https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:23:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items/page/2#post-2068693 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:22:02 +0000 Sara L. 2068693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I size up lounge wear, workout gear (like lisap I don't like super tight workout tops), and shorts.&nbsp; It's hot when I wear shorts so I like them a little roomy - it's cooler and more comfortable in the heat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items/page/2#post-2068671 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:31:07 +0000 April 2068671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's always funny to me to read reviews that say the reviewer LOVED an item but returned it because their usual size was too small.&nbsp; Not "exchanged it for the next size up" but returned it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items/page/2#post-2068222 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 23:08:16 +0000 Echo 2068222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me it really depends more on the fit of the item. As I've aged, I've learned that what the tag says doesn't matter. Try it on. If I need to go up a size, I go up; if I need to go down a size, I go down and don't assume it is because I am actually that size.</p> <p>I guess I know what feels right and how I want something to fit, so I don't automatically size up in anything. I try it on and decide from there. If the size I normally wear doesn't fit, I assume it runs big/small and choose a different size. I don't assume I need a larger size in anything without trying. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items/page/2#post-2068187 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:23:13 +0000 Kari 2068187@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shoes, yes: boots, because of my high and sensitive instep, both to get my foot in and out, and for comfort; pointy toes IF the shoe is otherwise comfortable and fits well, because my toe box is also wide. Selecting my normal shoe size in a wide width generally doesn’t help, because then it’s too wide in the wrong places. </p> <p>Also athletic shoes and hiking boots, because toe bruising is not a good thing, and feet swell with a lot of exercise/running/hiking.</p> <p>Camisoles sometimes depending on the material and cut so I can get a good fit in the bust. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items/page/2#post-2068058 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:12:39 +0000 KikiG 2068058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What is size? On any given day, I can be wearing on the same body, at the same time, any size from XS to XL.&nbsp; A tight cami? I size up to L or XL or else it will ride up and be annoying.&nbsp; My new raincoat is Petite L (based on careful reading of reviews) and it fits exactly right through the body, waist and shoulders.&nbsp; My new casual knit jacket is size XS.&nbsp; How does this make sense? I don't worry about it! It is what it is.&nbsp; &nbsp;My pants size is generally consistent, my shoe size, if the shoe works with my low volume, fussy feet, is usually consistent.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items/page/2#post-2068049 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:09:29 +0000 RobinF 2068049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't like a snug fit in most things so I guess I size up, but definitely in boots because I like to have some wiggle room. Also pj's as has been mentioned -hate a tight waist more than anything! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items/page/2#post-2068045 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:36:42 +0000 AndiB 2068045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What kkards said. In my 20s and 30’s I was size 8 shoe, after kids 8.5, another few years (and lbs!) and I’m an 8.5 or 9 and I go 9.5 for running shoes and sometimes booties? The years take a toll, and sizing could be different too. And as another poster said one brands size 8 is another brands size 12 as far as fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items/page/2#post-2068044 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:34:18 +0000 unfrumped 2068044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some sizing up in tops and footwear and loungewear— but what Liesbeth said .<br /> Not sue is “ sizing up” or “ right- sizing”!<br /> I do like a more fluid fit in tops so a lot of my tops are M or sometimes L when you’d think that would not be my size. but I have to be careful or the armholes and shoulders will be too big. So I have to make myself walk away if the sizing and fits don’t work right. </p> <p>I’m kinda sizing DOWN in pants- not really per size itself, but watching fits more. I used to buy them too roomy or accept cuts that were not quite right and that looks more frumpy on me. </p> <p>Lounge/ Pj’s though— need roomy but again, I’ve passed by some that just didn’t look right in either the fitted or roomy size. Trying to be more picky. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items/page/2#post-2068027 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:37:11 +0000 Liesbeth 2068027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I search for better fit (eg cut wider in the body but still with correctly placed shoulder seams) rather than size up. A true size up on me generally looks just that: like my clothes are too large. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2068022 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:15:00 +0000 April 2068022@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the idea of buying men's pjs!&nbsp; Women's winter flannels seem to be widely available in garish colors and "fun" prints, whereas I much prefer something more peaceful for sleep.</p> <p>Also agree with everyone who's paying less and less attention to the labeled sizes, which appear to be all over the place at the moment. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067996 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 06:02:33 +0000 Gigi 2067996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067971 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:10:38 +0000 cindysmith 2067971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Footwear for sure. I would rather have to add a heel grip pad than have blisters from too-tight shoes.<br /> Tops, generally. I prefer a longer, looser top over a skinny/slim/cigarette pant. That has been my comfort zone since, what, the 80s?<br /> And I, too, prefer to go up a size for leggings. I wear leggings to be comfortable, and they're not comfortable if they're giving me a muffin top LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067966 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:44:01 +0000 Jaime 2067966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Honestly I eyeball items for size and don't really go by the label. But I have oddly found that sneakers are less comfortable in my size and work better in random larger sizes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067936 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 01:25:32 +0000 Karie 2067936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Loungewear, sleepwear, sweatshirts, sweaters, sometimes coats. I am more likely to size up than down as I can’t stand anything clingy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067933 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 01:16:09 +0000 ChristelJ 2067933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sometimes with body-con clothing I will size up so it fits in a way that is less clingy. If I can get a top to skim over me instead, that's a plus. It depends on the cut whether that strategy works or not.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067930 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:57:56 +0000 DonnaF 2067930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Size up in tights. Starting to size up in footwear to allow room for all kinds of inserts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067926 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:49:52 +0000 Style Fan 2067926@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I buy men's PJs.&nbsp; The quality is better and the cut is roomier.&nbsp; I like the colours as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067858 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 19:35:27 +0000 kkards 2067858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For a while I was sizing up in footwear...until I realized that, at least for the time being, that was the “new normal” and that was my size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067846 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:56:38 +0000 Molly Mac 2067846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think of it so much as "sizing up/down" as adjusting to different brands inconsistent sizing. I can wear 3 different sizes depending on the maker. Generally, the higher the price point, the larger the size for me. It seems vanity sizing goes both ways. I don't really care about the size; If the fit is good I am happy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067844 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:55:44 +0000 Carla 2067844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find myself sizing down recently. Tops, and shoes mostly. Due to changing fitness routine and age, I have lost some muscle mass in my upper body, and gone down a half size in shoes. The last 3 pairs of shoes I bought are 9’s (vs 9.5) and I put inserts in EVERYTHING.</p> <p>I bring a range of sizes with me in the dressing room, because nothing beats a try on, and sizing is pretty inconsistent anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067839 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:48:16 +0000 Anonymous 2067839@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I seem to be manipulating size more than ever ! &nbsp;I've gone up a 1/2 size in a lot of footwear this year - which is weird , but it seems to feel better . &nbsp;Always size up on workout tops as I cannot stand the look and feel of a tight workout top on me, or anyone else for that matter. And I'm with Janet - I always size up in sleepwear. Loose and roomy FTW.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067837 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:40:36 +0000 LaPed 2067837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sometimes go up half a size in cold-weather footwear to accommodate extra pairs of socks. My feet get cold and don't like to be constricted. I could understand doing this with outerwear in order to accommodate layers, but I tend to search out coats that are cut roomy enough to begin with (although I still don't have a coat that I'm happy wearing over heavy blazers, so maybe this is something I need to think about).&nbsp;</p> <p>I can't come up with anything else where I deliberately size up. When I go for an oversized fit in jeans and pants I usually regret it, because most of them relax sufficiently after a few hours of wear that the next size up ends up being too big in the wrong places.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067822 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:34:33 +0000 Suz 2067822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Occasionally (but not regularly) I'll size up in a piece of knitwear for a deliberately oversized look.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067819 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:20:07 +0000 rachylou 2067819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not exactly... but I often buy men’s tennies because they have a higher toe box. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067815 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:07:00 +0000 ophelia 2067815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I size up on undies of all types. Less potential for lumps and more comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067795 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 16:34:00 +0000 Erin 2067795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I often have to size up in long sleeved tops and sweaters because I have long arms. Those are the most frustrating items, because the items are then usually bigger in the body than I would like. I also often size up in footwear because I have long toes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067787 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 16:07:12 +0000 Anonymous 2067787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Footwear for sure I have long feet and need the extra space. Sometimes jeans as I often am in between sizes, and sweaters. Sleepwear I don’t like feeling restricted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067785 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 16:03:04 +0000 Becky 2067785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Sweaters and shoes. I have to wear something under a wool or cashmere sweater otherwise the slight itching drives me crazy. I also like the roomier fit on a thick sweater. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With shoes, I like a roomier fit at the toes Plus I can wear thick socks and add insoles if necessary.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067773 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:15:17 +0000 taylor 2067773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I often size up in some sweaters . I like to wear a tank or turtle neck underneath some sweaters and I like them on the longer side too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-regularly-size-up-any-items#post-2067771 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:04:20 +0000 anchie 2067771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Outerwear. I need to be able to wear blazers under coats and jackets. </p>