Poll
Question:
For those of us Transitioning from Male to Female what is your dress size?
Option 1: UK/AU Size 4, US Size 0, France/Spain size 32, Italy size 36 or smaller
votes: 0
Option 2: UK/AU size 6, US Size 2, France/Spain Size 34, Italy size 38
votes: 1
Option 3: UK/AU size 8, US Size 4, France/Spain Size 26, Italy Size 40
votes: 2
Option 4: UK/AU size 10, US Size 6, France/Spain size 28, Italy size 42
votes: 6
Option 5: UK/AU size 12, US Size 8, France/Spain size 30, Italy size 44
votes: 3
Option 6: UK/AU size 14, US size 10, France/Spain size 32, Italy Size 46
votes: 6
Option 7: UK/AU size 16, US Size 12, France/Spain size 34, Italy size 48
votes: 6
Option 8: UK/AU size 18, US Size 14, France/Spain size 36, Italy size 50
votes: 10
Option 9: UK/AU Size 20, US Size 16, France/Spain size 38, Italy Size 52
votes: 5
Option 10: UK/AU size 22, US Size 18, France/Spain Size 40, Italy Size 54
votes: 4
Option 11: UK/AU Size 24, US Size 20, France/Spain Size 42, Italy Size 56
votes: 2
Option 12: UK/AU size 26, US Size 22, France/Spain Size 44, Italy Size 58 or bigger
votes: 1
Option 13: If you are on HRT for more than 2 years - Has your size reduced, since being on HRT?
votes: 0
For those of us Transitioning from Male to Female what is your dress size, at the moment? Secondly if you have been on HRT for more than 2 years has your size reduced or increased?
Thanks a lot Judith Lynn!
I'm still working on the hand thing and am a little comfortable in 20 and haven't even gone for a dress yet.
I don't see myself as a dressy person but a year ago I wouldn't have seen myself as I am now - go figure on my figure :)
Seriously, I enjoy your threads!
OMG Dress size. Womens clothes are all over the place. There should be a law. Some makers are strict. Follow standards and then I am a 16. Some want to make me feel skinny and I fit a 10. Really, in Gloria Vanderbilt "Amanda" jeans, they fit my no-bootie backside.
Then others make up their own sizes. And I am a 2!!
I love Tommy Bahama clothes but they are strict so pants are 14 unless drawstring. TB Knit dresses are ok at a Large. Less forgiving fabrics I have to go up a size to X Large (16).
After much trial and error my defining measurement is my shoulders and my "cool sculpting" target area. I need 19 inches or forget it and 21 across my chest even boob-less. But my need for comfort as a function of style says just get an XL and own it. Seems to work.
US size 14 but it depends on the cut of the dress.
Sonja
Quote from: Sonja on March 15, 2018, 11:43:21 PM
US size 14 but it depends on the cut of the dress.
Sonja
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I honestly don't have a clue - this, or most of it is new to Cassi!
Quote from: Cassi on March 15, 2018, 11:45:29 PM
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I honestly don't have a clue - this, or most of it is new to Cassi!
Cassi - Darling, I wish I could take you out shopping!! or even just measure you up and hit the net...
There are SO many gorgeous dress's on the net of every style, fabric and colour ....well its never too late to start.
Go to google and type in 'swing dress' then switch to images for search results and ta da... start finding your 'look'
Sonja
Okay, I'm going there only because you're one of my BFFs :)
Certainly not this one.
https://www.stylewe.com/product/plus-size-elegant-batwing-printed-boho-asymmetrical-midi-dress-293740.html
Maybe this one :
https://www.stylewe.com/product/black-pink-color-block-stand-collar-elegant-sheath-guipure-lace-midi-dress-271971.html
Quote from: Cassi on March 15, 2018, 11:58:53 PM
Maybe this one :
https://www.stylewe.com/product/black-pink-color-block-stand-collar-elegant-sheath-guipure-lace-midi-dress-271971.html
Okay - its elegant definitely, and it will certainly work if you want attention!
What else tickles your fancy?
Sonja.
15 month on HRT and dress size has not changed. I am a bit odd shaped: Dress is usually a 14, sometimes a 12, sometimes a 16 depending on brand and style. Funny enough I can easily fit in size 10 skirts and pants, sometimes even in 8...
For girls trying to find their style.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=b3TsmkGd&id=439D0121B50723ABB8FC86DDE1CDFE06015C84AE&thid=OIP.b3TsmkGd3igK8WIhMRFJuQHaMo&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2f736x%2f73%2f13%2fdb%2f7313dbd0f75c43a071eef1ce1a7a9f4a.jpg&exph=1099&expw=644&q=everyday+dresses+for+older+women&simid=608020255727027857&selectedIndex=22&ajaxhist=0
Quote from: Sonja on March 16, 2018, 12:02:27 AM
Okay - its elegant definitely, and it will certainly work if you want attention!
What else tickles your fancy?
Sonja.
http://www.articlesweb.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/1/nggallery/casual-wedding-dresses-for-older-women-5/Casual-Wedding-Dresses-for-Older-Women-13.jpg
https://www.stylishwife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Casual-Outfits-For-Women-Over-40-33.jpg
Why, are you planning to buy a new dress for everyone; OMG, are you Oprah? "You get a new dress, you get a new dress, everyone gets a new dress!"😀
Quote from: kitchentablepotpourri on March 16, 2018, 12:27:41 AM
Why, are you planning to buy a new dress for everyone; OMG, are you Oprah? "You get a new dress, you get a new dress, everyone gets a new dress! 😀
It's Sonja's fault mommy!
She wanted to know which ones tickle my fancy :(
Quote from: Cassi on March 16, 2018, 12:28:52 AM
It's Sonja's fault mommy!
She wanted to know which ones tickle my fancy :(
Hah ha - Don't blame me, I'm just trying to make a lady out of you! nothing wrong with that! lol
The wedding dress/gown is way too much unless your actually getting married ( ? )
and the last one was NOT a dress!! it was an outfit...
Kitchenpotpouri - your avatar pic looks Gorgeous btw.
Sonja.
Quote from: Sonja on March 16, 2018, 12:38:07 AM
Hah ha - Don't blame me, I'm just trying to make a lady out of you! nothing wrong with that! lol
The wedding dress/gown is way too much unless your actually getting married ( ? )
and the last one was NOT a dress!! it was an outfit...
Kitchenpotpouri - your avatar pic looks Gorgeous btw.
Sonja.
See Mommy, Sonja said she was trying to help me. I'm a work in progress.
Quote from: Cassi on March 16, 2018, 12:40:45 AM
See Mommy, Sonja said she was trying to help me. I'm a work in progress.
Cassi - Sorry dear but I've reported you to the moderator for the following points
1) posting in a thread about dress's where you clearly admit to not owning one!! (lol)
2) That's the second time you've called Kitchenpotpouri 'mommy' and ...well.....I just think..its time you got SPANKED!!!
3) Forcing me to reply to you - in which case the moderator is going to tell both of us off for saturating this thread with awesomeness ( useless garbage lol)
Sonja out!
Depends on the dress/jeans/shirt/ and it´s maker. Sometimes size 36 is just fine, even 34, but sometimes even 40 is not ok.
At work I wear size Extra Small for trousers, even when I cannot wear that small trousers anywhere else. Shirt needs to be Small in size.
So you use same sizes in Australia as in UK? I suppose that's logical. AU/UK size 18 for me which I hope will change after a couple of years on HRT and some shapeliness!
Pamela
I said US 10 because that's where I start when trying stuff on. What actually fits could be anything.
The problem with dresses is the proportions. I am a large in tops and a medium in bottoms; dresses aren't shaped that way. Plus I need something that will fit largish shoulders and itty biity titties, again an odd shape. So, although I have a couple of dresses, I mostly stick with skirts and tops.
Nothing has changed in 14 months of HRT.
Yes 18 up top and 16 below and to big in the middle
Sizes are still greek to me :)
I think this poll is a bit skewed, or the measurements are incorrect, or using some size table, that I´m not familiar.
I answered size 38, meaning EU size, but I´m not sure if that´s the same as France/Italy sizes. According to this table my size is 38:
http://www.instylefashionista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/womens-clothing-sizes_693.jpg (http://www.instylefashionista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/womens-clothing-sizes_693.jpg)
But with this poll, the option of size 38, is much much bigger...
With the poll options, my size is UK 10, but I have no idea where the France/Italy sizes come from, because UK 10 is EU 38.
Sizes are annoying!! I'm normally a 12... or a 14... or a 10... so annoying when I can't try them on in the shop!! :P
I think the fact that I have a very straight figure with a pretty small bum doesn't help the way dresses, skirts and jeans fit on me :/
Not really sure, have not bought a dress in over a decade.
Way back when, HRT did not make a difference in my size.
- Karen
I was so scrawny at the beginning of my transition, that (at 5' 11") I could wear a size 8. Now, at 5' 10", I wear a size 12. The biggest difference is that I went from no body fat, to having curves.
I still wear the same dress size I did "pre-transition". After 2 plus years, I think that it would have changed more... 🙄
Size 6 US.
Sizes are funny. Both weird funny and ha funny.
I usually take a medium top or size 10-12. On pants I usually take a size 6/28, sometimes a 4.
Dresses are limited by top size, and simple stuff tends to hang oddly unless I add in a wide belt to produce a visual waistline. I have had the best results from "structured" dresses, notably Calvin Kline, Tahari, and similar. These shape the fabric itself, and give me a reasonable silhouette in spite of the anatomical quirks.
Like others I haven't seen a huge change in gross dimensions from HRT. Waist is maybe 1 1/2 inches narrower, hips an inch wider, chest unchanged. However... I lost 4 inches in band size while keeping that measurement constant, moving from 38AA to 34B. [emoji6]
Naturally the skeleton didn't change, so I still have those shoulders. I can get away with quite a bit if I am careful about the wardrobe, though.
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Top/dress usually US 12, sometimes 14. Bottom 8 or 10, or sometimes even 6. Sizes are bizarre.
Stephanie
I'm a size 2 but go down to a 0, which I find unattractive on me. I'm happiest and feel I look best at a size 2.
Quote from: judithlynn on March 15, 2018, 11:15:13 PM
For those of us Transitioning from Male to Female what is your dress size, at the moment? Secondly, if you have been on HRT for more than 2 years has your size reduced or increased?
Interesting question. I started out as a size US 8. I could only dream of anything smaller. Today I wear a US 6 in most things and US 4 in others. My weight is within 2 pounds of what it was when I started HRT (even with the two pounds of silicone :) ) So that's telling me that the bulk of my broad shoulders is moving down to the lower region and specifically the hips. Lord knows it's not going to the genitals. (LOL)
18 heading to 16. A 5 lbs drop last week.
Spiro, dutastricide and estrogen seem to be lowering my weight
I still don't know my size :((((((((
According to friends in the garment business, women's apparel manufacturers in the U.S. frequently base their sizing on the target customer—the median figure getting a size 10. Thus, a size 10 in one market segment may be equivalent to e.g. 14 or 6 in others. The less expensive clothes tend to be larger for a given size, while the upmarket brands veer toward small.
In some other regions there are more stringent guidelines based on actual measurements that all manufacturers have to adhere to. The degree of enforcement varies...
Target size 18 fits perfect now to lose weight which I'm been saying forever