What size for fursuit clothing?

[ZaraRaEchidna]

So basically I'm making a fursuit of a golden retriever mixed with the Disney character Vanellope Von Schweetz.

 I need to have the hoodie and the skirt (legs will be made of striped fabric for the digitigrade illusion). I have been reading up on matrices.net that the clothes have to be bigger than normal, so what size do I need? My clothing size is Small, so do I need to get Medium, Large or extra large? I'm ordering from the internet so I can't see the actual size. Please help.

[Gatorade]

So basically I'm making a fursuit of a golden retriever mixed with the Disney character Vanellope Von Schweetz.

 I need to have the hoodie and the skirt (legs will be made of striped fabric for the digitigrade illusion). I have been reading up on matrices.net that the clothes have to be bigger than normal, so what size do I need? My clothing size is Small, so do I need to get Medium, Large or extra large? I'm ordering from the internet so I can't see the actual size. Please help.

In order to see how big the clothes you need are, you need:

A ] The completed fursuit.
B ] A bunch of clothing samples
C ] Time to try them all on

Ordering from the internet is a terrible idea when you don't know exactly what size from exactly what brand you're ordering from. Are they male or female clothes? Adult or kids' size? Some brands have wider shoulders or hips, some might be skin tight, and some might be super baggy.

I suppose if you have the money to waste, you could order a bunch of clothes now--but it's impossible to say how much size a fursuit with an unknown type and size of fur will fit.

[ZaraRaEchidna]

Sara Howard (matrices) told me to see when I'm done ^-^
problem is, I'm not doing the body suit so ...
I have a large hoodie though I'll see if that looks right and order a hoodie in that size.

you can't get unbranded mint green hoodies where I live

[Gatorade]

Sara Howard (matrices) told me to see when I'm done ^-^
problem is, I'm not doing the body suit so ...
I have a large hoodie though I'll see if that looks right and order a hoodie in that size.

you can't get unbranded mint green hoodies where I live

OHHHHHHHHHH

Well then that makes a world of difference! If you're just wearing a partial, get whatever size you would for yourself. You'll need to put it on before putting on the partial pieces, though for Vanellope, I might go a size larger. Her clothing looked baggy.

Far as I know, you only need to go bigger if your wearing a bodysuit. All that extra fur has to go somewhere...

[ZaraRaEchidna]

NONONOONONOOOO
if you have clothes that fit you then you look like a person in a fursuit, not a furry character  I cannot emphasize how important it is to get bigger sized clothing! Please do not ever recommend somebody to get their normal sized clothing! You get bigger clothes not because of the fur, but because it would look wrong if you didn't have the illusion of the fur underneath ...

[Gatorade]

NONONOONONOOOO
if you have clothes that fit you then you look like a person in a fursuit, not a furry character  I cannot emphasize how important it is to get bigger sized clothing! Please do not ever recommend somebody to get their normal sized clothing! You get bigger clothes not because of the fur, but because it would look wrong if you didn't have the illusion of the fur underneath ...

Personally, the fur you chose looked like a very thin-furred animal. Almost mousey, which would end up with a little wider above-the-knee and pretty much regular anywhere else.

If you just wear baggier clothes over a thin frame, rather than take on a "proper silhouetted" effect, you'll just end up with a thin figure wearing baggy clothes. Maybe...try layering? Put on a large jacket over a jacket of your size and see if it looks right?

[ZaraRaEchidna]

I know what I'm doing now anyway ^-^ Sara took me through a brief explanation.
also I've been researching fursuiting for quite some time. I know you need bigger clothing because a Golden Retriever is NOT thin. Maybe if I was a greyhound I'd have skin-tight, but most animals are round.