To aid women in shopping for clothes and converting garment sizes in just a few moments, here is a swift and comprehensive guide for UK Women’s Size Chart and its conversion to US and EU for all clothing items, eliminating the need to sift through numerous individual guides.
Women’s Sizes: Quick and Easy
- Women’s sizes are far more diverse than that for men and children. Aside from standard sizes, there are clothes labeled according to body type such as petite, curvy, and tall. There are also plus sizes, maternity sizes, and vanity sizing.
- To determine a woman’s clothing size, you need to take measurements of the following body parts or areas: (1) chest, (2) waist, (3) first hip or low waist, (4) hips or second hip, (5) and height.
- Vanity sizes (size inflation) are a common trend in fashion where a size number increases its corresponding measurement, often in an attempt to make buyers feel skinnier than what they would normally be.
Women’s Size Chart UK (Clothes)
Use this chart to check what a Size 10 Women or a Size 8 Women corresponds to.
UK Clothes Size Women | Letter Size | Bust (cm) | Waist (cm) | Hips (cm) |
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4 | XS | 76 | 58 | 83.5 |
6 | XS | 78.5 | 60.5 | 86 |
8 | S | 81 | 63 | 88.5 |
10 | S | 86 | 68 | 93.5 |
12 | M | 91 | 73 | 98.5 |
14 | M | 96 | 78 | 103.5 |
16 | L | 101 | 83 | 108.5 |
18 | L | 108.5 | 90.5 | 116 |
20 | XL | 116 | 98 | 123.5 |
22 | XL | 123.5 | 105.5 | 131 |
24 | XXL | 131 | 113 | 138.5 |
The most commonly used international sizes for women are small, medium, and large, although aside from the standard sizes, there are also females that runs on plus size or petite, which may have similar sizes just like in the children size. Some clothes are labeled depending on the body type – curvy, lean or tall, while some sizes are based on female body shape – straight body type, pear-type, spoon-type, oval body type, inverted-triangle type or hourglass.
Women’s Size Chart Conversion
UK Clothes Size Women's | EU Clothes Size Women's | US Women's Size | International Women's Size |
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4 | 30 | 0 | XS |
6 | 32 | 2 | XS |
8 | 34 | 4 | XS |
10 | 36 | 6 | S |
12 | 38 | 8 | S |
14 | 40 | 10 | M |
16 | 42 | 12 | M |
18 | 44 | 14 | L |
20 | 46 | 16 | L |
22 | 48 | 18 | XL |
24 | 50 | 20 | XL |
26 | 52 | 22 | XXL |
28 | 54 | 24 | XXL |
Women’s Trouser Size Charts UK
Use our Women’s pants size chart to find your American or European trouser size. How do you read this chart? Actually, it’s quite easy: Measure your waist and hips in inch or centimetres. Then choose the according row in the table. For example: If you have a 32-inch waist, your size is a US-Size M or Euro-Size 42. With our Women’s Trouser Size Conversion Chart, you can easily convert your US size into various international pant sizes.
US / Internat. Size | UK Size | Euro Size | French Size | Italian Size |
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3XS | 2 | 28 | 30 | 34 |
XXS | 4 | 30 | 32 | 36 |
XS | 6 | 32 | 34 | 38 |
S | 8 | 34 | 36 | 40 |
M | 10 | 36 | 38 | 42 |
M | 12 | 38 | 40 | 44 |
L | 14 | 40 | 42 | 46 |
XL | 16 | 42 | 44 | 48 |
XXL | 18 | 44 | 46 | 50 |
3XL | 20 | 46 | 48 | 52 |
4XL | 22 | 48 | 50 | 54 |
5XL | 24 | 50 | 52 | 56 |
6XL | 26 | 52 | 54 | 58 |
7XL | 28 | 54 | 56 | 60 |
How to measure your pants size?
Women’s Jeans Size Chart
If you ask yourself what size is a 30-inch waist in women’s jeans, then use this chart to find out that it corresponds to a US Size 12 or EU 40.
UK Women Jeans Size | W/L Size | US Misses Size | Alpha Size | EU |
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4 | 25/32 | 0 | XXS | 32 |
6 | 26/32 | 2 | XS | 34 |
8 | 27/32 | 4 | XS | 36 |
10 | 28/32 | 6 | S | 38 |
12 | 29/32 | 8 | S | 40 |
14 | 30/32 | 10 | M | 42 |
16 | 31/32 | 12 | M | 44 |
18 | 32/32 | 14 | L | 46 |
20 | 33/32 | 16 | L | 48 |
22 | 34/32 | 18 | XL | 50 |
24 | 35/32 | 20 | XL | 52 |
26 | 36/32 | 22 | XXL | 54 |
28 | 37/32 | 24 | XXL | 56 |
30 | 38/32 | 26 | XXXL | 58 |
32 | 39/32 | 28 | XXXL | 60 |
Find out more about women’s jeans sizes and how to measure to find the perfect fit.
Measuring Your Body
- Waist: Position the tape measure around the narrowest part of your waist, typically around your belly button or slightly above it and gauge the waist circumference in inches or centimetres.
- First Hip/Low Waist: Identify the point between your hip and your waist and wrap the tape measure around it.
- Hips/Second Hip: As with the chest measurement guide, ensure the tape measure encircles the broadest part of your hip. There’s no need to allow extra room for movement if you’re planning to purchase stretchy jeans with a snug or slim fit.
- Chest: Stand upright, with arms relaxed at your side, request assistance from another adult in your household to help you encompass the fullest part of your chest area with the tape measure. Permit a bit of room for movement, a maximum of 1 inch. If you’re purchasing a jacket, use this measurement and add a few inches depending on how loose you desire the jacket to fit.
- Height: Gauge from your head to toe without any shoes on. A door frame can serve as a measuring point, stand up straight against it and make sure to accurately mark the highest point of your head.
- Arm length: Measure the length of your arm from the shoulder to the wrist. Don’t forget to stretch your arm out.
That seems simple, doesn’t it? However, that’s just the start. Women’s sizes are far more varied than those for men and children. Those whose measurements don’t fit within a typical standard guide will need to select clothing that fits better in sections labelled as petite, curvy, and tall, depending on their body type. There are also plus sizes and maternity sizes, and if that’s not enough, there’s also “vanity sizing”, which can really befuddle shoppers.
Bra Size Chart
Finding the right bra size is another complicated matter for women’s clothing, but thanks to more modern brands, bra sizes today can cover more diverse measurements as for how it should be.
- More about Women’s Shoe Sizes can be found here. Find out, how to measure your shoe size here.
Maternity Sizes
Although a woman’s belly increases throughout the pregnancy, maternity sizes go by a woman’s non-pregnant size, with expandable waists and loose tops to make room for the growing size.
XS | Bust in Inches | Under Bust in Inches | Hip in Iches | Thigh |
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S | 85 - 90 | 70 - 75 | 90 - 95 | 54 - 57 |
M | 91 - 96 | 76 - 81 | 96 - 101 | 58 - 61 |
L | 97 - 102 | 82 - 87 | 102 - 107 | 62 - 65 |
XL | 103 - 108 | 88 - 93 | 108 - 113 | 66 -69 |
2XL | 109 - 114 | 94 - 99 | 114 - 119 | 70 - 73 |
3XL | 115 - 120 | 100 - 105 | 120 - 125 | 74 - 77 |
What is Vanity Sizing?
Technically referred to as a size inflation, vanity sizes are a common trend in fashion where a size number increases its corresponding measurement, often in an attempt to make buyers feel skinnier than what they would normally be. If anything, this also shows how clothing sizes have changed through the years. To avoid being confused by this trend, keep in mind the following tips, especially if you are buying online:
- Always check the online store’s size guide
- Read product reviews, comments, and ratings
- Make sure to read all product information and details
- Talk to the seller if possible
Are there clothing sizes based on height and weight?
As you would have guessed by now, this would be impossible because of the high diversity of women’s sizes when it comes to dimensions. To put it simply, a specific weight can come in different heights and body types, making it complicated, and even if you manage to match a height and weight, the body measurements can be entirely different from one person to another. If you want to ensure proper fit, always go by your specific body measurements.
Dressing for Your Body Type
- Tall – if you stand 5’8” or above, you are most likely to find a good fit in the “Tall Section” especially if you are buying bottoms like jeans, trousers, and skirts.
- Petite – for heights 5’3” and below, the “Petite Section” is a good place to shop from whether you are buying dresses or tops and bottoms.
- Curvy – the “Curvy Section” ideally caters to women whose waist measurements are at least 7 inches smaller than their chest measurements, and hip measurement that are 10 inches or greater than their waistline.
- Plus Size – this term may vary per country, but in general, this refers to those above the sizes 10 and XL, although some brands often use the term “curvy” as well to avoid sounding offensive. Not all brands carry plus sizes, so if you fall on the larger size of the chart, keep an eye on brands that offer plus sizes.
To help you find that perfect fit whether buying online or not, you can refer to the guides below, created for each clothing type, Just convert as needed from the standard table above. For dresses, sweaters, and suits, you can use the table above as well.
Insights from our Lab
This is how we work: watch the video and see how we measure and research in our lab.
- 1 Women’s Sizes: Quick and Easy
- 2 Women’s Size Chart UK (Clothes)
- 3 Women’s Size Chart Conversion
- 4 Women’s Trouser Size Charts UK
- 5 Women’s Jeans Size Chart
- 6 Measuring Your Body
- 7 Bra Size Chart
- 8 Maternity Sizes
- 9 What is Vanity Sizing?
- 10 Are there clothing sizes based on height and weight?
- 11 Dressing for Your Body Type
- 12 Insights from our Lab