Dress sizes

I am currently 244 lbs, 5'8" and had to try on bridesmaids dresses for an upcoming wedding.  I wear a size 22...Im not one to wear dresses, id rather stay in jeans lol but my question is what is everyones stats and their dress size?

Im 5'9, 210 and I wear a 14/16 in a dress.

5'9/236/18 in a dress.  I stood in a wedding in Sept and I was wearing a size 20 then @ 270.

I always found formal dress sizes are different from regular Off-the-rack everyday sizes.  When I was a 12 in regular sizes  I wore a 16 in bridesmaid sizes - it was a little disheartening!

My wedding dress was a size 20 at 245 pounds/5'7'', but I had it taken in at the chest. It all depends on your shape and how you carry your weight. I'm large in the hips, but my dress hid those really nicely!

I am 5'7", 141 lbs... at my brother's wedding in September I was 145 lbs, but that's not a big difference. My bridesmaid dress was a 12, which was a bit of a surprise because I wear an 8 or 10 usually. I think the shop where we ordered them screwed up though, because another bridesmaid who was not too much bigger than me ended up with a size 20 that was like a tent on her.

5'5"/140/8-10 in a dress, 6 in pants.  Going to a dress shop is always a little humbling...

i was in a wedding in august. Im 5'5 252 and the dress was 18/20

I'm 5'2.5, 159 pounds and very proud to say I can finally fit into a size 12 dress.  I'm hoping, though, to not be a double-digit dress size when I make my own wedding dress.  The smaller the dress, the less beading I'll be doing.  I'm seriously considering gluing the darned things on, but then I won't be so adamant to drop a few sizes. xD

The last time I was a bridesmaid was about 5 years ago. I am short (5'0") and probably weighed around 110-115 at the time. The dress did not come in petite sizing, only regular. It was a simple sleeveless, floor-length column dress. The size 4 fit okay in the hips and waist, but I couldn't zip it over my chest. So I went up one size, but then in addition to having to whack off about a foot on the length, I had them whack off about 6-8 inches on either side, from the bodice on down. Otherwise, it would've looked like I was wearing a tent, swimming in excess fabric. The end result was quite nice... loved the dress... but it was costly for all that tailoring!!! 

Dresses are always tricky for me, since I'm one size on top, and one size smaller on the bottom. There are all these cute dresses for women who are pear shaped.... sigh...  jealous!

I liked what my sister did for her wedding: picked out a bridesmaid's outfit that looked like a dress, but was actually separates, a cute jacket with a skirt. That was smart.

I am 5'4" and 197 lbs. I wear a 16/18 off the rack but for my bridesmaid dress for a wedding this
April I measured for a 20.  I am losing weight for that wedding so hopefully by then I will be back in a 14 off the rack and 16 formal.

I am 5'5" 163 lbs and where a 12 in a dress.

5'6", 182, 16 in dresses because of my breasts. I'm really about a 12/14 everywhere else though...have to take dresses in at the waist a ton.

Hi.  I'm new here I hope you don't mind my answering but when I got married my wedding dress was a size 6 and too big for me that was 18 years ago.  Now I wear a size 14/16 and I want to cry every time I look at the cute dresses I can't wear in my closet.     I'm 5'6" and 180 pounds.  

On my wedding day I was 163 (I'm 5'5'') and I wore a size 12 wedding dress. They told me that wedding dresses (and bridesmaids dresses and such) are 'europian' sizes and are actually two sizes larger than what you would normally wear. It worked that way for me, but it is disheartening when you are dressing for your best day!!!!

i'm 5'8" and my pic on here is from my daughter's wedding.  i was 218  :(  anyway, i believe it was size 22

i'm wearing size 10 jeans right now though!!!  LOL  thanks to this site!!!

my belly is still pretty big, but the pants fit...

I am 5' 9-1/2", I was weighing 182, dress size was an 18. Now I weigh 173, and I still wear an 18, hate tight fitting clothes. . . I usually wear men's jeans as I have a huge butt and hips. . .no matter how much weight I loose that thing isn't going anywhere. . .it has it's own zip code!!!! Now I wear a 38 in men's jeans. I was wearing a 42.  I tried on a pair of 14 women's pants today. . .I at least got them up, but a little difficult to zipper. I have another pair of pants size 14 they fit . . with room to spare, I think it depends on the style, and the price of the pants.   

I always have to go up a size for a dress because I have a big chest and fairly wide shoulders.  

I am 5'4 and 188.5 lbs.  I wear a size 14 pants, a size 16 dress, and a size 18 bridal.

When I started my diet at 209 lbs. I was a size 16 pants and a size 20 bridal.

Brides maids gowns often are also bridal sized so do not get down on yourself if you end up with a size that seems like it should be way too big.  The bridal world is WARPED. 

i don't know if it's the way i carry my weight, if i have a lot of muscle mass or what, but dress sizes and i have a weird relationship.

when i was 320 lbs, i couldn't squeeze into a sz 24 bridesmaid gown. at 290 i could wear size 24 dresses, then i went to 270 and a size 20, and have recently gone back up to 285.

funny thing is, even though i'm 5 lbs closer to the size 24, i can wear size 20 formal wear, 20/22 business dresses, and 18/20 in casual/knit dresses.

i'm not very tall (5'6"), i'm busty, hippy, and butty. i know that with the weight i'm carrying i shouldn't be wearing these sizes, but they do fit, and they flatter! i don't look squeezed into them, although i do prefer closer-fitting clothes (NOT tight).

i lost track of losing weight once i started fitting into what i'd once considered "skinny" clothes, and i'm trying to get back on top of things so i don't completely reverse the trend. though i'm sure i've probably gained a ton of muscle mass since i added strength training to my exercise routine.

Original Post by toughjourney:

I am currently 244 lbs, 5'8" and had to try on bridesmaids dresses for an upcoming wedding.  I wear a size 22...Im not one to wear dresses, id rather stay in jeans lol but my question is what is everyones stats and their dress size?

When I weighted 256, (5'6) I was in a 22 bridesmaid dress, size 20 jeans/dresses (of course the other bridesmaids were pixies...) but when I got married in May, I was down to 217 and my gown was an 18W (Alfred Angelo--awesome by the way) and the seamstress had to take it in over 2 " all the way around.

 So a couple of thoughts on that:

1. People in bridal shops measure you but always go bigger than necessary because too big is much easier to fix than too small AND of course they make more money off you in alterations...

2. My jeans-regular dress size has been about a 16 since I got down to less than 225 lbs.

Does anyone else stay in the same sizes for a lot of pounds? IE I was a size 20 from 256-225, then down into a 16 from 225-200. THen for the brief period I weighed 190-180 I was a 14 and prob would've stayed a 14 into 175.

 I laugh at these commercials where people lose 50 lbs and 6 sizes. I will never lose 6 sizes!!!

I lost thirty pounds recently and wore the same jeans, just a tad looser.  Then I lost three more pounds and went down two sizes.  :|