Do you regularly size up any item(s)?

April

Lately I find myself sizing up in shoes because a long second toe often makes my otherwise-just-right size 7 too short. I also tend to bump leggings up a size because I prefer a slightly more relaxed fit.

Do you do this with any items?

6 years ago

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Latest reply was from Sara L.

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Footwear. My feet get inflamed when I walk or when it is hot. I buy footwear roomy.

6 years ago

Sisi

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Oh yes. Pantyhose. Since ever, despite the perplexity of sales assistants. I prefer, as you say, a "more relaxed fit" and this way they are less prone to run.

6 years ago

Angie

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I have long toes too

Not sizing up. If anything sizing down and having bottoms altered to fit. Extra insoles in footwear too. Clothing and footwear is generally wider than it used to be. Eyewear and gloves too.

That said, coat sleeves and calf widths on pants can run narrow!

6 years ago

nemosmom

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I size up often in loungewear (not sleepwear, but joggers, leggings, sweatshirts, house slippers) and pullover sweaters (if I want an oversized fit).

6 years ago

Janet

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I size up in sleepwear — I can’t stand anything binding or snug for sleeping/lounging. I have also started sizing up in running tops — no longer feeling the fitted look as I’d rather hide my extra fluff I’m currently carrying.

I have sized up in footwear to accommodate my slightly differently-sized feet, but that doesn’t always end well. Since my feet are slightly low volume and slightly narrow, I have to be careful of sizing up because then the width often becomes too much and my feet slip around.

6 years ago

bj1111

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sweaters. now i'm starting to size up in footwear so i can wear cushiony socks or inserts.

6 years ago

AviaMariah

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I often size up in pullover sweaters and jackets. I like them roomy.

6 years ago

Kathie

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Slim-fitting rib knit tops. I almost always size up, because I like a bit more room in the arms. I will often size down in woven tops, though, to get a better fit through the bust.

6 years ago

anchie

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Outerwear. I need to be able to wear blazers under coats and jackets.

6 years ago

taylor

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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!

6 years ago

Becky

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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.

With shoes, I like a roomier fit at the toes Plus I can wear thick socks and add insoles if necessary.

6 years ago

Anonymous

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.

6 years ago

Erin

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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.

6 years ago

ophelia

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I size up on undies of all types. Less potential for lumps and more comfortable.

6 years ago

rachylou

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Not exactly... but I often buy men’s tennies because they have a higher toe box.

6 years ago

Suz

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Occasionally (but not regularly) I'll size up in a piece of knitwear for a deliberately oversized look.

6 years ago

LaPed

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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).

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.

6 years ago

Anonymous

I seem to be manipulating size more than ever ! I've gone up a 1/2 size in a lot of footwear this year - which is weird , but it seems to feel better . 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.

6 years ago

Runcarla

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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.

I bring a range of sizes with me in the dressing room, because nothing beats a try on, and sizing is pretty inconsistent anyway.

6 years ago

Molly Mac

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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.

6 years ago

kkards

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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.

6 years ago

Style Fan

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I buy men's PJs. The quality is better and the cut is roomier. I like the colours as well.

6 years ago

DonnaF

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Size up in tights. Starting to size up in footwear to allow room for all kinds of inserts.

6 years ago

ChristelJ

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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.

6 years ago

Karie

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Loungewear, sleepwear, sweatshirts, sweaters, sometimes coats. I am more likely to size up than down as I can’t stand anything clingy.

6 years ago

Jaime

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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.

6 years ago

cindysmith

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Footwear for sure. I would rather have to add a heel grip pad than have blisters from too-tight shoes.
Tops, generally. I prefer a longer, looser top over a skinny/slim/cigarette pant. That has been my comfort zone since, what, the 80s?
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

6 years ago

Gigi

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No.

6 years ago

April

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Love the idea of buying men's pjs! Women's winter flannels seem to be widely available in garish colors and "fun" prints, whereas I much prefer something more peaceful for sleep.

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.

6 years ago

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