Joan Rivers Sizing

rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

So I wanted the plaid maxi skirt and I purchased the petite XXS. It was still too long but the waist fit perfect. I decided to try the XXS midi skirt, which only came in regular length. I received that one and the length was perfect but the waist was 2 inches TOO big. I checked both garments for the size guide and the waist should be the same. Only the length changes in petite. How could the sizing be off by that much??? I double-checked the size on the tag and it's correct.

Color me confused!

nova · ‎03-09-2010

@rms1954 Isn't that frustrating? It makes no sense to me why that happens. I've had that happen with Susan Graver capri pants. I bought one in black and one in navy and the navy clearly had a smaller waist even though they were identical sizes. I think the machines that cut the fabric in bulk have something to do with it. The sizing is not accurate all the way through.

rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

@nova wrote:
@rms1954 Isn't that frustrating? It makes no sense to me why that happens. I've had that happen with Susan Graver capri pants. I bought one in black and one in navy and the navy clearly had a smaller waist even though they were identical sizes. I think the machines that cut the fabric in bulk have something to do with it. The sizing is not accurate all the way through.

Extremely frustrating. I rarely buy clothing from QVC because I like trying clothes on This is my first Joan Rivers item so I made sure to check measurements. If I purchase according to measurements, I expect them to be correct. Now I have to send both back at my expense. Grrrrrr.