Turn a size label from one country into the sizes used in the US, UK, Europe, Japan and China, or start from your own measurements. Every size shows the body measurements it is cut for.
Women's dresses, tops & coats UK / AU 12 in other countries
| Bust | 86–89 cm | 33¾–35 in |
|---|---|---|
| Waist | 69–72 cm | 27¼–28¼ in |
| Hip | 95–97 cm | 37½–38¼ in |
US and UK brands often cut the same label a little larger than the European body table (vanity sizing), so if you are between sizes in a US or UK brand, try the smaller one. Petite, tall and plus ranges use their own charts.
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| US | UK / AU | EU / DE | FR / ES | IT | EN 13402 | Letter | JP | CN | Bust (cm) | Waist (cm) | Hip (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 72 | XXS | 3 | 145/72A | under 74 | under 58 | under 80 |
| 2 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 76 | XS | 3–5 | 150/76A | 74–77 | 58–61 | 80–84 |
| 4 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 80 | XS | 7 | 155/80A | 78–81 | 62–64 | 85–89 |
| 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 84 | S | 9 | 160/84A | 82–85 | 65–68 | 90–94 |
| 8 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 88 | S | 11–13 | 165/88A | 86–89 | 69–72 | 95–97 |
| 10 | 14 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 92 | M | 15 | 170/92A | 90–93 | 73–77 | 98–101 |
| 12 | 16 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 96 | M | 17 | 175/96A | 94–97 | 78–81 | 102–104 |
| 14 | 18 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 100 | L | 19 | 175/100A | 98–102 | 82–85 | 105–108 |
| 16 | 20 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 105 | L | 21 | 175/104A | 103–107 | 86–90 | 109–112 |
| 18 | 22 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 110 | XL | 23–25 | 175/112A | 108–113 | 91–95 | 113–116 |
| 20 | 24 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 116 | XL | 27 | 175/116A | 114–119 | 96–102 | 117–122 |
| 22 | 26 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 122 | XXL | 29–31 | 175/124A | 120–125 | 103–108 | 123–128 |
| 24 | 28 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 128 | XXL | – | 175/128A | 126–131 | 109–114 | 129–134 |
What the systems mean. EU / DE is the German numbering, also used in the Netherlands, Austria and Scandinavia; France and Spain add 2 and Italy adds 6. EN 13402 is the European label pictogram, the bust girth in centimetres. Letter sizes follow the EN 13402 intervals. Japanese sizes come from JIS L 4005 for women and the chest in centimetres for men's suits. Chinese labels follow GB/T 1335: height / girth plus a body type, where Y is slim, A average and B or C fuller around the waist.
Worked example. A UK 12 dress is a US 8, a German 38, a French 40 and an Italian 44. The German table cuts it for an 86–89 cm bust; in Japan that bust falls between sizes 11 and 13, and a Chinese label for someone 165 cm tall would read 165/88A.
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There is no single world clothing standard, so this chart lines up sizes the way international comparison tables do and shows each size's body measurements from the most complete published table: the German clothing industry's normal sizes, which follow the EN 13402-3 body intervals. Treat every row as typical.
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Check a shop with WebTraceCheckEach system grew from a different measurement. German sizes halve the bust in centimetres and subtract 6, French sizes add 2 to that and Italian sizes add 6. US and UK women's sizes count up in twos from old inch-based charts, Japan numbers its sizes by bust under JIS L 4005, and China prints the height and the girth. No law fixes the numbers, so brands also drift over time.
No. UK women's sizes are four numbers higher than US ones for the same garment: a UK 12 is a US 8, and a US 12 is a UK 16. Australian dress sizes match the UK ones.
It follows the GB/T 1335 standard: the garment is made for a person 165 cm tall with an 88 cm bust (or chest, for men), and A is the body type. For women, A means the bust is 14–18 cm larger than the waist; Y is slimmer, B and C are fuller around the waist. For men, A means 12–16 cm.
By measurements whenever the shop publishes a size chart in centimetres or inches, because labels drift between brands while your body does not. Use the label conversion when all you know is your size in another brand or country.
Go by bust for tops, by hip for skirts and trousers, and by the larger of the two for fitted dresses and coats. Stretch knits are more forgiving than woven fabrics, and it is easier to take a garment in than to let it out.
European sizes are the child's height in centimetres, in 6 cm steps (110, 116, 122). UK sizes are named by age, US sizes use months (M), toddler sizes (T) and then numbers, and Japanese and Chinese labels give the height in centimetres. Measure the child's height and choose the next size up if they are between two.