MEASURING GUIDE & SIZE CONVERSIONS

INTERNATIONAL CLOTHING SIZES – WOMEN

This table is for converting between American, Italian, British, French, German, Russian and Japanese women’s sizes, for dresses, jacket, coats and blouses. Simply find your size in the chart to see the corresponding size for the other international size systems.

The British sizes are also used in Australia and New Zealand. The French sizes are also used in Belgium, Spain and Portugal. The German sizes are also used in Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

S-M-L USA UK  Italy France Germany Japan Russia
S 2 6 38 34 32 7 40
S 4 8 40 36 34 9 42
M 6 10 42 38 36 11 44
M 8 12 44 40 38 13 46
L 10 14 46 42 40 15 48
L 12 16 48 44 42 17 50
XL / 1X 14 18 50 46 44 19 52
1X / 2X 16 20 52 48 46 21 54
2X 18 22 54 50 48 23 56
3X 20 24 56 52 50 25 24
3X 22 26 58 54 52 27 26
4X 24 28 60 56 54 29 28

WOMEN SIZE GUIDE – US SIZES

DRESSES, JACKETS, COATS – US SIZES

US Size 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Bust
(inches)		 32.5 33.5 34.5 35.5 36.5 38 39.5 41 43 45
Waist
(inches)		 24 25 26 27 28 29.5 31 32.5 34.5 36.5
Hip
(inches)		 34.5 35.5 36.5 37.5 38.5 40 41.5 43 45 47
Bust
(cm)		 82.5 85 87.5 90 92.5 96.5 100.5 104 109 114
Waist
(cm)		 61 63.5 66 68.5 71 75 79 82.5 87.5 93
Hip
(cm)		 87.5 90 93 95 98 101.5 105.5 109 114 119

INTERNATIONAL CLOTHING SIZES – MEN

SUIT JACKETS, BLAZERS & COATS

Use this table for men’s suits, jackets and coats to convert between American, English, European, Russian, Japanese and Korean sizes. The European size covers among others Italian, French, Spanish, German, Swedish, Dutch and Portuguese clothing. The UK size is same as the Australian.

US 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
UK 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
Europe 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60
Russia 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60
Japan 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52
Korea 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
S-M-L XXS XS S S M M L L XL XXL XXXL

MEN’S SIZE GUIDE – US SIZES

SUIT JACKETS, BLAZERS & COATS

Men’s US sizes for suit jackets, coats and blazers are based on the chest width and your height. When you measure your chest, you should stick a finger between the measuring tape and your body. The result simply equals your jacket size.

Depending on your height, you then have to choose between short (S), regular (R) or long (L).

US letter sizes – XS to XXXL

Use this size table to find out men’s clothing sizes in US Letter sizes (Small/Medium/Large). When you’ve taken your measurements, find the size in the table below that corresponds best with your results.

Men’s size standards – US letter sizes
US Sizes XS S M L XL XXL XXXL
Neck (inches) 13-13 1/2 14-14 1/2 15-15 1/2 16-16 1/2 17-17 1/2 18-18 1/2 19-19 1/2
Chest (inches) 33-34 35-37 38-40 42-44 46-48 50-52 54-56
Sleeve (inches) 31 1/2-32 32 1/2-33 33 1/2-34 34 1/2-35 35 1/2-36 36-36 1/2 36 1/2-37
Waist (inches) 27-28 29-31 32-34 36-38 40-42 44-46 50-52
Neck (cm) 33-34 36-37 38-39 40-42 43-45 46-47 48-49
Chest (cm) 84-86 89-94 96-102 107-112 116-122 127-132 137-140
Sleeve (cm) 80-81 82-84 85-86 87-89 90-91 91-93 93-94
Waist (cm) 68-71 73-79 81-86 91-97 101-107 111-117 127-132

PANTS

Use this table to convert between American and European sizes for men’s pants/trousers

US 30 32 34 36 38 40 42
European 46 48 50 52 54 56 58

DRESS SHIRT SIZES

Use this table to convert between American, English, European and Japanese sizes for men’s dress shirts.

American dress shirt sizes has two size numbers. The first is your neck size, and the other is your sleeve length, both in inches. European dress shirts however only have one size number, for the neck size, and standard sleeve lengths. This chart converts between American and European neck sizes.

System Dress shirt sizes, neck size
US 14 14.5 15 15.5 16 16.5 17 17.5 18
England 14 14.5 15 15.5 16 16.5 17 17.5 18
Europe 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45
Japan 87 91 97 102 112 117 122 127 132
S-XL XS S S M L L XL XL XXL

SHOE SIZES – WOMEN & MEN

With these international shoe size charts, you can convert women’s and men’s shoe sizes to and from American, British, European, Australian, Chinese and Japanese sizes.

Size conversion chart for women’s shoes

US UK Europe Australia China Japan
5 2.5 35 3.5 35.5 21
6 3.5 36 4.5 37 22
6.5 4 37 5 38 22.5
7.5 5 38 6 39 23.5
8.5 6 39 7 40 24.5
9 6 ½ 40 7.5 41 25
9.5 7 41 8 42 25.5
10 7.5 42 8.5 43 26
10.5 8 43 9 44 27

Size conversion chart for men’s shoes

US UK Europe Australia China Japan
6 5 38 5 39 23.5
7 6 39 6 41 24.5
7.5 6.5 40 6.5 – 25
8 7 41 7 42 25.5
8.5 7.5 42 7.5 43 26
9 8 43 8 43.5 27
10.5 9.5 44 9.5 44.5 28
11.5 10.5 45 10.5 46 29
12 11 46 11 47 30
13 12 47 12 48 31
14 13 48 13 49 32

CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL CLOTHING SIZES

Use this chart to convert between US, UK, European and Australian kids’ sizes.

The American, British and Australian sizes are based on the age of the child, while in Europe the size is based on the child’s height in centimeters. Some US sizes include a “T”, which stands for toddler.

US UK Europe Australia
12-18 m 12 m 80 cm
18-24 m 18 m 80-86 cm 18 m
23/24 m 24 m 86-92 cm 2
2T 2-3 92-98 cm 3
4T 3-4 98-104 cm 4
5 4-5 104-110 cm 5
6 5-6 110-116 cm 6
6X-7 6-7 116-122 cm 7
7 to 8 7-8 122-128 cm 8
9 to 10 8-9 128-134 cm 9
10 9-10 134-140 cm 10
11 10-11 140-146 cm 11
14 11-12 146-152 cm 12

SIZE GUIDE, BABY CLOTHES

Use this chart to find US sizes for babies, based on measurements in inches and weight in pounds.

US Size Weight, pounds Height, inches
New-born 4-8 17-19″
3 months 9-11 19-23″
6 months 12-15 24-26″
9 months 16-18 27-28″
12 months 19-20 29-30″
18 months 21-23 31-32″
24 months 24-28 33-35″

Size guide, toddlers and kids (girls and boys)

Use this chart to find US sizes for younger children, both boys and girls, based on measurements in inches and weight in pounds. The T stands for Toddler.

US Size Height, inches Weight, lbs
2t 33-35 24-28
3t 36-38.5 28.5-32
4t 39-41 33-36
4 42-44 37-41
5 45-47 42-46
6 48-49 47-53
6x (girls) / 7 (boys) 50-51 54-58

Size chart, girls; 7-14 years

Use this chart to find girls’ US sizes, based on measurements in inches.

US Size S-XL Height, inches Bust, inches Waist, inches Hips, inches
7 S 51-52 26.5 23 28
8 S 53-54 27.5 23.5 29
10 M 55-57 29 24.5 30.5
12 L 58-59 30.5 25.5 32.5
14 L 60-62 32 26.5 34.5
16 XL 63-64 33.5 27.5 36.5

Size chart, boys; 8-16 years

Use this chart to find boys’ US sizes, based on measurements in inches.

US Size S-XL Height, inches Chest, inches Waist, inches Hips, inches
8 S 50-53 27 23.5 27.5
10 M 54-57 28.5 25 29.5
12 M 58-60 30 26 31.5
14 L 61-63 32 27 33.5
16 L 64-65 33.5 28 35.5
18 XL 65-66 35 29 37.5
20 XL 67-68 37 30 39.5