Size 6 is Med or Small?

[AnnaM]

I am trying to understand sizes. I am looking at a dress on ebay that does not have the measurements and it is labeled a size S. The seller says she is a true size 6 and it was a little too snug on her. I asked a friend if a 6 was a S and she said yes, that a S is anywhere from a 2 to a 8. I don't understand this? If I order a small I could be getting a dress that might be a 2 but could be an 8? The obvious answer to this is not to purchase unless I have the actual measurements but I was just wondering what the actual sizes for S and M were according to US standards. I am getting conflicting info on google.

[Slartibartfast]

I think....XS should be 0-2, S should be 4-6, and M should be 8-10

 

That is what I thought anyways....2-8 seems like a huge range.

[OrganicAnn]

I think a Small is a size 5/6 usually smaller than that is labled Toddler as in 2T, 3T, etc. You can find a 5T. Six comes in 6 or 6x which is a little bit bigger than 6. Medium is generally 7/8. It can vary by manufacture and come in different groupings 6 to 8 or 8 to 10.

[AnnaM]

Sorry I am tlaking about adult sizes :)

[Snickerdoodle]

I think you should ask the seller for the exact measurements of the piece.

[Mom23Boys]

I usually see small (2-4), medium (6-8) and large (10-12).

 

Part of the problem with clothing sizes is they vary from brand to brand.

[Plateau Mama]

but I was just wondering what the actual sizes for S and M were according to US standards. I am getting conflicting info on google.

 

You are getting conflicting info because there is no standard. I am an 8. Sometimes I weara medium, sometimes a large, sometimes a small.

[blondeviolin]

You are getting conflicting info because there is no standard. I am an 8. Sometimes I weara medium, sometimes a large, sometimes a small.

 

:iagree:

[Tap]

Check the brand's website. They will usually list the measurements on the size information page.

 

Most common is

 

xs 0-2

s 4-6

m 6-8

l 10-12

Edited November 6, 2012 by Tap, tap, tap

[Barb_]

It may be snug because she is a 6 in stores with more generous sizing, or it may be because the dress has shrunk some.

[KungFuPanda]

There IS no standard U.S. sizing. I have everything from zero-8 in my closet. I'm 'guessing' I'm actually a 6 in 80s sizes.

 

If garments come in S,M, or L I generally order a medium. However, if XS is a choice, I order the Small. XS tends to fit my 95 lb teenager.

[In The Great White North]

You are getting conflicting info because there is no standard.

 

:iagree: It's hopeless without the measurements.

 

I was in a store this weekend with dd, who found items in sizes 0, small, medium and large that fit. All in the same store.