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Sizing with Hosts & MOdels

PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:06:38 GMT

Watching Ali C right now in the fashion clearance show. It's difficult for me to understand sizing of a few things in her show that she either has on or tried on. Case in point, Lori Felt jeans with patches. AC said she'd be a size 2 or 4 in LF jeans. How this can possibly be is beyond my comprehension. AC is short (5'4") as I am but I am much smaller in stature, my size 2 or 4 days are over, there is no way she can wear jeans that small. Her legs are much thicker than mine are. Who is she kidding??!!

And what about that Nuage quilted coat - AC said she had on a XXS????? Well maybe but she didn't zip it up so we could see what that looked like on her. XXS???????? Come on! If I wanted to buy that coat I'd be looking at small MAYBE, perhaps even a medium.

No, I dispute her sizing. My point is this - many of us look to the hosts and models to sort of judge what we might look like in an item based on someone who resembles us in size and stature. How can we do this if they stuff themselves in sizes that clearly are too small? All I'm saying is, own your size whatever it might be. No one really cares but at least be truthful about it and wear clothing that is your real size and look good it it.

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blueroses47 — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:16:47 GMT

When it comes to clothes sizes, I think you can really fit into a wide range of sizes. Now, your choice may not look right to everyone, or be that comfortable on, but you can squeeze into them, or swim in them, just your choice.

I know for myself, being around 5'4 and 130 lbs, I can range from extra small in qvc land, and small in most stores, all the way to large, if I want something loose and comfortable. A lot all depends on how a garment is cut, as well.

So, I guess you can believe what the hosts say, I doubt they are blatantly lying, or they would be held accountable in some way.

I do think that many times, most times, they look like they are poured into whatever they are wearing. Most usually the pants are skin tight, and pulling across their legs. Tops often look like they can't be closed or buttoned up. I don't know if this is the preferred look these days, or what. I don't care for it.

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Teddixat — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:18:37 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD I agree. She stuffs herself into clothes. I am half of her size all over except her chest area. I am a bonafide sz 2 in B&M stores - sometimes a 4 because there isn't a lot of consistency in sizing any more - but AC definitely needs a reality check. Also, it is very unattractive

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:18:50 GMT

I never go by the host's or model's sizes. They mean nothing to me. I always go by the garment measurement chart. Normally I'm a large, but there's a long cardigan I'm considering and my measurements line up with their small, which makes no sense. 🤷‍♀️

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Iwantcoffee — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:29:24 GMT

I don't order a lot of clothes online but always go by the size chart. If I am in doubt of how an item will fit me, I do not order. What size anyone else wears is none of my business and no value in getting the fit I want. Everybody is different.

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SamBrown — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:38:14 GMT

I don't think it is possible to tell what size a host is by looking at them on a television screen.

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wifey2qt — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:07:30 GMT

I wouldn't assume anything .... unless you know the hosts specific measurements, don't think they are "just like you".

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Redshoes07 — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:12:15 GMT

Ali does wear her clothes fitted so she probably is wearing the size she said. I wear my clothes fitted also, I don't like my jeans to have that loose look. If I were to buy QVC pants, which I have a couple of LOGO boyfriend jeans, I go down one size. I'm a size 12 on bottom in B&M and buy a 10 in jeans from the Q.

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faeriemoon — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:07:07 GMT

I don't think I've ever seen a host wear a blazer they could actually button if they wanted to.

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kaydee50 — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:33:15 GMT

I hate it when they show a jacket, sweater or coat and it obviously cannot be closed. Why bother?

I also always look at the garment measurements online. But if the hosts and models are useless in showing the items, I may as well shop from a catalog. Showing it on live models is about the only plus for TV shopping, IMO, and they are not making use of this advantage.

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ManyMeows — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:46:29 GMT

When I first began shopping with QVC, their policy required every vendor follow standard QVC sizing guidelines so that no matter what brand you bought, there was no guesswork with regard to sizing.

So much better than spinning the wheel to guess your size.

I also remember when QVC refunded shipping costs when you returned an item for any reason.

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Caaareful Shopper — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:58:28 GMT

I've learned to not care (or not pay attention) how the hosts look in the clothes they're selling, anymore. But that also means every instance they squeeze themselves into a too-tight size, the more they're proving how obsolete their job is becoming for TV shopping.

For some of the hosts, more & more I disregard how items fit on them for the context of sizing. If it's obviously extremely tight, or they cannot close it up, etc., then I bypass them from my shopping experience completely. I solely look at measurements online, and my past sizing history for the brand, if I have any.

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kze — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:15:57 GMT

One style/fabric of Laurie Felt jeans stretches out a lot. Not sure what Ali was wearing.

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Jordan2 — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:21:59 GMT

This doesn't have to do with sizing just an observation. I was looking at a video from the Denim & Co show for today, it was from right before Christmas with Carolyn Gracie. I guess QVC has the right to air the clip even though Carolyn is no longer employed by them, I just thought it was odd.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:51:12 GMT

There's no way I could look at a host or model and determine what size I should buy myself. Some of the hosts fib about what sizes they are wearing. Some wear their clothes tighter than I wear mine. A smart shopper would never look at a host or model and think "yup, I'm ordering a size small". I look at hosts and models to see how clothing looks on a model, especially as she moves around. I also like to see how the clothing is styled. When it comes to sizing, I have my body measurements and I use the body size charts. I rarely have any sizing issues.

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faeriemoon — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:13:13 GMT

Frankly, I think the only good thing about seeing clothes on a model is to see how the item looks on a person vs a hanger.

Unless the model is the same height and body type as you are, the garment will not fit the same. For example, because Q clothing runs so large many posters are extra small and even extra, extra small. It is unlikely however that they are close to six feet tall as many of the models who wear those sizes are.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:21:05 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD. If you'll review the video of the show, Ali clearly said she wears a 2 or 4 but would go up to the 4 in those jeans because she carries her weight in her legs.

Perhaps you missed her comment?

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jackiejenny — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:42:52 GMT

I just know my size on QVC, but still look at the chart just to make sure.

What size the host says she has on is completely irrelevant to me, as we all know they wear their clothes about two sizes too small.

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ROMARY — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:00:46 GMT

When items (mainly jeans/pants) look too-too tight on models and some hosts, I usually size up.

But, I must say that blonde model Maria seems to always be in the right size.

Not too tight, etc. Very 'classy'-classic.

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songbird — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:16:07 GMT

I'm a XXS at QVC. XS or S in mall stores. XS in mall stores is a 0. I'ven never seen a XXS in the mall. XS at the mall is usually a 2. A Small is usually a size 4. I"m short. Just under 5'4" 108 lbs. i buy most of my chothing from stores.