Clothing Size Converter — Women's US, UK, EU, IT

Convert women's dress and apparel sizes between US, UK, EU, Australian and Italian systems, with approximate bust measurement.

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Clothing Size Converter

Women's apparel • US/UK/EU

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Choose a size to see equivalents

How to Use the Clothing Size Converter

  1. Pick the system you know — choose the sizing standard you already have (e.g. US).
  2. Select your size — pick your known size from the list.
  3. Read every equivalent — all other systems update instantly, with your source highlighted.

Why Use This Clothing Size Converter

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Every system side by side

Choose the size you already know and the equivalents in all the other standards appear together, with your source highlighted — so nothing has to be converted twice to be checked.

Live as you type

Results are recalculated on every keystroke, with no submit step and no page reload, so a value can be adjusted until the answer looks right rather than guessed once.

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100% private

Everything runs in your browser — no account, no uploads, nothing leaves your device.

Understanding the Clothing Size Converter

Clothing sizes are notoriously inconsistent. Modern US sizing grew out of a 1940s government survey that produced numbered sizes, but decades of "vanity sizing" have since shifted those numbers downward, so a size today is larger than the same number was 40 years ago. Europe largely standardised on body-measurement-based numbers (the EU/“EN 13402” system), while the UK kept its own scale — leaving shoppers to translate between US, UK, EU and Italian numbers.

This converter lines up the common women's apparel scales side by side and includes an approximate bust measurement, which is the most reliable cross-brand reference. Because every label cuts garments differently, treat the equivalents as a starting point and always confirm against the brand's own size chart and your own measurements.

Formula & Logic

International clothing size conversion is approximate by nature, because the systems are not measuring the same things. US and UK women's sizes are arbitrary numbers subject to vanity drift; EU sizes derive loosely from body measurements in centimetres; Japanese sizing is different again and generally runs smaller. Even within one market, brands differ by a full size or more, and a single brand may size differently between its lines. Body measurements — bust, waist, hip — are the only stable basis, and any conversion chart is a starting point for trying on.

Women's: UK = US + 4 · EU = US + 30 · JP = US + 7 (approximately)Men's shirts: EU collar (cm) = US collar (inches) × 2.54Men's suits: EU = US + 10Measurements in centimetres are the only stable reference

where:

vanity sizing
why the same number has meant different bodies over time
brand variance
commonly a full size, sometimes more
measurements
bust, waist and hip in cm — what conversion charts are actually derived from

Assumptions: Approximations only. Always check the brand's own size chart in centimetres where one is published, and treat letter sizes (S/M/L) as even less consistent than numeric ones.

Step-by-Step Example: A US Women's 8 Across Markets

Convert a US size, then anchor it to actual measurements.

  • US sizeWomen's 8
  • Bust91 cm
  • Waist73 cm
  • Hip99 cm
  1. UK: 8 + 4 = size 12.
  2. EU: 8 + 30 = size 38.
  3. Japan: 8 + 7 = size 15, though Japanese sizing runs smaller in practice.
  4. Now anchor to measurements: bust 91, waist 73, hip 99 cm.
  5. Those measurements are what a brand chart actually maps, so check them first.
  6. A different brand may put the same measurements at a US 6 or 10.

ResultUS 8 ≈ UK 12 ≈ EU 38 — but check the brand's cm chart

The full-size variation between brands means the conversion arithmetic is often less accurate than simply reading the centimetre chart. Where a retailer publishes measurements, ignore the size label entirely and match the numbers.

Clothing Size Converter FAQ

UK sizes run 4 numbers higher than US: a US 6 is a UK 10, and an EU 38. Always check the specific brand chart, as cuts vary.
They are standard reference equivalents. Real garments vary by brand, country and style (vanity sizing), so use the bust measurement and the brand's own chart for the best fit.

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✔ Written & reviewed by Dr Sam — 20+ yrs in management & research leadership📅 Last updated September 2026📚 Sources: NIST & BIPM SI unit definitions📑 How we build & check these