The older I get, the more my waist expands. Right now I'm 47"/41"/47" and wear a size 16/x-large. I cannot wear pants that rest on the waist though, 'cause if they fit my waist they are baggy on my hips and (flat) butt.
Oh, 9 shoes.
I used to be a wee thing and weighed only 115 lbs. Then I could wear any shoes! Does anyone else here find it more difficult to wear high heels the older (and fatter) one becomes? I'm now reduced (ha ha) to Birks and sneakers.

Are you my twin? Wow! I run 16-18 top, 18-20 bottom, and 7 1/2 to 8 on shoes :o) How tall are you? I'm 4'11" :o)

Size: 16-20 (can't they make sizes more standard?!)
Shoes: 6.5

I have just opened a store in the LA area offering fashionable shoes in sizes 10 - 15 and would appreciate input in developing this concept. My website will be active in about 2 weeks: www.shoesofyourdreams.com.

Tops - 16 to 20
Bottoms - 20 to 22
Shoes - 10 to 11
I even have a plus size head and have trouble finding hats that fit!

Sizes 16-20 if I'm buying clothes (5'7", size 9 shoe), but size 22 if it's a pattern.

It would be so much easier if only there were standard measurements that corresponds to sizing.

<oo, maybe we should add height too.>>

5'2 here. Yeah...I'm a munchkin. :)

I forgot to slip in my height... I'm 5'11

I am 5'4"
depending on the shirt and the cut I can wear an 18/20 or a 22/24
Pants and Skirts are a the same 18/20 or 22/24
shoes 7.5 if its sneakers otherwise and 8.5 or a 9

Bout the same size here...
18-20 top, approx 42C bra
20-22 bottom with the infamous "Oakland Booty"
Prefer a 34-36" corset, and my inseam about 31"
I'm about 5'6" tall

Shoes will be anywhere from 8.5W to 9.5 depending on style and heel height. Boots are tricky coz they usually don't fit my calves.

>>I really have trouble finding really great shoes. Does anyone have a good source for hip shoes in wide sizes? Possibly in the Bay Area?

Nordstrom.com has a search by size, IIRC, but if you're limited in budget hit up Nordstrom Rack. (There's a Rack in SF and in San Leandro.) Newport News (newport-news.com) also has wide sizes and a good selection. If you're cheap like me than you already know about Payless. =^_^=

Love, Mama.

hi i'm new!
and i'm 5'9"
size 10 shoe
and
size 24-30
do we get to
swap clothes now?
giggle

5'4
26/28 mostly
9.5 shoe

Opps... forgot shoe size... I'm a size 10!

i am 16-18 top, bust is B
Size 18-22 Bottom
Shoe is 9.5 wiiiide.

And where CAN we get those large boots!

Makes me want to start a wide shoe sourcing thread:)

not-so-new-to-this-tribe-but-quiet
Aryana

New here to this group. 6'0", was a size 16 but have graduated to 20-22. GAWD!
36-38" Inseam, 12med to wide shoe.
Have never liked the way my clothes turned out but maybe you guys could help. (They always look homemade.)
I have bought some terrific suits at Burlington Coat Factory.

Ooh me too! Stockings and socks are hard to find long enough. I wear size 12 shoes, and have very long calves as well.


6'1" tall
Size 4X (32W)
36" inseam, but I never wear pants :)
Dresses must be at least 53-54 inches long
Skirts must be at least 38 inches long
For buttoned shirts to wear open, I like 5X ;)

Huggles
~BauboDurga~

5'2" (yep, shorty)
size 8 shoe (sometimes 7 1/2)
size 20-24 bottoms (depends on maker)
size 22-26 top (depends on maker)

Hi Im new here also. I dream more about sewing than accomplishing anything. Hard to find fabrics too that i like.

shoes = size 9.5 - 10

bra = 50 D

bottom Im a 4x top Im a 3x

height = 5' 4"

do you know about www.silhouettes.com

Okay, here is me.
5'4"
Tops 22-24
Bottoms 18-20
Shoes 8.5 to 9.5
42DD

K I have lost a bit of weight since hte last one
top 18/20
bottom 18/20
shoes 8
height 5'5

Hey Ladykins - did you know that Nordstrom's Rack has women's shoes sometimes up to size 14? My mama is tall like us, and wears a 13-1/2 and has always had a terrible time finding shoes. They are pretty reasonable too, and actually only about half of them look like Drag Queen Shoes (you know the kind I mean, the size 14 triple-wide tiger-striped diamond-encrusted 6-inch stiletto-heeled stuff? Unless that's what you're looking for, they have those too!) She's found running shoes and flats and mules and heels there. Just thought I'd pass it along. :)

Huggles
~BauboDurga~

5'8" tall
Size 2X generally
18/20 top
20/22 bottom
31" inseam
size 10 shoes

size 9 ring, but not like anyone is asking, HA!

Heidi, we sound kind of the same, so here are some ideas . . . I get my jeans from Target (Blu), other pants from Silhouettes. Shoes from Zappos because they have a great return policy and fun stuff from Kiyonna. Let me know if these don't help -- I can pick my brain some more.

i am sure you are great looking at any size! however, i think that plus size vs "regular" size has to do with the amount of fabric in the waistband, etc. so, just as a 16 is different than a 16 plus, then a 12 would be differen than a 12 plus.

as a sewist, i am sure you are aware that plus size is not just that the numbers go higher, but that they are cut more generously in the most-likely padded areas.

regarding fitting, most plus sizes are more generous because fat cells are larger than lean muscle cells. that is, a size 4 skeleton with extra fat bringing her up to a size 12 is going to need more generous clothes than a 10 skeleton with extra fat bringing her up to a size 12. in the first case, she might get away with wearing a regular size 14 or 16, but a plus 12 might fit best. in the second case, the extra 10 pounds that are raising her to a size 12 are factored into the 12 and they will fit her better than a plus 12.

i think that what the fashion industry is saying is that they know and respect all this. that is, not all 12s are created equal, and it is time that the fashion indistry provided size 12s of all varieties with decently fitting clothes.

I'm 5'9" and wear an 18 -

...oops --> I am 5'10 and wear a size 10 shoe.