I suck at shopping for clothes

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What's a size 2

My figure in inches in 30B-24in-34in. 76cm-61cm-86cm. Weight should be 7-1/2 stones but I need to eat more.

https://www.sikadesigns.co.uk/size-chart
US Size 2 = UK Size 6

US Size 4 = UK Size 8

US Size 6 = UK Size 10

US Size 8 = UK Size 12

US Size 10 = UK Size 14

In practical terms, the smallest size made by manufacturer that markets their clothes to be sold to women.

Some places go down to size zero or 00. I can wear those clothes. I found a size 0 that was too big for me!

Ah right so you are very slender then

I'm a UK 12 if I was to buy women's clothes but they're too restrictive for me
I seriously don't know how women can be at all comfortable in them

It took years for me to be comfortable wearing a some tight fitting fashions.

Now that my hair goes to the middle of my back it can be challenge to tight fitting clothes on and off without my hair getting it the way! But I am learning how avoid hair tangling. That may be why a lot of women like shorter hair styles.

I like wearing comfortable clothing, only because I become bloated throughout the day (R-CPD can bloat you) and so need clothes that adapt to the way my body size alters throughout the day. I don't wear anything in bed except underpants, even in the winter. The bed duvet keeps me warm enough.

I like wearing hoodies and can't stand anything with buttons or collars. I also try to find clothes with fewer tags as possible because I get embarrassed if they stick out even if no-one else cares. I care though, and I have a bit of an odd phobia of clothing tags anyway (psychological thing, not exactly sensory-related).

My girlfriend is plus size & is 5;09(five feet & nine inches tall) & she has very wide hips in addition to a big stomach, the latter might be related to various untreated/poorly treated medical issues. She also has small boobs & lots of women clothing is designed for smaller women with bigger boobs. They also must have changed the sizing chart at some point to make women sizes even smaller. Cass has been given cloths from family members that weren't worn much or she bought older cloths at Good Will & one size fits OK but newer cloths need to be a size or two bigger to fit the same way.

She buys men's shoes online but might spend more to get a more womanly color. She also has an issue where one leg is slightly longer than the other so a medical supply type place takes the sole off the shoe for her shorter leg, glues something on & then glues the sole onto that.

I hate going in Sports Direct for a number of reasons but they're discounted so I've had to go in today

The customer service is absolutely knickers.
I got my shoe and was walking towards the two assistants and the older one clocked me, said something to her colleague and they both walked off to avoid me

Well that's like a red rag to a bull for me.
I caught up with them and asked the older one (who I considered to be the ring leader) to get me the other shoe. She just took the shoe from me and walked off
So i said for her to hear "yeah go and get some work done for a change"

Then she came back and disappeared again.
So I found her again and I said "so have we forgotten about my shoes now"
She was red in the face by this time and stuttering "my colleagues gone to get them"

AAAAARRRRRGGGGG

I got my new trainers anyway

I had to pay for a bloody plastic bag though
But that's for another thread

lucky you, since i switched to female clothing im more a 14/16, i got tired of means gear here in the UK its always Grey or Black size32 never fit me correctly. and i see zero issue in wearing woman's clothing. I wish i was a size 12. I can say with Certain having ward a Bra At the LGBT Parade before that They do dig in and hurt.

Yeah I know
Primark is really good for that.
You get men shopping in women's wear and women shopping in men's wear

I think it's great for people such as yourself because it's cheap and cheerful so you can afford to experiment a bit to find something that suits you

I avoid getting t-shirts and sweaters from Primark because they shrivel up after like one wash, and I become attached to clothes so find it hard letting them go. Also due to me being a naturally thin person but have put on a lot of weight due to overeating, I need clothes that are made to fit properly and made to last. Lol

I couldn't tell you where I get most of my clothes from
they just accumulate

I've got nothing fancy

time what i used to shop at other more prestigious shops like river island until you look inside now and its all kinda not somthing a typical brit would wear. H and M is like finding a needle in a haystak

I can't shop in places like that

I don't understand women's clothes

I wouldn't even know how to wear most of the stuff they sell

I like that they play pop music though, so at least there's that when my daughter is dragging me around the shops

i used to get most of my gear in Camden Town but that place got all meh after the fire its a shadow of what it was now, apart from the pickpockets and back ally sellers that place is fun-ish to walk around but i haven't been back in many years. its fineish during the day just don't go there at night. and be prepared to Barter prices(even in the shops) most of it is (warhoused ebay stuff and or knockoffs)

People should barter more than they do I think

well what ever the latest fad is for kids they most likely stock good kockoffs and originals at Camden you 'want keep calm' tops its wall to wall.. prepair for london prices keep your valuables hidden dont take unnessasary and dont go too often.