shop for clothes abroad. Some types of clothes might be significantly cheaper in another country, and often you can find things that you're unable to find in your home country.
When buying clothes abroad (or from a foreign online store) you may however run into a number of different systems for clothing sizes . In some stores (let alone in open-air markets and similar places) there are not facilities available for trying clothes, so having a reference of the local size system at hand can be useful.
In some cases clothes are marked by letters like S(mall), M(edium), L(arge), XL (extra large) and so on — souvenir t-shirts are often marked this way. However these do in practice vary — for example clothes of a certain size sold on the Asian market are often a bit smaller than American equivalents. Finally, clothing markings may be faulty or entirely missing.
Women's dresses and suits
United States
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
UK
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28
Germany
30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
France
32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56
Italy
36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60
Korea
44 44 55 55 66 66 77 77 88 88
Women's clothing sizes
USA
4 6 8 10 12
UK
8 10 12 14 16
France
36 38 40 42 44
Japanese
7 11 15 17 21
Bust
32" 34" 36" 38" 40"
81 cm 86 cm 91 cm 97 cm 102 cm
Waist
24" 26.5" 29" 31" 33"
61 cm 67 cm 74 cm 79 cm 84 cm
Hip
35" 37" 39" 41" 43"
89 cm 94 cm 99 cm 104 cm 109 cm
Women’s blouses and sweaters
EU
40 42 44 46 48 50
UK
34 36 38 40 42 44
US
32 34 36 38 40 42
Children’s junior misses dresses and coats
EU
28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42
UK
3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17
US
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
Korean casual / underwear (KS 051 - 2009)
Dress size
3XS XXS XS S M L XL XXL 3XL 4XL
Bust (cm)
70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110-115 120-125
Japanese dresses sizes (JIS L 4005 - 2001)
Dress size
3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31
Bust (cm)
74 77 80 83 86 89 92 96 100 104 108 112 116 120 124
Japanese dresses length modifiers
Modifier
PP (double-petite) P (petite) R (regular) T (tall)
Subject Height (cm)
142 150 158 166
Additional hip girth (cm)
0 0 2 4
Japanese dresses fit modifiers
Modifier
Y A AB B
Additional hip girth (cm)
0 4 8 12
e.g. a dress marked 13-Y-PP or 13-Y-P would be designed for someone with an 89 cm bust and 89 cm hips, while a dress marked 13-B-T would be targeted at a taller individual with 105 cm hips, but the same 89 cm bust. The B fitting adds 12 cm and the T height modifier 4 cm to the base hip measurement 89 + 16 = 105 cm. Additionally there are a set of age based waist adjustments, such that a dress marketed at someone in their 60s may allow for a waist 9 cm larger than a dress, of the same size, marketed at someone in their 20s. The age based adjustments allow for up to a 3 cm increase in girth, per decade of life.
Dress sizes are calculated as follows:
Standard dress size = (Bust Circumference cm / 2)
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Dress sizes are calculated as follows:
Standard dress size = (Bust Circumference cm / 2) - 4
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Dress sizes are calculated as follows:
Standard dress size (Height 164–170 cm) = (Bust Circumference cm / 2 ) - 6
Short dress sizes (Height <164 cm) = Standard dress size / 2
Tall dress sizes (Height >170 cm) = Standard dress size * 2
Women's clothing sizes (DE/AT/NL/SE/DK)
Short Size codes cm16 17
18 19
20 21
22 23
24 25
26 27
Standard size codes cm
32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
Tall size codes cm
64 68
72 76
80 84
88 92
96 100
104 108
International
XS S M L XL XXL
EU Tops
76 80
84 88
92 96
100 105
110 116
122 128
EU Bottoms
60 63
67 70
75 80
84 88
94 100
106 112
Shoulder Width (cm)
12 12
12 12
13 13
13 13
14 14
14 14
Arm length (cm)
58 59
59 60
60 61
61 61
61 62
62 62
Bust (cm)
74–77 78–81
82–85 86–89
90–93 94–97
98–102 103–107
108–113 114–119
120–125 126–131
Waist (cm)
58–61 62–64
65–68 69–72
73–77 78–81
82–85 86–90
91–95 96–102
103–108 109–114
Hips (cm)
80–84 85–89
90–94 95–97
98–101 102–104
105–108 109–112
113–116 117–122
123–128 129–134
Inside Leg (cm)
103 104
105 106
107 108
109 110
111 112
113 114
BH-Größe 65AA 70AA
70A 75A
75B 80B
85C 90C
90D 95D
100E 105E
Men's shirts
UK & other EU / Japan
36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
UK / US / AUS
14 14½ 15 15½ 15¾ 16¼ 16½ 17 17½ 18 18½
Japan
S S M M L L LL,XL LL,XL LL,XL
Korea
90 95 100 105 110
Men's sports shirts, T-shirts
EU
36 37/38 39/40 41/42 43/44 45/46
UK / US
XS S M L XL XXL
84 cm 92 cm 100 cm 108 cm 116 cm 124 cm
Men's sweaters, jackets
EU
38/40 42/44 46/48 50/52 52/54
UK / US
S M L XL XXL
Men's suits, suit jackets, blazers, overcoats
EU/Russia
40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64
UK / US
30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
Japan
32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52
Korea
80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
SML
XXS XS S S M M L L XL XXL XXXL
Men's jeans, slacks, pants, trousers: Waist
EU
64/68 68/72 72/76 76/80 80/84 84/88 88/92 92/96 96/100 100/104 104/108 108/112 112/116
Italy
43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
UK / US
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 38 40 42 44
Men's jeans, slacks, pants, trousers: Length
EU
34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
UK / US
25/26 27/28 29/30 31 32 33 34 36
The nominal UK/US size for men's trousers is the garment's waist measured in inches minus three inches of 'ease', so the waistband of a pair of "size 30" trousers measures 33 inches around. By contrast, a medium-sized ladies' garment is no more than a "size 12" due to differences in the US size charts - so a lady "size 30" would be huge.
Men's underwear
EU
1 2 3 4 5
UK / US
S M L XL XXL
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Chest / Suit sizes are calculated as follows:
Standard Size Code = ( Chest Circumference cm + 1) / 2
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Chest / Suit sizes are calculated as follows:
Standard Size Code (Normale) = ( Chest Circumference cm – 1) / 2
Short / Stocky (Kurz / Untersetzt) = Standard Size Code / 2
Portly (Bauchgrößen) = Standard Size Code + 1
Tall / Lean (Schlank / Lang) = (Standard Size Code - 1) * 2
Men's clothing sizes (AT/DE/NL/DK/SE/FI)
Standard Size Codes
44 46
48 50
52 54
56 58
60 62
64 66
68 70
72 74
Underwear
4
5
6
7
8
International
XXS XS S M L XL XXL 3XL 4XL 5XL 6XL 7XL
Chest (cm)
86–89 90–93
94–97 98–101
102–105 106–109
110–113 114–117
118–121 122–125
126-128 129-132
133-136 137-140
141-144 145-148
Waist size (cm)
74–77 78–81
82–85 86–89
90–94 95–99
100–104 105–109
110–114 115–119
120-124 125-128
129-132 133-134
135-138 139-142
Hip circumference (cm)
90–93 94–97
98–101 102–105
106–109 110–113
114–117 118–121
122–125 126–129
Height (cm)
166–170 168–173
171–176 174–179
177–182 180–184
182–186 184–188
185–189 187–190
191-192 193-194
195-196 197-198
199-200 201-202
Short / Stocky untersetzte )
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Chest (cm)
89–92 93–96 97–100 101–104 105–108 109–112 113–116 117–120 121–124 125-128 129-132 133-136 137-140 141-144 145-148
Waist size (cm)
81–84 85–88 89–92 93–96 97–100 101–106 107–110 111–114 115–118
Hip circumference (cm)
97-100 101–104 105–108 109–112 113–116 117–120 121–124 125–128 129–132
Height (cm)
163-167 166–170 169–173 172–176 175–178 177–180 179–182 181–183 182–183 184 185 186 187 188 189-190 191-192
Portly Bauchgrößen )
51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73
Chest (cm)
100–103 104–107 108–111 112–115 116–119 120–123 124–126 127-130 131-134 135-138 139-142 143-146
Waist size (cm)
102–107 108–111 112–117 118–121 122–125 126–129 130-132 133-136 137-140 141-146 147-150 151-154
Hip circumference (cm)
108–111 112–115 116–119 120–123 124–127 128–132 133–137
Height (cm)
168–172 170–174 172–176 174–178 176–180 178–182 180–184
Tall sizeschlanke )
90 94 98 102 106 110 114 118 122
Chest (cm)
88–91 92–95 96–99 100–103 104–107 108–111 111-114 115-118 119-122
Waist size (cm)
74–77 78–81
82–85 86–89
90–93 94–98
100-104 105-109 110-114
Hip circumference (cm)
92–95 96–99 100–103 104–107 108–111 112–115 116-119 120-123 124-127
Height (cm)
175–179 178–182 181–185 184–188 186–190 188–192 193-197 196-200 199-203
Mondopoint conversion
Mondo EUR UK US men US women
215
34 2.5 3.5 4.5
220
35 3 4 5
225
35.5 3.5 4.5 5.5
230
36.5 4 5 6
235
37 4.5 5.5 6.5
240
38 5.5 6.5 7.5
245
38.5 6 7 8
250
39.5 6.5 7.5 8.5
255
40 7 8 9
260
41 7.5 8.5 9.5
265
41.5 8.5 9.5 10.5
270
42.5 9 10 11
275
43 9.5 10.5 11.5
280
44 10 11 12
285
44.5 10.5 11.5 12.5
290
45.5 11 12 13
295
46 12 13 14
300
47 12.5 13.5 14.5
305
47.5 13 14 15
310
48.5 13.5 14.5 15.5
315
49 14 15 16
320
50 15 16 17
