Has This Happened To Anyone Else Here?

[Dans-le-Vent]

I've become well-versed in skirt shopping at the local thrift store to known that my size is 1-4, I say 1-4 because we all know that different brands have different types of the same sizes. Mostly though it's size 1.

This fact has all my female friends clamoring with envy.

Anyone else here have a similar experience?

[rick401r]

I buy most of my skirts at thrift shops as well. I can usually tell if a skirt will fit no matter what size the tag says just by holding it up at looking at the waist. Sometimes I will hold it up to my waist and I have had to try a few on to be sure.

[Dans-le-Vent]

Sometimes I will hold it up to my waist and I have had to try a few on to be sure.

Yeah, I have used that method myself a number of times, funny thing about it is that it does or perhaps feels like it does give you a good idea on how the garment will fit but then again, there are always surprises...

[ChrisM]

Aye, you'll have lots of envy from we Size 14 types. Indeed, I've held up Size 1and wondered what sort of teen age waif thin super model might fit into a skirt that small!

Congratulations and please enjoy the envy of your friends!

Chris

[Kilted Musician]

I get all of my skirts at the thrift store mostly due to the cost, generally $3-$5 each. I'm 'generally' a size 12-14 depending on who makes the skirts. Also... depending on if it's Misses, Petite, Junior, etc. which I have NO idea what the differences are. Generally, I'll hold it up to my waist and, for me, that's a good indication if it will fit. If it fits and I like the style, I buy it. The only time I've ever had anyone say anything is once when I was checking out. The cashier said, "You DO know that this is a woman's skirt, don't you?" I just smiled and said, "Yes, and it fits great!

--Rick

[crfriend]

[... I]if it's Misses, Petite, Junior, etc. which I have NO idea what the differences are.

Generally speaking, misses and juniors sizes are tailored to the younger set who haven't yet developed "womanly curves" and this makes the sizing rather workable for guys. Petite is a notation for the shorter in stature and the proportions of the garments reflect that.

Any of the above can work on guys, but as with most exercises in women's sizing it's a bit of a black art and ultimately it's down to "trial by fitting room".

"You DO know that this is a woman's skirt, don't you?" I just smiled and said, "Yes, and it fits great!

WIN!

[Kilted Musician]

Any of the above can work on guys, but as with most exercises in women's sizing it's a bit of a black art and ultimately it's down to "trial by fitting room".

Agree with that one big time!

--Rick

[Kirbstone]

I don't buy dresses. They're not made for a superstructure like mine,.... above the waist, I mean. If I found one that fitted round my shoulders it would hang down like a tent giving zero satisfaction on any front.
Skirts I have bought. They need only 'fit' at the waist. My waist has been the same for some 45 years now...33" or so. Trews at 34" fit OK with a belt. 32" is OK but tight, not noticable after a few minutes. No belt required. Skirts have all these variations on the sizing and the only way of getting it right while avoiding the fitting room is to carry a little roll-up measure and apply it to the inside of the waistband on the flat garment on the hanger....17.5" is bang on the button for me and works every time. It could be a 12, usually a 14, but could even be a 16, sometimes it's an L.
The length ditto...24" will hit my mid-knee. Anything below is too 'feminine' for me. I don't wear ankle-huggers or floor-length curtains.

[JohnH]

I guess everybody's different. I can wear correctly sized dresses without alterations and they hang OK.

I agree women's sizes go all over the place. You can't just rely on a number; you have to look at the size charts of the retailer.

John

[couyalair]

The cashier said, "You DO know that this is a woman's skirt, don't you?"

Which can only mean that the store also sold MEN's skirts. Good news !
Otherwise, why on earth should the cashier ask such a question?

Martin

[Kilted Musician]

Which can only mean that the store also sold MEN's skirts. Good news !
Otherwise, why on earth should the cashier ask such a question?

Hi Martin...

Unfortunately they don't sell men's skirts. This was a thrift store here in the states. The cashier probably thought I was a bit confused. Or, maybe SHE was confused! Seeing a guy buying a skirt.

--Rick

[straightfairy]

I don't trust general shop sizes anymore, there's so much variation I have tops that vary from 'small' to 'extra large' that fit my chest size, trousers from 30" to 34" that all fit my waist.
I now take a tape measure when even window shopping for clothes.

[skirted_in_SF]

The cashier said, "You DO know that this is a woman's skirt, don't you?" I just smiled and said, "Yes, and it fits great!

Guess you could have said you couldn't find the men's skirt department.

[Kilted Musician]

The cashier said, "You DO know that this is a woman's skirt, don't you?" I just smiled and said, "Yes, and it fits great!

Guess you could have said you couldn't find the men's skirt department.

That's a great reply! Wish I'd thought of it at the time!

--Rick

[Since1982]

Kilted Musician said: "You DO know that this is a woman's skirt, don't you?" I just smiled and said, "Yes, and it fits great!

I have another answer for that question, as I've had it posed to me more than a few times. I respond with "It is? Which woman owns it?? You??" Which usually gets me a silencio answer and a dirty look. I normally go to the manager, tell her what was said and ask her if the store prefers I not buy it? Followed EVERY time by the Manager saying that it's NOT a woman's skirt but the skirt of anyone that wishes to purchase it. Sometimes I just thank her and walk away, other times I respond with "That's what I thought, Ma'am, thank you for your help. Odd thing tho, everytime this has happened and I've mentioned it to management, the NEXT time I visited that store the problematic salesperson wasn't there or her entire attitude had changed. Amazing what a slight mention to the boss does to a troublemaker.