How do you know your stocking size?

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Ok,ive never worn stockings before but so i bought a pair of lovehoney plus size stockings, im 5’7” size 18 (20 on a bad day) so thought size 18-24 should do.
But i cant seem to get them high enough up my leg. Even when i tried the attach the stockings before you put them on thing, still no dice.
I had this issue with a pair of lovehoney hold ups too, but its less critical they reach with those.
Do i need to go up a size or something?

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I have the same trouble with stockings and hold ups.
So last time I got the next size up, the stockings were better. But the hold ups not really, they just never seem to fit well, always rolling down and it really irritates me.

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Same problem here too. Hold-ups are virtually a no-no, but I can normally find stockings by going to a much bigger size. Manufacturers seem to forget anyone above a size 10 have hips as well as height.

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Thanks @Cupc8kes @KinkyMira, looks like a bigger size is worth a go. :+1:

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I’m only 5 ft 1 so literally everything is going to be too high for me so I never really bother to be honest. Some clothes for the lower half can literally go all the way up to my chest in some cases. It sucks being so short.

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My sister is 5ft, so i know what you mean. She often has to roll trousers up alot or get them adjusted. Definetly worth finding someone who does adjustments im my opinion. Even i get stuff taken in. Makes clothes buying less tricky

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@Green_Eyed_Girl one time I ordered some pants in the size I usually am and they were like 3 times the length of my legs and too wide. They were literally clown pants.

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I have the same problem at 5 ft 3. I have been known to trip over the front of a midi skirt and buy a mini skirt as a knee length one! I’m always a bit baffled when I buy a chemise or short skirt that is too short on me - what would they be like on someone of average or above average height!

In terms of stockings, I have wide thighs and even as a short person they often don’t quite come up high enough. But if I buy tights from other places, I often find that they pool at the ankles because they are too long!

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The place I get mine from oonly has 3 options, O/S, standard and tall. Being tall, that’s what I order and they fit perfectly.

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didnt really consider myself tall, but i do tend to buy long in trousers so its obviosuly the issue :thinking:

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There is sizing on the back of the ones I’ve bought from a high street store… naturally I’m a bit taller than most women, so need to buy bigger sizes anyway. Always slightly awkward asking the sales assistant to check the stock room for my size!