In modelling what measurements equate to size zero? Is this size in the majority or minority of the general public?

wendypj

Size zero is an American clothing size, equivalent to size 4 in the UK or 32-34 in Europe. It's basically very, very skinny or malnourished. Your average UK woman is probably more like a size 12. To give you an idea, I am a size 10 and weigh 9 1/2 stone or 62 kilos (depending on where you are from) so the girls that are size zero are considerably less than that. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6335077.stm Jul 10 07, 11:31 PM

igotmeajd

The average size 0 measurements include a 31.5 inch bust, 23 inch waist and 34 inch hips. As wendypj said, an American size zero is equivalent to a size four in the UK. http://www.wessexscene.co.uk/article.php?sid=2135 Jul 10 07, 11:35 PM

lanfranco

I think it's fair to say that there is no standard set of measurements -- different manufacturers clearly use different measurements, in my experience, and much depends on the identity of their target customers. Over the past 20 years, sizing standards in the U.S. have changed drastically, and this is especially true for clothes targeted at the female Baby Boom population. My weight hasn't changed over that period, but the size labels on the clothes I fit into definitely have. I purchase clothes from a variety of retailers. There are two -- Ann Taylor and J.Crew -- whose clothes I can often wear in a 0, although I normally wear a size 2. I do not have a 31.5-inch bustline or a 23-inch waist, I assure you, and in Europe, I can't wear a 32 -- even 34s feel tight in the waist. Moreover, I've found that U.S. size 0 clothes marketed to teenagers and college students are too small for me, because their designers are working with less mature bodies than mine. So, it's really a matter of where and what you buy. Jul 11 07, 8:14 AM