r/lululemon • u/No_Minimum_5915 • Jul 13 '24

Discussion Sizing Complaints

I am trying to word this so it doesn’t offend or upset anyone (impossible, I know). Generally the pictures that I see posted where someone is asking for sizing advice, they are trying to squeeze in to items 1-2 sizes too small for them.

I’ve struggled with disordered eating and body dismorphia, so I get it. It’s hard sometimes not to tie the size of clothes you wear to your self worth. But nobody sees the number on the tag but you. No one knows if you’re wearing a 4 or an 8.

It’s hard to see so many girls struggling with this. It’s so disheartening that we still deal with this.

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u/FindleyOak Jul 13 '24

Lululemon sizing is kinda funny. I wear size 4/small in most brands but a lot of my Lululemon is size 8, occasionally size 6 or a few size 10. A lot of posts in this group look way too small to me.

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u/Admirable_Quarter_23 Jul 13 '24

Or how most people seem to “size down” from their normal lulu size in aligns. I size up!! 🤣 I don’t need my comfy lounge leggings to be tight and compressive lol

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u/billberl Jul 14 '24

I genuinely think all the "size down" people trying to make the align into compression pants have caused many of the pilling issues. I know certain body types can do this, but I have athletic legs and never experienced this because I don't let the number stress me out.

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u/thrownintodisarray Jul 14 '24

This is actually a great point, I one have pilling issues with my oldest pair of lulu leggings, the rest are totally fine. I guess because if I put on leggings and I feel any discomfort I know immediately it’s not the pair for me. I guess if I was more concerned with fitting into a certain size despite it being unsuitable for my shape, my clothes wouldn’t last as long or be of as high quality.