but that's the ratio those pants are designed for. If the hips and bust are equal, then with a waist to hip ratio like that then your figure is very close to what would be considered a Classic HourGlass.

If I buy below the waist jeans, I might get size 5 (US). If I'm looking at low-rise I might go smaller and get a size 3 (US) since I don't have as wide a set of hips as a GG.

If you do not already have one, invest in a tailor's tape measure, you can get all the measurements you need to determine what sizes should be appropriate for you.

I'm a size 6 in jeans depending on the brand also, i have one that is size 7 but that one is a short pants for use at home

[TracieCarolinaGirl]

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I'm a bit surprised that nobody has brought up goodwill -- this is a great place for "trying on" to get a feel for sizes/styes/comfort and get stuff cheap. After giving a style or size a "testdrive" you can go buy a nicer outfit at an upscale store without risking your purchase become a dust collector. I'd also point out that hardly anyone is gonna be noticing you going to the goodwill dressing room with female garb to try on.

This is a great idea, thank you

[ChrissyRyan]

Unfortunately a number of thrift shops closed their dressing rooms during or after COVID-19.

Some have kept them closed as patrons have swapped the clothes they wore into the store with ones from the racks.  Others poop or leave all kinds of trash, including soiled diapers, in the dressing rooms.  Piles of clothes people try on were also left in the dressing rooms.  These were all reasons why some thrift shops no longer have dressing rooms, although they keep their customer bathrooms open.

But some still have dressing rooms.