Sizes

Women’s clothing size converter

UK and Irish, US, EU, French, Italian and Australian dress sizes.

Ireland uses the same clothing and shoe sizes as the UK. Brands still vary from any chart.

Size system on the labelSize

UK/Irish12

US8

EU38

FR40

IT44

AU12

Bust 88–91 cm, waist 72–75 cm, hips 96–98 cm on the Unit Juggler chart. Letter size M. A shop that prints “European” as the French number will show 40 where this EU column shows 38.

Women’s dresses, tops and skirts. Unit Juggler chart. AU matches the UK number. Bust, waist and hips are centimetres.
UK/Irish	US	US plus	EU	FR	IT	AU	Bust	Waist	Hips
4	0	—	30	32	36	4	72–75	56–59	80–83
6	2	—	32	34	38	6	76–79	60–63	84–87
8	4	—	34	36	40	8	80–83	64–67	88–91
10	6	—	36	38	42	10	84–87	68–71	92–95
12	8	—	38	40	44	12	88–91	72–75	96–98
14	10	—	40	42	46	14	92–95	76–79	99–101
16	12	—	42	44	48	16	96–99	80–83	102–104
18	14	—	44	46	50	18	100–104	84–88	105–108
20	16	14W	46	48	52	20	105–109	89–93	109–112
22	18	16W	48	50	54	22	110–114	94–98	113–116
24	20	18W	50	52	56	24	115–119	99–103	117–120
26	22	20W	52	54	58	26	120–124	104–108	121–124
28	—	22W	54	56	60	28	125–129	109–113	125–129
30	—	24W	56	58	62	30	130–134	114–118	130–134
32	—	26W	58	60	64	32	135–139	119–123	135–139
34	—	28W	60	62	66	34	140–144	124–128	140–144
36	—	30W	62	64	68	36	145–149	129–133	145–149
38	—	32W	64	66	70	38	150–154	134–138	150–154

These are standard published conversions. A label from one brand can sit a size either side of the chart.

How to use it

Choose the system printed on the label: UK and Irish, US, US plus, EU, French or Italian.
Pick the size. The row shows the other systems, plus the bust, waist and hip range from the chart.
If the shop’s own table calls a UK 8 a European 36, read the FR column. That shop is using the French number.

Two different “EU” numbers

The chart is the Unit Juggler women’s dress table. In that table the EU column is the size used in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. The FR column is the size used in France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. Italy has its own column, four above the French number. Australia matches the UK number for clothing on this chart.

ASOS’s women’s chart prints “European” as the French number: a UK 8 is EU 36 and US 4 on that page, which is the FR column here, while the EU column here says 34. When a shop chart says UK 8 = EU 36, use FR. A UK 12 is US 8, EU 38, FR 40, IT 44 and AU 12.

What to measure

Dresses, tops and skirts on this chart are matched to bust, waist and hips. Measure the bust at the fullest part, the waist at the narrowest part, and the hips at the fullest part, over light underwear, with the tape level. The ranges are in centimetres on the table.

These rows are a published chart. Two brands with the same number can fit differently, and a garment can be cut for a different body than the chart assumes. US plus sizes (the W labels) are a separate cut from the regular US number with the same digits. A US 16 and a US 14W are different rows. Ireland uses the same clothing sizes as the UK, so a UK 12 and an Irish 12 are the same label.

Questions

Is a UK 12 a US 12?

On this chart a UK 12 is a US 8. The US number sits four below the UK number for the regular sizes from UK 4 to UK 26.

Do Australian clothing sizes match the UK?

On this chart, yes: AU is the same number as UK. Shoe sizes are a different page, and Australian shoe labels do not all follow the clothing rule.

Why might the shop still send the wrong size?

Stretch, ease and where the brand places the waist all move the fit. The chart gets you to the right column. The brand’s own measurements, and the returns window, settle the garment.

How to use it

Two different “EU” numbers

What to measure

Questions

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