International size converters can be useful for seeing what size you wear in another country, however it is important to remember size conversions are only approximates. Every clothing manufacturer and brand uses their own variations of “standard” sizing. While countries often have standards boards that suggest measurement ranges and size nomenclatures, apparel companies are not required to follow these recommendations . This leads to great variation in size definitions among brands, regardless of the country in which the clothing is made.
Clothing Size Converters for Direct Measurements
The greatest accuracy in conversion is found in sizes that are based on a specific measurement and just has to be converted from one unit of measure to another. For example, pants that are sized corresponding to a waist size in inches in the U.S. market can be easily converted to a waist size in centimeters for a European audience.
Standardized Clothing Size Converters
The following International size conversion tables can be used as a guideline for determining your size in various countries, but sizing will vary with style, brand and manufacturer.
Women’s Numeric Size Conversions
| USA | UK & Australia |
Japan | Germany | Italy | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | 2 | 28 | 34 | |||
| XXS | 0 | 4 | 39 | 36 | ||
| XS | 2 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 38 | 34 |
| S | 4 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 40 | 36 |
| S | 6 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 42 | 38 |
| M | 8 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 44 | 40 |
| M | 10 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 46 | 42 |
| L | 12 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 44 |
| L | 14 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 50 | 46 |
| XL | 16 | 20 | 19 | 46 | 52 | 48 |
| XL | 18 | 22 | 21 | 48 | 54 | 50 |
| 2XL | 20 | 24 | 23 | 50 | 56 | 50/52 |
| 2XL | 22 | 26 | 25 | 52 | 58 | 52/54 |
Men’s Neck Size / Dress Shirt Conversion
| USA (inches) | EUR (cm) |
|---|---|
| 14.5 | 37 |
| 15 | 38 |
| 15.5 | 39 |
| 16 | 41 |
| 16.5 | 42 |
| 17 | 43 |
| 17.5 | 44 |
| 18 | 46 |
| 18.5 | 47 |
| 19 | 48 |
| 19.5 | 50 |
| 20 | 51 |
| 20.5 | 52 |
| 21 | 53 |
Men’s Waist Size Conversion
| USA (inches) | EUR (cm) |
|---|---|
| 26 | 66 |
| 27 | 69 |
| 28 | 71 |
| 29 | 74 |
| 30 | 76 |
| 31 | 79 |
| 32 | 81 |
| 33 | 84 |
| 34 | 86 |
| 35 | 89 |
| 36 | 91 |
| 38 | 97 |
| 40 | 102 |
| 42 | 107 |
| 44 | 112 |
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