a question I haven't had to ask since ... I may never have had to ask this question

[fox]

How much difference is there between clothing sizes? When, in other words, do I know if my clothes are actually Too Big instead of just Roomier Than I'm Used To?

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[jacquez.livejournal.com]

cordelia_v is probably right, at the 14/16 range. Of course, everything varies by body type. If you've a tape measure handy, you can measure yourself and see how you line up with online size charts, though that doesn't always work (for example, if the hip measurement on something is 42.5", I can wear it, even though I always get 48" when I measure myself. 42.5" hip measurement is a sz 14 in most of the manufacturers I buy from -- Ann Taylor, mostly, but other brands as well).