Clothing size converter
Women's dresses, tops and skirts. Convert a label from one country to another, or start from your measurements.
Body measurements for this size: bust 90 cm, waist 71 cm, hip 99 cm.
Brands vary. These conversions follow Princess Highway's women's size guide, with French and German sizes from Wacoal's international chart. Another label can run half a size (or a whole size) different, so if the store publishes its own chart, trust that first. All sources
Women's size chart: international conversions
| Letter | US | UK | EU/DE | FR/ES | IT | AU | JP | Bust cm | Waist cm | Hip cm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3XS | 0 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 56 | 84 |
| 2XS | 2 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 61 | 89 |
| XS | 4 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 85 | 66 | 94 |
| S | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 90 | 71 | 99 |
| M | 8 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 12 | 13 | 95 | 76 | 104 |
| L | 10 | 14 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 100 | 81 | 109 |
| XL | 12 | 16 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 16 | 17 | 106 | 87 | 115 |
| 2XL | 14 | 18 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 18 | 19 | 111 | 93 | 121 |
| 3XL | 16 | 20 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 20 | 21 | 118 | 99 | 127 |
How to measure for clothes
- Bust: arms down, around the fullest part of the bust.
- Waist: around your natural waistline, the narrowest part, tape comfortably loose.
- Hip: around the fullest part of the hips, about 22 cm below the waist.
For fitted dresses, choose by your largest measurement and have the rest taken in. For stretch jersey, you can usually go by the smaller one.
Questions shoppers ask
What is a US size 8 in UK?
A US women's 8 is a UK 12. UK dress sizes run four numbers above US sizes: US 4 = UK 8, US 6 = UK 10, US 10 = UK 14.
What is a UK 10 in EU sizes?
A UK 10 is an EU 36 in German, Dutch and Scandinavian sizing, a 38 in France and Spain, and a 42 in Italy.
Why are EU sizes different in France and Italy?
Europe never settled on one women's scale. France and Spain sit two numbers above Germany, and Italy sits four above. EN 13402 was meant to replace all of them with body measurements, but most labels still use the national numbers.
What size is a medium in women's?
On the chart used here a women's M is a US 8, UK 12, EU 38 and IT 44, for a bust around 95 cm and waist around 76 cm. Letter sizes vary a lot between brands.
Should I convert by label or by measurement?
By measurement whenever the store lists garment or body measurements. Vanity sizing means a US 6 in one brand can be a US 2 in another; your bust, waist and hip in centimetres don't change.