Women’s Clothing Size Chart & Standard Size Converter US UK EU

July 22, 2022April 28, 2023 by Marie

What are EU womens sizes in US – UK sizes and how can they be converted? From EU to UK you can easily deduct 28 from the EU size. For EU to US sizes it’s a bit more complicate, but as a rule of thumb, it’s good to add 30 to US size for EU standard sizing. Like with many Women’s clothing size guides it’s best to measure your body shape, where hips, waist, bust size are the most important.

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This article discusses how you can choose any women’s clothing, whether pants, jeans, jackets, or shirts. Our women’s clothing size charts have you covered every size from petite to plus-size. You’ll also learn to take body measurements when choosing the right garment size. Looking for a specific question on Women’s Clothes standard sizes? jump right to them

Standard Average Women’s Clothing Size Converter

US Size 2 converts to EU Size 32 and UK Size 6.
Waist measurements are approximately 61 cm (24 inches), and hip measurements are approximately 87 cm (34.3 inches).
US Size 4 converts to EU Size 34 and UK Size 8.
Waist measurements are approximately 63 cm (24.8 inches), and hip measurements are approximately 89 cm (35.0 inches).
US Size 6 converts to EU Size 36 and UK Size 10.
Waist measurements are approximately 66 cm (26.0 inches), and hip measurements are approximately 92 cm (36.2 inches).
US Size 8 converts to EU Size 38 and UK Size 12.
Waist measurements are approximately 69 cm (27.2 inches), and hip measurements are about 95 cm (37.4 inches).
US Size 10 converts to EU Size 40 and UK Size 14.
Waist measurements are approximately 71 cm (28.0 inches), and hip measurements are about 98 cm (38.6 inches).
US Size 12 converts to EU Size 42 and UK Size 16.
Waist measurements are approximately 76 cm (29.9 inches), and hip measurements are about 102 cm (40.2 inches).
US Size 14 converts to EU Size 44 and UK Size 18.
Waist measurements are approximately 81 cm (31.9 inches), and hip measurements are around 107 cm (42.1 inches).
US Size 16 converts to EU Size 46 and UK Size 20.
Waist measurements are approximately 86 cm (33.9 inches), and hip measurements are around 112 cm (44.1 inches).
US Size 18 converts to EU Size 48 and UK Size 22.
Waist measurements are approximately 91 cm (35.8 inches), and hip measurements are around 117 cm (46.1 inches).
US Size 20 converts to EU Size 50 and UK Size 24.
Waist measurements are approximately 96 cm (37.8 inches), and hip measurements are around 122 cm (48.0 inches).

Table of Content of Women’s Clothing Size Chart & Standard Size Converter US UK EU

Women’s Clothing Size Charts
How to Choose the Right Women’s size Clothing
Frequently Asked Questions
Conclusion

Women’s Clothing Size Charts

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Standard Women’s Clothes Size Chart

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Women’s Alpha Sizes	US Women’s Size	Bust Inches	Bust CM	Waist Inches	Waist CM	Hips Inches	Hips CM
XS	0	32 in	81.3 cm	24 in	61 cm	34.5 in	87.6 cm
XS	2	33 in	83.8 cm	25 in	63.5 cm	35.5 in	90.2 cm
S	4	34 in	86.7 cm	26 in	66 cm	36.5 in	92.7 cm
S	6	35 in	88.9 cm	27 in	68.6 cm	37.5 in	95.3 cm
M	8	36 in	91.4 cm	28 in	71.1 cm	38.5 in	97.8 cm
M	10	37 in	94 cm	29 in	73.7 cm	39.5 in	100.3 cm
L	12	38.5 in	97.8 cm	30. 5 in	77.5 cm	41 in	104.1 cm
L	14	40 in	101.6 cm	32 in	81.3 cm	42.5 in	108 cm
XL	16	41.5 in	105.4 cm	33.5 in	85.1 cm	44 in	111.8 cm
XL	18	43 in	109.2 cm	35 in	88.9 cm	45.5 in	115.6 cm

Women’s Clothes Plus Sizes

Women’s Plus Alpha Size	US Women’s Plus Size	Bust Inches	Bust CM	Waist Inches	Waist CM	Hips Inches	Hips CM
0X	12W	40 in	101.6 cm	33 in	83.8 cm	42 in	106.7 cm
1X	14W	42 in	106.7 cm	35 in	88.9 cm	44 in	111.8 cm
1X	16W	44 in	111.8 cm	37 in	94 cm	46 in	116.8 cm
2X	18W	46 in	116.8 cm	39 in	99.1 cm	48 in	121.9 cm
2X	20W	48 in	121.9 cm	41 in	104.1 cm	50 in	127 cm
3X	22W	50 in	127 cm	43 in	109.2 cm	52 in	132.1 cm
3X	24W	52 in	132.1 cm	45 in	114.3 cm	54 in	137.2 cm
4X	26W	54 in	137.2 cm	47 in	119.4 cm	56 in	142.2 cm
4X	28W	56 in	142.2 cm	49 in	124.5 cm	58 in	147.3 cm
5X	30W	58 in	147.3 cm	51 in	129.5 cm	60 in	152.4 cm
5X	32W	60 in	152.4 cm	53 in	134.6 cm	62 in	157.5 cm

Women’s Clothing Petite Sizes

Women’s Petite Alpha Size	US Women’s Petite Size	Bust Inches	Bust CM	Waist Inches	Waist CM	Hips Inches	Hips CM
XS	2P	32 in	81.3 cm	23.5 in	59.7 cm	34 in	86.7 cm
S	4P	33 in	83.8 cm	24.5 in	62.2 cm	35 in	88.9 cm
S	6P	34 in	86.7 cm	25.5 in	64.8 cm	36 in	91.4 cm
M	8P	35 in	88.9 cm	26.5 in	67.3 cm	37 in	94 cm
M	10P	36 in	91.4 cm	27.5 in	69.9 cm	38 in	96.5 cm
L	12P	37.5 in	95.3 cm	29 in	73.7 cm	39.5 in	100.3 cm
L	14P	39 in	99.1 cm	30.5 in	77.5 cm	41 in	104.1 cm

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Women’s Clothing International Size Conversion Chart

Discover all standardized clothing sizes for clothing with average size and measurements.

International Women’s Size	American Women Size	UK Women’s Size	Euro Women’s Size	French Women’s Size	Italian Women’s Size
XS	0	4	30	32	36
XS	2	6	32	34	38
XS	4	8	34	36	40
S	6	10	36	38	42
S	8	12	38	40	44
M	10	14	40	42	46
M	12	16	42	44	48
L	14	18	44	46	50
L	16	20	46	48	52
XL	18	22	48	50	54
XL	20	24	50	52	56
XXL	22	26	52	54	58
XXL	24	28	54	56	60

Women’s Pants Waist Sizes

Waist in Inches	Waist in CM	Misses Size	Pant Size (W/L)	International Size
23 – 25 in	58.4 – 63.5 cm	00	23/24	XXS
25 – 26 in	63.5 – 66 cm	0	25	XXS
26 – 27 in	66 – 68.6 cm	2	26	XS
27 – 28 in	68.6 – 71.1 cm	4	27	XS
28 – 29 in	71.1 – 73.7 cm	6	28	S
29 – 30 in	73.7 – 76.2 cm	8	29	S
30 – 31 in	76.2 – 78.7 cm	10	30	M
31 – 32 in	78.7 – 81.3 cm	12	31	M
32 – 33 in	81.3 – 83.8 cm	14	32	L
33 – 34 in	83.8 – 86.4 cm	16	33	L
34 – 35 in	86.4 – 88.9 cm	18	34	XL
36 – 37 in	88.9 – 94 cm	20	36	XL
38 – 39 in	94 – 99.1 cm	22	38	XXL
40 – 41 in	101.6 – 104.1 cm	24	40	XXL

Women’s Pants Length Sizes

Height (feet)	Height (meters)	Pants Length Inches	Pants Length CM	International Size
5’1″ or shorter	1.5 m or shorter	28 in	71.1 cm	XS/Extra Short
5’2″ – 5’3″	1.6 m	30 in	76.2 cm	S/Short/Small
5’4″ – 5’7″	1.6 – 1.7 m	32 in	81.3 cm	M
5’8″ or taller	1.8 m or taller	34 in	86.4 cm	L/Long

Women’s Pants Size Chart

US/International Size	Euro Size	Waist (Inch)	Hips (Inch)	Waist (CM)	Hips (CM)
XXS	32	24 – 25 in	33 – 34 in	61 – 63 cm	84 – 87 cm
XS	34	25 – 26 in	35 – 36 in	64 – 66 cm	88 – 91 cm
S	36	27 – 28 in	37 – 38 in	67 – 70 cm	92 – 95 cm
S	38	28 – 29 in	38 – 39 in	71 – 74 cm	96 – 98 cm
M	40	29 – 30 in	39 – 40 in	75 – 78 cm	99 – 101 cm
M	42	31 – 32 in	40 – 41 in	79 – 82 cm	102 – 104 cm
L	44	33 – 34 in	41 – 42 in	83 – 87 cm	105 – 108 cm
L	46	35 – 37 in	43 – 44 in	88 – 93 cm	109 – 112 cm
XL	48	38 – 39 in	44 – 45 in	94 – 99 cm	113 – 116 cm
XL	50	40 – 41 in	46 – 48 in	100 – 106 cm	117 – 121 cm
XXL	52	42 – 43 in	48 – 50 in	107 – 112 cm	122 – 126 cm
XXL	54	44 – 46 in	50 – 52 in	113 – 119 cm	127 – 132 cm
3XL	56	47 – 49 in	53 – 54 in	120 – 126 cm	133 – 138 cm
3XL	58	50 – 52 in	55 – 57 in	127 – 133 cm	139 – 144 cm
4XL	60	53 – 55 in	57 – 59 in	134 – 140 cm	145 – 150 cm
4XL	62	56 – 58 in	60 – 61 in	141 – 147 cm	151 – 156 cm

Women’s Pants Conversion Chart

US / International Size	UK Size	Euro Size	French Size	Italian Size
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
L	12	38	40	44
XL	14	40	42	46
XXL	16	42	44	48
3XL	18	44	46	50
4XL	20	46	48	52
5XL	22	48	50	54
6XL	24	50	52	56
7XL	26	52	54	58
8XL	28	54	56	60

Women’s Jeans Size Chart

Related: A general jeans size chart with all extra information, or organized by jeans brand size charts

US Jeans Size	Euro	Waist (Inch)	Waist (CM)
0	32	24 in	61 cm
2	32	24.5 in	63 cm
4	34	25.5 in	65 cm
6	34	26.5 in	67 cm
8	36	27.5 in	70 cm
10	38	28.5 in	73 cm
12	40	30.5 in	77 cm
14	42	31.5 in	80 cm
16	42	33 in	84 cm
18	44	34 in	86 cm

Women’s Shirts and Sweaters Size Conversion Chart

US / International Size	UK Size	Euro Size	French Size	Italian Size
XS	6	32	34	38
XS	8	34	36	40
S	10	36	38	42
S	11	37	39	43
M	12	38	40	44
M	13	39	41	45
L	14	40	42	46
L	15	41	43	47
XL	16	42	44	48
XL	17	43	45	49
XXL	18	44	46	50
XXL	19	45	47	51
3XL	20	46	48	52
3XL	21	47	49	53
4XL	22	48	50	54
4XL	23	49	51	55

Women’s Jacket Size Chart

US size	European clothing size	Chest width (inch)	Chest width (cm)	Hip width (inch)	Hip width (cm)
XXS	32	29 – 30 in	74 – 77 cm	33 – 34 in	84 – 87 cm
XS	34	31 – 32 in	78 – 81 cm	35 – 36 in	88 – 91 cm
S	36	32 – 33 in	82 – 85 cm	36 – 37 in	92 – 95 cm
M	38	33 – 34 in	86 – 89 cm	37 – 38 in	96 – 98 cm
L	40	34 – 36 in	90 – 93 cm	39 – 40 in	99 – 101 cm
L	42	37 – 38 in	94 – 97 cm	40 – 41 in	102 – 104 cm
XL	44	38 – 39 in	98 – 102 cm	41 – 42 in	105 – 108 cm
XL	46	40 – 41 in	103 – 107 cm	43 – 44 in	109 – 112 cm
XXL	48	42 – 43 in	108 – 113 cm	45 – 46 in	113 – 116 cm
XXL	50	44 – 46 in	114 – 119 cm	47 – 48 in	117 – 121 cm
3XL	52	47 – 48 in	120 – 125 cm	48 – 49 in	122 – 126 cm
3XL	54	49 – 50 in	126 – 131 cm	50 – 51 in	127 – 132 cm
4XL	56	50 – 52 in	132 – 137 cm	52 – 53 in	133 – 138 cm
4XL	58	53 – 54 in	138 – 143 cm	54 – 55 in	139 – 144 cm
5XL	60	55 – 57 in	144 – 149 cm	56 – 58 in	145 – 150 cm
5XL	62	58 – 60 in	150 – 155 cm	59 – 60 in	151 – 156 cm

Women’s Panty Size Chart

The size table converts US panty size into Dress size, related to waist size and hip measurement in cm and inches

US Panty	US Dress	US Alpha	Waist Inches	Waist cm	Hips Inches	Hips cm
2	0	XXS	21 – 22 in	53.3 – 55.9 cm	27 – 29 in	68.6 – 73.7 cm
3	0 – 2	XS	23 – 24 in	58.4 – 61 cm	30 – 32 in	76.2 – 81.3 cm
4	4 – 6	S	25 – 26 in	63.5 – 66 cm	33 – 35 in	83.8 – 88.9 cm
5	8 – 10	M	27 – 28 in	68.6 – 71.1 cm	36 – 38 in	91.4 – 96.5 cm
6	12 – 14	L	29 – 31 in	73.7 – 78.7 cm	39 – 41 in	99.1 – 104.1 cm
7	16 – 18	XL	32 – 34 in	81.3 – 86.4 cm	42 – 44 in	106.7 – 111.8 cm
8	20 – 22	XXL	35 – 37 in	88.9 – 94 cm	45 – 47 in	114.3 – 119.4 cm
9	24 – 26	3XL	38 – 41 in	96.5 – 104.1 cm	48 – 50 in	121.9 – 127 cm
10	28 – 30	4XL	42 – 44 in	106.7 – 111.8 cm	51 – 53 in	129.5 – 134.6 cm
11	32 – 34	5XL	45 – 47 in	114.3 – 119.4 cm	54 – 56 in	137.2 – 142.2 cm

Women’s Maternity Sizing Charts

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Average Women’s Maternity clothes size chart

Maternity Size	Pre-Pregnancy Size	Bust	Hip
XS	2	34″ – 35″	37″ – 38″
S	4/6	35″ – 37″	38″ – 40″
M	8/10	37″ – 39″	40″ – 43″
L	12/14	39″ – 42″	43″ – 45″
XL	16/18	42″ – 46″	45″ – 49″
XXL	20	46″ – 48″	49″ – 51″

Petite Women’s Maternity clothes size chart

Maternity Size	Pre-Pregnancy Size	Bust	Hip
PXXS	0	33.5″ – 34.5″	36.5″ – 37.5″
PXS	2	34.5″ – 36.5″	37.5″ – 39.5″
PS	4/6	36.5″ – 38.5″	39.5″ – 42.5″
PM	8/10	38.5″ – 41.5″	42.5″ – 44.5″
PL	12/14	41.5″ – 45.5″	44.5″ – 48.5″
XXL	16/18	45.5″ – 47.5″	48.5″ – 50.5″

Plus-size Women’s Maternity clothes size chart

Maternity Size	Pre-Pregnancy Size	Bust	Hip
0X	14W	43″ – 45″	46.5″ – 48.5″
1X	16W/18W	45″ – 49″	48.5″ – 52.5″
2X	20W/22W	49″ – 53″	52.5″ – 56.5″
3X	24W/26W	53″ – 57″	56.5″ – 60.5″
4X	28W/30W	57″ – 61″	60.5″ – 64.5″

How to Choose the Right Women’s Clothing Size?

How do I know my Clothes Size?

Accurate body measurement is critical to selecting the appropriate garment size. Men’s and women’s measurements are generally different; men’s measurements include the chest, neck, arm, and waist, while women’s measurements include the bust, waist, and hips. The best and most complete post on how to measure your body for clothing sizes

You’ll need a flexible tape measure for the process. Always keep the tape parallel to the ground when taking horizontal measurements like the chest, waist, and hips.

Chest

When getting fitted for a shirt, getting the chest measurement is crucial. You’ll need to keep a tape measure handy to accomplish this. using a tape measure over the broadest chest region under your arms.

Neck

To take neck measures, wrap the measuring tape around your Adam’s apple in the centre of your neck. Leave the tape a bit loose to make the shirt more comfortable to wear. Remember to keep the tape horizontal to avoid errors.

Arm

When getting fitted for a shirt, the arm measurement is also crucial. Place your hand on your hip and bend your elbow 90 degrees. Place a durable tape measure in the middle of your neck. Measure your shoulder to your elbow and down to your wrist. Your sleeve length is the whole length.

Size Waist

Waist measurements are crucial when getting fitted for a bottom (pants, jeans, skirts, boxers, etc.). To acquire your waist measurement, measure around your natural waistline with a little loose tape. The waist measurement is your waist circumference in inches or centimeters. Measure just under your ribs or the navel to find the correct waist size.

Hip

For women’s bottoms, hip measurements are incredibly crucial. Measure around the broadest area of your hips while standing with your feet together.

Rise

Rise measurements determine the length of the bottoms, especially for long jeans and pants. Rise measure from the top of the waistband to the leg seam to get the rise measurement.

The length of the bottoms is determined by the rise measurement, which is especially important for long jeans and pants. To get the rise measurement, measure from the top of the waistband to the leg seam.

Bust

The bust measurement involves measuring the fullest part of your breasts to the back. Your chest measurement is taken just above your bust, while the underbust size is below your breasts. The hip measurement is the circumference of the widest part of your hips.

After recording your measurements, check them against the information in our charts to find the best size for your outfit.

Women’s clothing sizes explained (video)

Understanding the Women’s Sizing Chart by susaneliascouture

Frequently Asked Questions on Women’s clothing size

1. What are women’s clothing sizes?

These are the sizes assigned to different types of women’s clothes, which can be numeric or alpha values.

2. Is size 12 medium or large?

A US size 12 is a Large, while a UK size 12 is a medium.

3. Is a size 8 considered fat?

No, it’s not. Size 8 in women’s clothing is more or less a medium size.

4. What is a size L?

US size 12 to 14 is considered Large.

5. How big is XL?

Size 16 to 18 is what we consider XL sizes.

6. Is size 14 a plus size?

It corresponds to a 1X alpha size.

7. What is an XS size women’s?

An XS is equivalent to a US women’s size 0 – 2.

Conclusion

When you want to purchase an outfit online, a clothing size chart is the best way to ensure you get the right size. If you get the body measurements accurately, you can pick a garment that will fit you perfectly. Other considerations in addition to size include style, color, materials, and price.

If you have questions about women’s clothing sizes, comment below.

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