Clothing Size Conversion Table

Women's and Men's Clothing and Shoe Sizes

American, British, and European Clothing Sizes

The following tables demonstrate another aspect of globalizing products- clothing sizes are not measured in the same units around the world. e-Business applications need to provide users with appropriate units and be clear about which units are being referenced.



I am not responsible for any problems caused by reliance on this table. It's my best guess as to size conversions based on data found elsewhere on the web. I suggest you talk to the vendor or merchant about size conversions before ordering. Note that manufacturers may vary on sizing as well.

Women's Sizes

Dresses, Suits and coats	American	8	10	12	14	16	18
	British	30	32	34	36	38	40
	Continental	36	38	40	42	44	46
Blouses and Sweaters	American	32	34	36	38	40	42	44
	British	34	36	38	40	42	44	46
	Continental	40	42	44	46	48	50	52
Dresses and Coats (Children's and Junior Misses)	American	2	4	6	8	10	13	15
	British and Continental	1	2	5	7	9	10	12
Stockings	American and British	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½	11
	Continental	35	36	37	38	39	40	41
Shoes Also see More Shoe Size Conversion Tables	American	6	6½	7	7½	8	8½	9
	British	4½	5	5½	6	6½	7	7½
	Continental	36	37	38	38	38½	39	40

Men's Sizes

Suits, Sweaters and Overcoats	American and British	34	36	38	40	42	44	46
	Continental	44	46	48	50	52	54	56
Shirts	American and British	14	14½	15	15½	16	16½	17
	Continental	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Socks	American and British	9½	10	10½	11	11½	12	12½
	Continental	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
Shoes Also see More Shoe Size Conversion Tables	American	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½	11
	British	7½	8	8½	9	9½	10
	Continental	40	41	42	43	44	45