topic The truth about QVC XS and XXS sizing in Fashion

The truth about QVC XS and XXS sizing

ellaphant — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:09:18 GMT

To those who think hosts 'lie' about wearing a XS or XXS, you obviously are unclear about QVC sizing. It is very over-sized. I am 5'1" 108 lbs. Most items in XS are swimming on me...I now order items in XXS, when I order and only from Isaac, as Q's clothing too boxy and big. QVC's clothing is not close to regular department store sizing.

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fthunt — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:18:23 GMT

For those of us who have purchased from the Q for any length of time..... I think we've learned Q's sizes and store sizes aren't even close. D & Co. pants use to fit well and sex** but now they are balloon britches. Why? because most women aren't truthful to themselves - they have bigger hips & rears then they are willing to admit. Thus..............more returns

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depglass — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:37:07 GMT

I personally think this is a vanity issue. Just imagine QVC's sizing went the other way. You are an XXS and had to order a Medium.

You are an XL and had to order a 3XL. Sales would plummet. Now that I'm familiar with TV shopping sizing, I rarely shop stores because I have to go larger. All three main networks run about the same in most lines.

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JJsMom — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:42:14 GMT

I bought one of Isaac's t-shirt dresses in XXS a while back, and it looks like a tent on me.

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skuggles — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:51:22 GMT

I shop B&M all the time. It must be an industry standard then, this vanity sizing, because I am finding the sizing to be very close between QVC and all others, most of the time. It is definitely vanity sizing but I think its the difference of only one size most of the time, when compared to clothing that I still own from years ago. Clearly the "vanity" part is just that, and it improves sales. The real problem is the inconsistencies in sizing where all items of one size are not the same measurements, and the fact that manufacturing quality control is so poor that many items do not match the garment specs given in the "click here" charts.

Give it whatever size you want, but standardize it within the line or something, so that consumers aren't playing the guessing game from hell, where the only benefactors would be the those who profit from the shipping for receiving and returning. I still believe that some of the hosts are also vain and will not tell you their actual size when wearing some garments unless they put on the garment when it is much too small, so as not to lie to the viewers about the size they are wearing. As if we can't see that it doesn't fit, is too tight ,a nd can't be comfortably buttoned or zipped

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Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:01:42 GMT

@ellaphant wrote:
To those who think hosts 'lie' about wearing a XS or XXS, you obviously are unclear about QVC sizing. It is very over-sized. I am 5'1" 108 lbs. Most items in XS are swimming on me...I now order items in XXS, when I order and only from Isaac, as Q's clothing too boxy and big. QVC's clothing is not close to regular department store sizing.

@ellaphant

This isn't new information by any means.

BTW, some manufacturers outside QVC also offer "vanity sizing". You must also be unaware that all clothing is categorized as Fitted, Semi-fitted and Relaxed. I don't know where you get the "boxy" idea. All you have to do is read the item description online before ordering. There are also sizing charts if you're still unclear.

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sunsetbeach — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:20:48 GMT

My recent experience is eyeopening for sure. I have traditionally been a Medium in Denim & Co. but lost weight this last year. I am 5'1" and weigh 125 pounds. I am now a size Small in Denim & Co. I bought Isaac's boyfriend jeans in size 8, returned for a 6, returned for a 4, which now fit me perfectly. I have never worn a size 4 pants in my life. Outside of QVC, I am a Petite Small in J. Jill, a Medium in Danskin at Wal Mart and a Large at Lilly Pulitzer. These are pretty much the only places I buy clothes. So, it is really ridiculous there is such a variation in brands.

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Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:02:59 GMT

@sunsetbeach wrote:
My recent experience is eyeopening for sure. I have traditionally been a Medium in Denim & Co. but lost weight this last year. I am 5'1" and weigh 125 pounds. I am now a size Small in Denim & Co. I bought Isaac's boyfriend jeans in size 8, returned for a 6, returned for a 4, which now fit me perfectly. I have never worn a size 4 pants in my life. Outside of QVC, I am a Petite Small in J. Jill, a Medium in Danskin at Wal Mart and a Large at Lilly Pulitzer. These are pretty much the only places I buy clothes. So, it is really ridiculous there is such a variation in brands.

@sunsetbeach

ITA ..... I wonder how much is the designer and how much is the overseas manufacturing.

It's not just QVC, by any means. If you go into a B&M store and select, for example, six pair of dressy black slacks, each one will fit very differently. If the American Garment Manufacturers Association has uniform sizing guidelines, no one seems to have gotten the memo.

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gardensla — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:18:47 GMT

This is so true!

No where else in the retail world am I an XS top and SM bottom. QVC clothing is huge by other retail sizing standards.

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LyndaGee — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:29:38 GMT

Sometimes, there are exceptions: I bought the TSV shorts and a pair from Kohls, both in Size 4. The TSV shorts actually fit better than the one from Kohls. I was surprised.

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QueenDanceALot — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:46:52 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@sunsetbeach wrote:
My recent experience is eyeopening for sure. I have traditionally been a Medium in Denim & Co. but lost weight this last year. I am 5'1" and weigh 125 pounds. I am now a size Small in Denim & Co. I bought Isaac's boyfriend jeans in size 8, returned for a 6, returned for a 4, which now fit me perfectly. I have never worn a size 4 pants in my life. Outside of QVC, I am a Petite Small in J. Jill, a Medium in Danskin at Wal Mart and a Large at Lilly Pulitzer. These are pretty much the only places I buy clothes. So, it is really ridiculous there is such a variation in brands.
@sunsetbeach

ITA ..... I wonder how much is the designer and how much is the overseas manufacturing.

It's not just QVC, by any means. If you go into a B&M store and select, for example, six pair of dressy black slacks, each one will fit very differently. If the American Garment Manufacturers Association has uniform sizing guidelines, no one seems to have gotten the memo.

And even within the same brand, the same item in the same CUT from the same brand the sizing can be off.

It's just all around sloppy adherence to sizing guidelines (if there are any).

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cotto22 — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:54:23 GMT

This is an interesting topic. I guess as long as our population keeps getting larger, this sizing issue will continue. I am 5' 6 1/2 and my weight is aroun 123 or 124. I do not consider myself to be thin. There is no way that I should be a 4 in WHBM pants, or 00 in Chicos, or an XS on QVC. That should be for a stick thin model. (The only time I have to size up is in a LOGO top, since I wear a 34G bra, and her rayon poly tops sizing is all over the place. )

I guess the size on the tag makes you feel better than the number on the scale. Go figure.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:02:58 GMT

@fthunt

"balloon britches"

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QueenDanceALot — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:15:37 GMT

@cotto22 wrote:
This is an interesting topic. I guess as long as our population keeps getting larger, this sizing issue will continue. I am 5' 6 1/2 and my weight is aroun 123 or 124. I do not consider myself to be thin. There is no way that I should be a 4 in WHBM pants, or 00 in Chicos, or an XS on QVC. That should be for a stick thin model. (The only time I have to size up is in a LOGO top, since I wear a 34G bra, and her rayon poly tops sizing is all over the place. )
I guess the size on the tag makes you feel better than the number on the scale. Go figure.

The number on the scale can be very deceiving.

People with more muscle versus fat weigh more than those with more fat versus muscle while taking up the same amount of space.

I suppose that's OT, but I just wanted to say it as you can see one person at 125 pounds who looks bigger than another person at 125 pounds.

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Bjobrit — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:29:27 GMT

I do notice the vanity sizing more on QVC then, say, HSN. I also think that HSN has some designers that stay fairly close to department store sizing, simply because that's their audience. They have some lines that run larger, but many of them are much closer to what I find in brick and mortar. Kind of like G.I.L.I. I don't think they are as generous with the sizing, but closer to department stores. Wasn't always the case, but I think it is now. I actually like that because it can become frustrating when you are uncertain what size to order. That being said, I did have a clothing store once, and there are differences in every line out there, but usually it's just by one size.

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winamac1 — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 19:56:14 GMT

@gardensla wrote:
This is so true!

No where else in the retail world am I an XS top and SM bottom. QVC clothing is huge by other retail sizing standards.

I agree. Some of LOGO XXS fit like larges. Women love to think they are smaller than they are. I know for sure that these shopping networks--mainly QVC, want us to think we are smaller than we are.

I never wear an XXS in brick and mortar. I'm usually an xs or small. I'm also never too small to be able to fit into a brick and mortar sizing. Some xxs on QVC are too large for me. That's ludicrous.

HSN, for the most part, runs a bit more true to b and m store sizing, but even some items run big there. I wear an XXS in Guiliana's jeans and pants, and I'm usually an xs in b and m or sometimes a small (depending upon the manufacturer).

Anthropologie is bizarre in their sizing. I had to take an xxs in a recent pair of crops, and then I've taken 6's in their jackets!!

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MacDUFF — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 20:16:25 GMT

@Mz iMac

@fthunt

Balloon britches...when you just want to be comfortable da%$ it!

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midgie2000 — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 20:27:40 GMT

I agree that sizing is a problem. For me it's getting to be too much of a costly risk to try anymore.

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JustJazzmom — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 22:03:49 GMT

@QueenDanceALot wrote:
@cotto22 wrote:
This is an interesting topic. I guess as long as our population keeps getting larger, this sizing issue will continue. I am 5' 6 1/2 and my weight is aroun 123 or 124. I do not consider myself to be thin. There is no way that I should be a 4 in WHBM pants, or 00 in Chicos, or an XS on QVC. That should be for a stick thin model. (The only time I have to size up is in a LOGO top, since I wear a 34G bra, and her rayon poly tops sizing is all over the place. )
I guess the size on the tag makes you feel better than the number on the scale. Go figure.
The number on the scale can be very deceiving.

People with more muscle versus fat weigh more than those with more fat versus muscle while taking up the same amount of space.

I suppose that's OT, but I just wanted to say it as you can see one person at 125 pounds who looks bigger than another person at 125 pounds.

It's not that people with more muscle weigh more, the muscle is denser than fat. A pound is a pound no matter if it's muscle, fat or feathers.

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gardensla — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 23:44:00 GMT

Circling back to say that not only QVC is way off the norm, but other retailers are just as bad.

I love the clothes at ZARA, of example, but I need a Lg or XL in most of them. For reference, in most brands I wear a SM top (6/8) and a MD botton (8/10).