https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:28:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369856 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 04:05:11 +0000 Sal 2369856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that's a good idea Suz.&nbsp; I need to be more engaged with fit and getting it right.&nbsp; My biggest mistakes are when I don't listen to my gut regarding fit (too short, too wide, too low cut etc)</p> <p>I actually called in to look at a dress I had been eyeing up online today and am having a session with an instore stylist at a boutique on Saturday.&nbsp; I am sure I will have some pressure to purchase but looking at the offerings I don't think it will be hard.....&nbsp; The sales assistant has a good eye for what works on me too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369829 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:21:06 +0000 Suz 2369829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very true, Sal, about joggers and articles with stretch.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't know if the NZ and Australian makers are doing this, but in addition to the size charts, it can help to look at the <b>item </b>measurements (when these are given). They are not always available but where they are, can be extremely informative.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also correspond with customer service and ask questions, especially if I already own something from that maker -- I tell them what size and how it fits and ask "Is the fit of this item similar?". Their guesstimates are not always perfect, but they have been helpful on occasion.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369822 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:08:29 +0000 Sal 2369822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks - interesting. I often buy the larger size and get tailoring done - my jeans were actually my smaller size but got them taken in at the waist. I am factoring the cost into purchases now.</p> <p>I should look more closely at size charts - I haven’t had the best of luck with some but I hope they are getting better as online shopping is more important.</p> <p>I think there are fit and size challenges for most of us - all of us. And when times are tough retailers can skimp on fabric and allowances and tailoring. A decent seam allowance on pants and skirts is wonderful for me.</p> <p>It us no surprise that leggings, stretch denim skinnies and baggy sweats and joggers are so popular - they are easy to fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369814 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:47:50 +0000 Suz 2369814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What <b>Angie</b> said. It varies by manufacturer and item, in my experience. Because I shop online a lot, I always look at the variation in length as well as width, when they give that info. Typically there is some difference, and then, as <b>Ginger </b>said, the larger sized item might seem even longer simply because it hangs more loosely on the body.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369810 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:30:49 +0000 Irina 2369810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Out of my two sizes, I now buy the smaller because it is slightly shorter. I like my tops now a bit shorter than before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369807 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:54:54 +0000 Angie 2369807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A bigger size often has more length. That’s how the sizes are graded. Sometimes it’s very noticeable. Other times hardly noticeable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369795 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:09:28 +0000 Janet 2369795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sometimes try — and end up buying — a size up in pants to get more length. It’s usually simple enough to alter a too-big waist, which is usually where I find extra room. But sometimes the rise is longer too, and it gives the cut too much fabric in that area. </p> <p>I’ve sized up to get more length in dresses but it often doesn’t work because the torso is cut longer too, so the whole dress sits too low and long on me. But I do think sometimes garments have a little extra length in a larger size, sometimes simply because they sit looser on the curves of the body. Just like when my pants hang lower when I lose weight because they’re sitting lower on my hips. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369789 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:01:41 +0000 Ginger 2369789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Per grading standards, the length usually does increase slightly, but it's like 1/8" - 1/4", or 1/2" at most depending on the garment. It should not be enough to notice. A garment may feel longer, but for myself, that's probably because in the smaller size the material was hugging my body closer instead of falling straighter down. A straight line is the shortest distance between two points, so a drapier fit may be a bit longer than a smaller size that does not fit in such a drapey fashion and has to follow the curves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369786 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:49:15 +0000 Olive Green 2369786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wide shoulders short torso petite here, and if fitting the shoulders, the top is quite long, or the dress is ankle length.&nbsp;<br />Pants almost always need a shorter hem, as I take those in a regular size because I have a regular rise.&nbsp;<br />Petite tops I buy a size up for the wide, short torso, but to my joy, the tops hit at the right place on the hips, rather than try to be a tunic.&nbsp;<br />Never had a bodice adjusted, those are really pretty.&nbsp;<br />It is a crap shoot, isn’t it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369785 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:28:24 +0000 Suntiger 2369785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only tested this once. When I bought my green pants, the original size I tried fit fine, but the length was shorter than I wanted. I tried a size up, and the length was just right! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369782 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:11:54 +0000 April 2369782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a fellow very-short-waisted shopper with short legs and wider shoulders, I can confirm that length does go up with size.</p> <p>In petite sizing, all bets are off. While a petite length is always shorter, sometimes length is the only difference and sometimes the rise is shorter, shoulders narrower, sleeves shorter.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369760 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 01:46:13 +0000 Roberta 2369760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is one thing I have always appreciated about Boden, that they give not only waist, bust, and hip measurements, but also list the length of garments, and sometimes the sleeve lengths too. Clothing models are generally tall and a size two, so I have no idea how it's going to look on me at an average height in a 14. One more reason to be appreciative when a brand shows a garment on multiple size women. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369753 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:21:42 +0000 Lisa 2369753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have no idea but it's a great question! I know when going down a size, everything gets smaller (length, width, etc) so I'd assume as you go up a size, everything gets larger and longer too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369745 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:04:57 +0000 Jaime 2369745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the length does tend to increase to some degree as sizes go up, although that makes no sense to me from a consumer perspective. I imagine it is some sort of scaling shortcut but actually have no idea. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-length-increase-as-size-goes-up#post-2369740 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:46:33 +0000 Sal 2369740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi All</p> <p>I am trying to learn to be a better online shopper.&nbsp; I am often between sizes with 50% of my wardrobe at one size and about 50% at another.&nbsp; In store I will often take two sizes to the changing room, and sometimes the larger size has more length.</p> <p>My fit challenges are often around shoulder and upper arm breadth, and length.&nbsp; I am short waisted so a number of my dresses have been tailored to make them better fits in the bodice.&nbsp; These three dresses have been purchased at the larger size and tailored in the bodice.</p> <p>In NZ, Petites and talls are less commonly available aside from in jeans.&nbsp; Goodness knows how some people cope.</p> <p>Is there a general policy that as you move up the sizes that the length increases or (like everything sizing related) is it variable?</p>