Clothes sizes in UK
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Knowing your size is vital when you shop for clothes. It’s easy to get confused with multiple standards of size numeration, though.
Some companies use their own size tables, so checking the sizing for each individual manufacturer is advisable.
Below you will find a rough guide to UK women’s and men’s clothes sizes.
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Women’s clothes sizes (UK/international) |
BUST (cm) |
WAIST (cm) |
HIPS (cm) |
|
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4 |
XS |
74-79 |
55-61 |
81-86 |
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6 |
XS+ |
79-85 |
61-66 |
86-92 |
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8 |
S |
85-91 |
66-72 |
92-97 |
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10 |
S+ |
91-96 |
72-77 |
97-103 |
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12 |
M |
96-102 |
77-83 |
103-108 |
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14 |
M+ |
102-107 |
83-88 |
108-114 |
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16 |
L |
107-113 |
88-94 |
114-119 |
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18 |
L+ |
113-119 |
94-100 |
119-124 |
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Men’s clothes sizes (UK) |
Chest (cm) |
Arm length (cm) |
Waist (cm) |
Hips (cm) |
Inseam (cm) |
|
S |
83-88 |
76.5-78 |
73-78 |
85-90 |
78-79 |
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M |
89-94 |
79-80.5 |
79-84 |
91-96 |
80-81 |
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L |
95-100 |
81.5-83 |
85-90 |
97-102 |
82-83 |
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XL |
101-106 |
84-85.5 |
91-96 |
103-108 |
84-85 |
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XXL |
107-112 |
86.5-88 |
97-102 |
109-114 |
86-87 |
Did you know?
Standard clothes sizes have been introduced at the beginning of the 19th century. Before that, all items of clothing have been tailor-made for an individual person.
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i though highland in scotland may have made the list tbh |
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Technically Scotland doesn't count because they abolished the use of counties, hence why Inverness shire is not on the list. |
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