Kiss Me Deadly - Sizing
Kiss Me Deadly brings classically glamorous vintage lingerie right up to date with modern stretch fabrics. Their six and eight strap suspender belts are a special favourite, and all their gartered items – corselettes, girdles, basques and more – come with metal clips.
Kiss Me Deadly size information:
Sizing is a very vexed issue! We’ll start with some practicalities.
This chart gives a rough guide to Kiss Me Deadly sizing. The amount of stretch in items varies depending on the fabric. The Van Doren belts stretch enormously, for example, the Alouette not so much.
| Waist | Hips | UK Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 24-26 | 34-36 | 8-10 |
| Medium | 27-29 | 37-39 | 12-14 |
| Large | 30-32 | 40-42 | 14-16 |
| Extra Large | 33-35 | 43-45 | 18-20 |
With respect to bra sizing, Kiss Me Deadly uses the classical standardised system. This means that the actual underbust measurement of their bras is 4 inches LESS than the stated size, which can be small compared to value brands.
And now for a spot of theory:
Despite the best efforts of the EU, there is no longer much agreement on what exact measurements constitute a certain size. This can make life quite difficult, but it allows different brands to cater for different groups of people. You can be the same size at age 18 and age 30, but you’ll probably be a different shape (and that’s assuming you haven’t changed sizes a few times in those years!). So, please take all sizing sizing as very roughly indicative. Like any other clothing, some lingerie styles will help you look your fabulous self, and some maybe won’t do much for you, so it’s worth trying a few different styles. Especially as Kiss Me Deadly introduces new ones regularly.
As a general rule Kiss Me Deadly tends to make items for people who are bigger in the rear than up top, being a UK brand that sells mainly to the over-30s. Women come in all sizes - Kiss Me Deadly clothing is based on what the market wants, not what size and shape we think you should be.