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International clothing size equivalents

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One day, mankind might develop a sensible, logical and truly international way of sizing clothes. Until then we have to make do with conversion tables such as these. This should be regarded as a guide because manufacturers and styles vary.

Type of Garment
British Sizes
American sizes
EU Italian Sizes
EU French, German and Scandinavian Sizes
EU Spanish and Portuguese Sizes
Suits
36
36
46
46
46
Suits
38
38
48
48
48
Suits
40
40
50
50
50
Suits
42
42
54
54
54
Suits
44
44
56
56
56
Suits
46
46
58
58
58
Suits
48
48
62
62
62
Suits
50
50
64
64
64
Shirts
14
14
35
35
35
Shirts
14 1/2
14 1/2
36
36
36
Shirts
15
15
38
38
38
Shirts
15 1/2
15 1/2
39
39
39
Shirts
16
16
41
41
41
Shirts
16 1/2
16 1/2
42
42
42
Shirts
17
17
44
44
44
Shirts
17 1/2
17 1/2
46
46
46
Shoes
3
4 1/2
36
36
36
Shoes
3 1/2
5
36 1/2
36 1/2
36 1/2
Shoes
4
5 1/2
37
37
37
Shoes
4 1/2
6
37 1/2
37 1/2
37 1/2
Shoes
5
6 1/2
38
38
38
Shoes
5 1/2
7
38 1/2
38 1/2
38 1/2
Shoes
6
7 1/2
39
39
39
Shoes
6 1/2
39 1/2
39 1/2
39 1/2
Shoes
7
7 1/2
40
40
40
Shoes
7 1/2
8
41
41
41
Shoes
8
8 1/2
41 1/2
41 1/2
41 1/2
Shoes
8 1/2
9
42
42
42
Shoes
9
9 1/2
42 1/2
42 1/2
42 1/2
Shoes
9 1/2
10
43
43
43
Shoes
10
10 1/2
44
44
44
Shoes
10 1/2
11
45
45
45
Shoes
11
11 1/2
46
46
46
Shoes
12
12 1/2
47
47
47
Hats
6 1/2
6 1/2
53
53
53
Hats
6 5/8
6 5/8
54
54
54
Hats
6 3/4
6 3/4
55
55
55
Hats
6 7/8
6 7/8
56
56
56
Hats
7
7
57
57
57
Hats
7 1/8
7 1/8
58
58
58
Hats
7 1/4
7 1/4
59
59
59
Hats
7 3/8
7 3/8
60
60
60
Dress
8
6
38
34
36
Dress
10
8
40
36
38
Dress
12
10
42
38
40
Dress
14
12
44
40
42
Dress
16
14
46
42
44
Dress
18
16
48
44
46
Dress
20
18
50
46
48
Dress
22
20
52
48
50
Dress
24
22
54
50
52

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