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Boots · Gucci

Banana Republic Dress Sizing?

Yana · Dooney & Bourke

Banana Republic usually runs large, I know that before they had petites, I bought there XS, whereas I'm usually a regular S. Which size are you? I'd try on S, if you're a regular M. YOu can always exchange. The dress is beautiful!

jettie · Kate Spade

No sizing advice but cute dress! Is it silk jersey?

Suasoria · Chanel

I think on the large side like Y-money said - not exactly "vanity sizing," maybe just a little bit o' vanity. I'm a 6/8 most of the time, and closer to a 6 than an 8 in BR. (I assume it's number sizing, not S/M/L.)

Boots · Gucci

Thanks. I was hoping that with the defined waist, it might fit truer to size, but given their history, I should have known better. I think I may just order a XS and see. At least it went on sale from yesterday to today!

Jettie- the fabric is listed as 60% Rayon, 34% Lyocell, 6% Spandex.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

Just saw it on the rack at BR - a small looked huge, I would def size down.

Bastet · Kate Spade

IMO BR stuff runs ginormous! I always have try stuff on from there before I buy it. It didn't use to run so big, but at some point they started carrying a size 00 and everything got bigger.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

When I worked at BR we typically found that things ran an entire size large. Some women would try on the 00 and it would be baggy on them, and they weren't even skinny. Maybe a petite 0 or XS would work better?

Boots · Gucci

Just got it in the mail. I ordered an XS and a S. I'm going to try them on when I get home and will let you know if either work.

Edit:

Just tried on the dress and it is going back. The color is much more green than yellow and the material feels kind of cheap. The XS wasn't too bad fit-wise. I am normally a size 4 and it fit OK (not perfect though.)

Thanks for everyone's help! I'm still searching for a great dress for my FSIL shower.

-- Edited by Boots on Wednesday 1st of July 2009 02:48:45 PM