Clothing Size Converter
From your measurements or a label: dresses, suits, shirts, jeans, kids, hats and gloves.
Around the fullest part, tape level.
At the natural waist, relaxed.
Around the widest part of the seat.
Barefoot, standing straight.
Around the fullest part, under the arms.
At the natural waist, relaxed.
Barefoot, standing straight.
Around the base of the neck, below the Adam’s apple.
Where the trousers sit, relaxed.
Crotch to the floor, barefoot.
Around the widest part of the seat.
Barefoot, back to a wall.
Around the forehead and the back of the head, where a hat sits.
Around the knuckles of the open hand, thumb out.
Wrist crease to the tip of the middle finger.
UK sizes 4–28, for example 12.
Measure your body, not a garment, with a soft tape.
Bust 88 (86–90 cm) · waist 72 (70–74 cm) · hip 96 (94–98 cm) — on an EN 13402 label: 88–72–96.
| System | Size | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| EN 13402 (bust) | 88 | standard 86–90 cm |
| Letter code | S | standard |
| UK | 12 | typical — brands vary |
| US & Canada | 8 | typical — brands vary |
| EU (DE, NL, AT, Nordics) | 38 | typical — brands vary |
| France, Belgium, Spain | 40 | typical — brands vary |
| Italy | 44 | typical — brands vary |
| Australia & NZ | 12 | typical — brands vary |
| Japan (JIS) | 13 | typical — brands vary |
| India (to fit bust) | 35 in | typical — brands vary Indian brands also use UK sizes or S–XXL. |
Women’s size chart
Typical label equivalents — brands vary. Body measurements in cm; your size is highlighted.
| UK | US | EU | FR | IT | AU | Japan | Bust (cm) | Waist (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 4 | — | 70–73 | — |
| 6 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 6 | 3–5 | 74–77 | 58–61 |
| 8 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 78–81 | 62–64 |
| 10 | 6 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 82–85 | 65–68 |
| 12 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 12 | 11–13 | 86–89 | 69–72 |
| 14 | 10 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 90–93 | 73–77 |
| 16 | 12 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 16 | 17 | 94–97 | 78–81 |
| 18 | 14 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 18 | 19 | 98–102 | 82–85 |
| 20 | 16 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 20 | 21 | 103–107 | 86–90 |
| 22 | 18 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 22 | 23–25 | 108–113 | 91–95 |
| 24 | 20 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 24 | 27 | 114–119 | 96–102 |
| 26 | 22 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 26 | 29–31 | 120–125 | 103–108 |
| 28 | 24 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 28 | — | 126–131 | 109–114 |
How to measure
- Use a soft tape over thin clothing or underwear, standing straight and breathing normally; keep the tape level and snug, not tight.
- Bust or chest: around the fullest part, under the arms and across the shoulder blades.
- Waist: at the natural waist, between the ribs and the hip bones. Hip: around the widest part of the seat.
- Inside leg: from the crotch to the floor, barefoot. Height: barefoot, back to a wall.
- Neck: around the base of the neck, below the Adam’s apple. Head: around the forehead and the back of the head.
- Hand: around the knuckles of the open hand, thumb out; length from the wrist crease to the tip of the middle finger.
About the Clothing Size Converter
Work out what size to buy from your own measurements, or what a size on a label means in other countries. Choose what you are buying — women’s dresses and tops, men’s suits and jackets, shirts, trousers and jeans, children’s clothes, hats or gloves — and type your measurements in centimetres or inches, or the size on a label.
The main answer is the EN 13402 size: the European standard that labels clothes with the body measurements they fit (a dress for an 88 cm bust is an 88), together with its letter code (S, M, L). Next to it are the sizes that are typical in the UK, the US, Germany and northern Europe, France, Italy, Australia, Japan and India. Those label sizes are not standardised and every brand cuts its own, so they are marked “typical — brands vary”: use them to narrow down, and the brand’s own chart to decide.
How to use it
- Choose what you are buying in What are you buying? (for trousers and jeans, choose women’s or men’s).
- Keep My measurements, pick centimetres or inches and type your measurements. The first box is the one the garment is sold by — bust for women’s tops, chest for jackets, neck for shirts, waist for trousers, height for children, head for hats, hand for gloves; the others are optional.
- Read the EN 13402 size and the typical label sizes in the table; notes point out, for example, when your waist and your bust fall in different sizes.
- Or choose A size label, pick the system on the label (UK, US, EU, France, Italy, Japan, a letter, W/L for jeans …) and type the size to see the body measurements it is meant for and its equivalents.
- Use the size chart for the garment to compare sizes side by side; copy it, download it as CSV or print it.
Examples
UK 12 (women)
US 8 · EU 38 · FR 40 · IT 44 · AU 12 · Japan 11–13 — for a bust of about 86–89 cm
Typical equivalents; brands vary.
Bust 88, waist 72, hip 96 cm
EN 13402: 88–72–96, letter code S · typically UK 12, US 8, EU 38
Chest 100 cm
EN 13402 chest 100 (M) · EU 50 · US/UK 40
Neck 41 cm
Collar 41 (EU, Japan, India) · 16 in (US, UK)
Waist 86 cm, inside leg 81 cm (men)
W34 L32 · EU 50 · EN 13402 waist 88
Height 100 cm
Size 104 (fits about 99–104 cm); next size 110
Head 57 cm; hand girth 20 cm
Hat EU 57, US 7⅛, UK 7 · glove size 8 (M)
Common uses
- Buying clothes online from a shop in another country, or a brand that labels in another system.
- Travelling: knowing your size before you go shopping abroad.
- Turning a set of measurements into a size before ordering.
- Choosing children’s clothes by height, with the next size up for growing room.
- Finding a hat or glove size from a tape measure.
EN 13402: sizes by body measurement
The European standard EN 13402 labels a garment with the body measurements it is made for, in centimetres, instead of a number like 12 or 38. Part 2 names the measurement each garment is sold by — bust for women’s tops and dresses, chest for men’s jackets, neck girth for shirts, waist for trousers, height for children, head girth for hats and hand girth for gloves — and Part 3 sets the steps: 4 cm for bust and chest girths in the usual sizes, then 6 cm; 8 cm for height. A label then reads, for example, bust 88, waist 72, hip 96, and stands for the range half a step either side (bust 86–90 cm).
The standard also defines letter codes, each covering two steps: for women S is a bust of 82–90 cm and M 90–98 cm; for men S is a chest of 86–94 cm and M 94–102 cm. The converter shows the EN 13402 values from the tables reproduced in the Wikipedia article EN 13402.
How the label sizes are worked out
- Women: German-style sizes come from the bust (size 38 is a bust of about 86–89 cm; see the German size table in Wikipedia’s Konfektionsgröße). The usual comparison tables then give UK = EU − 26, US = EU − 30, France = EU + 2 and Italy = EU + 6, so EU 38 = UK 12 = US 8 = FR 40 = IT 44 (Clothing sizes). Australian sizes follow UK numbers. Japanese sizes are the JIS L 4005 sizes whose bust falls in the same range (9 = 83 cm, 11 = 86 cm, 13 = 89 cm). The Indian column gives the bust in inches, as Indian labels often state it (“to fit bust”).
- Men’s jackets: European sizes are about half the chest in cm (50 = 98–101 cm), and US and UK sizes are the chest in inches, 10 less than the European number (EU 50 = 40).
- Shirts: the collar is the neck girth: cm in Europe, Japan and India, inches (to the half inch) in the US and UK.
- Trousers and jeans: W is the waist and L the inside leg, both in inches; European sizes follow the waist tables of the German sizes.
- Children: European sizes are the height a garment fits up to, in 6 cm steps from 50 to 176 (size 104 is for about 99–104 cm).
- Hats: the EU size is the head girth in cm; the US size is the girth in inches divided by π, to the nearest eighth (57 cm = 7⅛), and UK sizes are an eighth smaller (7).
- Gloves: EN ISO 21420 sizes 6–11 match a hand girth of about that many inches: 152, 178, 203, 229, 254 and 279 mm, with hand lengths of 160 to 215 mm.
Why label sizes are only typical
Outside EN 13402 there is no binding standard: US and UK sizes have drifted over the years (“vanity sizing”), and each brand grades its patterns for its own customers. Two dresses both labelled UK 12, from different brands, can differ by a size. That is why the converter starts from your measurements and gives the label sizes as a guide. When a brand publishes a chart with body measurements, compare your measurements with it — it is the most reliable answer for that brand.
Limitations
- Label equivalents are typical, not guaranteed: brands vary, and fit also depends on the cut (slim, regular, relaxed) and the fabric.
- Body measurements, not garment measurements: measure yourself, not a piece of clothing, unless the brand’s chart asks for garment sizes.
- Petite, tall, plus and maternity ranges have their own size tables and are not covered.
- Japanese men’s suit codes (chest, drop and height letters) and US children’s age sizes are not converted; their makers’ charts list the measurements.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a UK 12 in US and EU sizes?
Typically US 8 and EU 38 (France 40, Italy 44), for a bust of about 86–89 cm. Brands vary, so check the brand’s chart.
What is an EU 38 in UK size?
Typically UK 12 and US 8 in German-style EU sizes. French and Spanish shops label the same size 40, so a French 38 is usually a UK 10.
What does EN 13402 mean on a label?
It is the European standard for sizes by body measurement: the numbers are the body measurements in cm the garment fits, such as bust 88 or chest 100, often shown on a small pictogram of a body.
What size suit is a 40 in Europe?
A US or UK 40 (a 40-inch chest) is typically a European 50: subtract 10 from the European size to get the US and UK size.
How do I convert a collar size?
Multiply inches by 2.54: a 15½ collar is 39 cm, 16 is 41 cm and 16½ is 42 cm. European, Japanese and Indian shirts are labelled in cm, US and UK shirts in inches.
What does size 104 mean for children’s clothes?
It is the child’s height in cm the garment fits up to: size 104 is for children about 99–104 cm tall. Sizes go in 6 cm steps, so the next size is 110.
How do I find my hat size?
Measure around your head where a hat sits. The EU size is that girth in cm; for the US size divide the girth in inches by π (57 cm = 22.4 in → 7⅛); UK sizes are ⅛ smaller.