r/XXS

I have been seeing so many tik tok videos and comments saying it is ridiculous to say that Sarah Snook and Lola Tung are anything other than very skinny women. They are absolutely not overweight by any means but they are true mediums to even large. Not skinny not overweight but beautiful and thick/curvy but people are offended that you would say they are anything other than a small.

I don’t know if I am nuts but as a woman who is 105 lbs and 5 foot with the my measurements being 33-25-36 I’d say I am not the skinniest but I am skinny. I think my size should be a small but instead I am an xxs and sometimes that is even too big so again small women have been completely sized out because people are sad to think they are a beautiful and healthy medium to large. I just want to know if I am crazy or if other people are seeing this too because if those women are considered “small” what the heck am I?

I also want to say what is wrong with being a healthy medium to large? Everyone is preaching body positivity but they have a meltdown if they have to buy a medium or large piece of clothing. Isn’t the body positivity movement supposed to show people that you can be a healthy large and still look and feel great? Why does everyone have to be a small to feel good about themselves? To me that is the exact opposite of body positive.

i mean so many people say "petite" to describe a body type that's usually very small-chested and narrow hipped. petite is not a body type, it just refers to short and/or thin women. internet comments will see a woman built like this and say "she has a petite body type" and the woman in question is like 5'10. or it'll be "oh i love curvy AND petite women!" as if those things are mutually exclusive. or the way a man will get denounced as a p*dophile if he's into petite women, as if they can't possibly look like adults. i've seen small slim women with clear curves get mocked for looking like a little boy. i don't really follow celebrities but tyla is a good example. i don't see taller women getting their womanhood called into question this way nearly as much but i could be biased.

"what's wrong with not having curves?" nothing, i'm just calling out the problem society seems to have with it. with the way too many people like to associate smaller adult female bodies with children's and assume no curvature can possibly be there. and honestly projecting my insecurities as a petite woman who's been repeatedly told i lack curves and infantilized over my body for the way it looks. petite and skinny women can have curves too. 🙃

Posted in aus female fashion but this seems like the only sub that doesn't get angry at U for asking where to find XXS jeans. It seems like the USA has a much better selection of both plus sizes and XXS, is anyone else Aussie and had success with jeans? Looking for low rise bootcuts preferably! but really anything flattering that doesnt look like im wearing a tent or diaper

Windsor carries XXS in store (although they disappear quickly)

Just figured I'd share.

Been seeing lots of request lately for XXS friendly lingerie brands so I thought this might help. Preferably any brands that offer band sizes in 26, 28 and/or 30. Please state where the brand is based, whether they offer international shipping, and their cup size range

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I’ve personally had great luck with Boux Avenue, they are based in the UK 🇬🇧 with limited international shipping. They offer a 28 size band size at the smallest that goes from an A all the way up to a G cup in the 28 band. Apparently their band sizes also run small so a 28 is more like a 26. Here’s a link to all the bras they offer in a 28 size band

I hear people say that thin women, in particular thin flat chested women look like children or that they look like a boy.

I don't like how people talk about clothes for XXS women. How people say no women should fit in them, and how those clothes are for children.

I don't like how when there is just a thin woman just existing online, everyone feels the need to have an opinion on their body and "diagnose" them with some health problem or eating disorder. Or being told to "just gain weight". No, I can't just gain weight. No I am not sick, I'm perfectly healthy. You never know what's going on, and healthy people come in all different shapes and sizes.

But I also feel guilty when people around me talk about wanting to loose more weight and become thinner, even though they're perfectly fine. Sometimes I wonder if I am really am a bad influence existing how I am.

I'm tired of getting body shamed and seeing celebrities and people online with a similar body type to me get body shamed. I recently watched "The Handmaiden" and what stood out to me was seeing body types like mine be seen as attractive. It was nice seeing that when I've been shamed for being skinny for years and told that its not attractive and that no one would want me.

Lets just not shame people for their weight and to have affordable and accessible clothes for all sizes. We all need clothes that fit and respect.

Starting a new internship next week at manufacturing plant. I'll be in the office and on the plant floor so I figured I would get a mix of business casual clothing and more practical stuff just in case.

I went to the Carhartt store and another store that was supposed to carry women's workwear. In both of them, the women's workwear section was dwarfed by the men's section which was kind of expected.

Out of all the women's clothing, there was no petite sizing and no size 0 or smaller, which I could've managed with a regular inseam. I tried the size 2 and it was cartoonishly large. On top of that, literally none of the women's jeans were 100% cotton either. Okay fine, I guess I'll find something online.

So after wasting an hour and a half, I was in the mall anyways, so I figured I would get business casual pants. NOTHING FIT. Nobody carries petite size 0 slacks or chinos. So after wasting 4 hours of my time shopping today, I guess I'll try to find something at Kohl's or TJ Maxx tomorrow 🤡 I should've taken care of this a while ago

I’m looking for suggestions on activewear, specifically leggings. I feel like even the XS are typically big. I’m currently wearing circa 2015 alo goddess leggings in xs because they fit and have held up well. 5’7, 106
What have you found that just works?

Hi!

I have an upcoming trip to Italy and I'm looking for nice & affordable clothes but I just can't find anything my size!! The places I've gone that actually carry XXS are a little expensive for me :// I would really appreciate your help!!

For reference I'm 5'0, 88lb & 21yrs old

I'm 5'1" with 24" waist. And looking for stores where I can buy pants. It's hard enough to find one that would fit good on my waist and not too tight on the hips, then I have the problem with length.

Please share recommendations (brands and styles).

I’m 5’2” and have relatively shorter legs in comparison to my torso and not much going on in the hip area (but also not completely flat). I’m honestly not sure what my exact waist size is but I usually always get the smallest size available when shopping for bottoms. I order the Edikted Piper Micro Skirt is XS and it was both too large in the waist and kinda too long for my liking. Does anyone have any recommendations for a truly short skirt that is also pretty tight. Thanks!

at my job, we’re required to wear a company provided uniform. rather than owning my own clothing items, i simply show up to work and pick out the clothes in my size each day, and then leave them to be washed on the premises at the end of the day. we are strictly forbidden from altering or taking anything home.

the smallest size pants are alright, they have elastic at the waistband so they stay up just fine even though they’re a bit baggy. i have to fold up the legs a bit but i guess that’s to be expected when i’m well below average height in my country.

the shirts however… the smallest size is an xs, but my location only stocks 2 of them and they were so old and worn that i think management just threw them out because i haven’t seen them around recently. so now i have to opt for size s, which is a literal tent on me. it’s supposed to be short sleeved like a t-shirt, but the sleeves go almost past my elbows. do i need to say more…

anyway, recently we received a batch of new clothes since many items were getting worn out. to my dismay, we received ZERO xs shirts, only sizes s and up which i’m forced to wear every day now since the older ones are just gone. not only that, but i swear the same sizes have gotten bigger. i have to fold the pant cuffs three times now instead of two and they look baggier overall. and i look absolutely ridiculous in the new size s shirts. to be fair i haven’t brought a measuring tape and actually measured the old vs new clothes, but i can just tell they’ve gotten bigger.

this is a service job so i’m constantly in front of customers looking like a child who got into their parents’ wardrobe. i honestly don’t care that much (well, enough to complain about it on here i guess), it’s such a trivial problem in the grand scheme of things but it just points to a way bigger, very infuriating issue. thought i’d share it here with people who actually understand my frustration :’)