<p>So if the size 0 daughter is sized as an 8 in this line …is that the smallest size in the line? How could there be 3 or 4 sizes smaller than that, no matter who the designer is? Who would wear those - 9 year olds?</p>
<p>When my size 2/4 daughter was fitted for a bridesmaid’s dress two years ago, they ordered her an 8 because “bridal runs small.” She knew it didn’t change the fact that she was a 2 at some stores and a 4 at others, but she WAS massively ticked off when the dress arrived and was falling off of her … so that the shop could charge her an additional $100 for alterations, of course! Seems like a pretty sweet racket. But my daughter had someone else do the alterations.</p>
<p>This does explain why I wear a smaller size in English designed clothes.
But I don’t see how a dress can tell if they are live or memorex, except silicone probably doesn’t require an Aunt Bee brassiere.</p>
<p>I’m having the opposite problem finding something to wear to Ds reception.
Petites apparently aren’t supposed to have boobs, man made or otherwise.</p>
<p>LOL! The dress can’t tell if your boobs are real or fake but the average very slender female is not likely to have naturally large real boobs. It’s not a body type usually found in nature.</p>
<p>I was about a 32DDD until I got a breast reduction 15 years ago.
One of my kids is about a 28H.
I suppose its my Germanic/ Dutch genes colliding with my Nancy Reagan sized mil.</p>
<p>@VaBluebird, I didn’t hear anything in the OP about “a frenzy of dieting.” All I heard is that she’s a little bit over her normal weight and wants to get to her normal weight again. I don’t see anything wrong with that, assuming she does it healthily. </p>
<p>What the OP called it was her’s D’s idea of “ideal” weight, and for someone 5’5", 110 is pretty far BELOW ideal weight. It’s more then 20 pounds below a “medium build” ideal weight, in fact. The implication was that seeing herself in a size 8 caused her to think that she was over her ideal weight, and appears to lose her weight in 4 pound increments. Since she is already UNDER weight, losing 4 pounds will leave her even more so. I find it sad that she feels this way-even before the size incident, it appears that she is overly concerned with her weight and appearance. OP herself says as much, and confirms by mentioning previous weight losses saying she will stop after 4 pounds as she “always has”.</p>
<p>sseamom - 110 lbs at 5’5" is not too thin. 130 at the same height may also be fine for someone with a larger or more muscular frame, but it really depends on the individual. I weigh 130 and I’m 5’7" and I’m definitely not too thin. My D is the same size as the OP’s daughter and she looks great - she does watch her weight and that is a good thing. The jumping off point from watching one’s weight and staying healthy to an eating disorder is big, and usually there are many other factors involved than just random clothing sizes in a dressing room. I can wear a size up or a size down depending on the brand, and so can my daughter - I always remind her that it the problem is with the clothes, not with her body.</p>
<p>I get OP’s concern. My friend’s Ds wear size 0 and are RAIL thin to the point of bones. Not that attractive in my book. They eat healthy foods but are so conscious of their weight it becomes ridiculous. They aren’t beyond criticizing mom for her weight either–mom is tall and wears a size 6…</p>
<p>Yeah, OP is not concerned about her D, though. Well, apart from an annoyance at the social pressure on girls to be unrealistically thin which is nothing new. But, eating disorders are much more complicated than dress size. Losing 4 pounds to get back to what is a personal norm is not a problem, imho. </p>
<p>According to the NIH, a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal weight. At 5’5" and 110 the OPs daughter has a BMI of 18.3, which puts her slightly below, but not by much. Typically, younger women weigh less than older women who have had children. It also depends on body type.</p>
<p>I weigh around 145 at 5’7 and I have had to stop losing weight because I am almost too thin, though the weight charts say anything over 128 is fine. That was true when I had no muscle mass, I used to be the same size and weigh 130, now I have a lot of muscle. I try not to get too wrapped up in height/weight differentials, it’s hard to know if those numbers mean what you think they mean. </p>
<p>My youngest probably weighs 123 -128 at 5’7 3/4" and she looks amazing.
She is very strong & is a runner.
I weigh the same as when I went to the gym 4x a week for 3 hr sessions, just a couple years ago before my TKR, but my clothes fit completely differently.
:-/ </p>
<p>I really need to get me one of those airdynes interesteddad is always going on about!</p>
<p>You either look really good naked or better in clothes. I’ve always gone for the " better naked" look.
;)</p>