Clothing sizes

In clothing, clothing size refers to the label sizes used for garments sold off-the-shelf. There are a large number of standard sizing systems around the world
for various garments, such as dresses, tops, skirts, and trousers. Made-to-order garments require measurements to be taken, but these do not need to be
converted into national standard form.

Contents
History of standard clothing sizes
Standards
International
ISO
Asia
China
Japan
South Korea
Russian Federation
Thailand
Australia
Europe
CEN
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Former Yugoslavia
North America
United States

Women
Comparison tables
Italian sizes (ITA)
French sizes (FRA/BEL)
Germanic sizes (DE/AT/NL/SE/DK)
Men
Comparison tables
French sizes (FRA/BEL)
Germanic sizes (AT/DE/NL/DK/SE/FI)
Size dividers
See also
References

History of standard clothing sizes

Before the invention of clothing sizes in the early 1800s, all clothing was made to fit individuals by either tailors or makers of clothing in their homes. Then
garment makers noticed that the range of human body dimensions was relatively small. Therefore, sizes were invented to

Horizontal torso measurementsinclude the neck circumference, the shoulder width, thebustline measurements– over-bust
circumference, the full bust circumference, the bust-point separation, and the under-bust (rib-cage) circumference – the natural
waist
circumference, the upper hip circumference and the lower hip circumference.
Vertical torso measurementsinclude the back (neck-waist) length, the shoulder-waist length (not the same as the back length, due to the
slope of the shoulder), the bust-shoulder length, the bust-waist length, and the two hip-waist lengths.
Sleeve measurementsinclude the under-arm and over-arm lengths, the fore-arm length, the wrist circumference and the biceps
circumference.
However, because of the drape and ease of the fabric, not all measurements are required to obtain a well-fitting dress in most styles.

Standards
International

ISO
There are several ISO standards for size designation of clothes, but most have them are being revised and replaced by one of the parts of ISO 8559 which
closely resembles EN 13402:

ISO 3635: 1981, Size designation of clothes – Definitions and body measurement procedure (withdrawn)
ISO 3636: 1977, Size designation of clothes - Men’s and boys outerwear garments. (withdrawn)
ISO 3637: 1977, Size designation of clothes - Women’s and girls outerwear garments. (withdrawn)
ISO 3638: 1977, Size designation of clothes - Infants garments. (withdrawn)
ISO 4415: 1981, Size designation of clothes - Mens and boys underwear , nightwear and shirts. (withdrawn)
ISO 4416: 1981, Size designation of clothes - Women’s and girls’ underwear, nightwear, foundation garments and shirts. (withdrawn)
ISO 4417: 1977, Size designation of clothes - Headwear . (withdrawn)
ISO 4418: 1978, Size designation of clothes - Gloves. (withdrawn)
ISO 5971: 1981, Size designation of clothes - Pantyhose.
ISO 7070: 1982, Size designation of clothes - Hosiery.
ISO 8559: 1989, Garment construction and anthropometric surveys – Body dimensions (withdrawn)

ISO 8559-1: 2017, Size designation of clothes — Part 1: Anthropometric definitions for body measurement
ISO 8559-2: 2017, Size designation of clothes — Part 2: Primary and secondary dimension indicators
ISO 8559-3: 2018, Size designation of clothes — Part 3: Methodology of the creation of the body measurement tables and intervals
ISO/TR 10652: 1991, Standard sizing systems for clothes

Asia

China

GB 1335-81
GB/T 1335.1-2008 Size designation of clothes - Men
GB/T 1335.2-2008 Size designation of clothes - Women
GB/T 1335.3-2008 Size designation of clothes - Children
GB/T 2668-2002 Sizes for coats, jackets and trousers
GB/T 14304-2002 Sizes for woolen garments

Japan

JIS L 4001 (1997) Sizing systems for infants' garments

JIS L 4002 (1997) Sizing systems for boys' garments
JIS L 4003 (1997) Sizing systems for girls' garments
JIS L 4004 (1997) Sizing systems for men's garments
JIS L 4005 (1997) Sizing systems for women's garments
JIS L 4006 (1997) Sizing systems for foundation garments
JIS L 4007 (1997) Sizing systems for Hosiery and Pantyhose

South Korea

KS K 0050 (2009) Men’s wear

KS K 0051 (2004) Women's wear
KS K 0052 Infants
KS K 0059 Headgear
KS K 0070 Brassiere
KS K 0037 Dress Shirts
KS K 0088 Socks

Russian Federation

GOST R 53230-2008 (ISO 4415-1981) Size designation of clothes. Men's and boy's underwear
, nightwear and shirts

Thailand

Wacoal (1981, 1987)

Australia
L9 - Women’s clothing - Apparel Manufacturers Association of NSW - 1959-1970
AS1344-1972, 1975, 1997 Size coding scheme for women’ s clothing
AS1182 - 1980 - Size coding scheme for infants and children's clothing

Europe

CEN
The European Standards Organisation (CEN) produced a series of standards, prefixed withEN 13402:

EN 13402-1: Terms, definitions and body measurement procedure

EN 13402-2: Primary and secondary dimensions
EN 13402-3: Size designation of clothes. Body measurements and interng national standards of the 33 member states. It is currently in
common use for children's clothing, but not yet for adults. The third standardEN 13402-3 seeks to address the problem of irregular or
Vanity sizing through offering a SI unit based labelling system, which will ALSO pictographically describe the dimensions a garment is
designed to fit, per the ISO 3635 standard.

Germany

DOB-Verband (1983)

France

AFNOR NF G 03-001 (1977) - Human body - V ocabulary - Pictogram;

AFNOR EXP G 03-002 (1977) - Women Measures
AFNOR EXP G 03-003 (1977) - Men Measures
AFNOR EXP G 03-006 (1978) - Measures of babies and young children
AFNOR EXP G 03-007 (1977) - Size designation of clothes for men, women and children
AFNOR NF G 03-008 (1984) - Tights - Sizes - Designation - Marking

United Kingdom

BS 3666:1982 Specification for size designation of women's wear

BS 6185:1982 Specification for size designation of men's wear
BS 3666:1982, the standard for women's clothing, is rarely followed by manufacturers as it defines sizes in
terms of hip and bust measurements only within a limited range. This has resulted in variations between
manufacturers and a tendency towardsvanity sizing.[1]

Former Yugoslavia
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia still use the JUS (F.G0.001 1979,
F.G0.002 1979, F.G0.003 1979) standards developed in the former Yugoslavia.[2] In addition to typical girth
measurements clothing is also marked to identify which of 5 height bands: X-Short, Short, Medium, Tall, X-
Clothes-size label with EN 13402-3
Tall, and body types: Slim, Normal, or Full, it is designed to fit.
pictogram and body dimensions in
centimetres (found on ahigh-visibility
jacket sold in the United Kingdom).
North America

United States

CS-151-50 - Infants, Babies, Toddlers and Children's clothing

CS 215-58 - Women's Clothing (1958)
PS 36-70 - Boys Clothing (1971)
PS 42-70 Women's Clothing (1971)
PS 45-71 - Young Men's clothing,
PS 54-72 - Girls Clothing
ASTM D5585-95, (2001)
ASTM D6829-02, (2008)
ASTM D5585-11, (2011)
ASTM D6240-98,
ASTM D6960-04, Women's Plus sized (2004)
The common US misses sizes have not had stable dimensions. For example, the dimensions of two size 10 dresses from different companies, or even from the
same company, may have grossly different dimensions; and both are almost certainly larger than the size 10 dimensions described in the US standard. Vanity
sizing may be partly responsible for this deviation (which began in earnest in the 1980s). There is no mandatory clothing size or labelling standard in the U.S,
though a series of voluntary standards have been in place since the 1930s.

Women

Comparison tables

Women's dresses and suits

United States 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
UK 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28
Germany 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
France 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56
Italy 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60
Korea 44 44 55 55 66 66 77 77 88 88

Women's clothing sizes

USA 4 6 8 10 12
UK 8 10 12 14 16
France 36 38 40 42 44
Japanese 7 11 15 17 21

Bust 32" 34" 36" 38" 40"

81 cm 86 cm 91 cm 97 cm 102 cm
Waist 24" 26.5" 29" 31" 33"
61 cm 67 cm 74 cm 79 cm 84 cm
Hip 35" 37" 39" 41" 43"
89 cm 94 cm 99 cm 104 cm 109 cm

Women’s blouses and sweaters

EU 40 42 44 46 48 50
UK 34 36 38 40 42 44
US 32 34 36 38 40 42

Children’s junior misses dresses and coats

EU 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42
UK 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17
US 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

Korean casual / underwear (KS 051 - 2009)

Dress size 3XS XXS XS S M L XL XXL 3XL 4XL
Bust (cm) 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110-115 120-125

Japanese dresses sizes (JIS L 4005 - 2001)

Dress size 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31
Bust (cm) 74 77 80 83 86 89 92 96 100 104 108 112 116 120 124
 Japanese dresses length modifiers
Modifier PP (double-petite) P (petite) R (regular) T (tall)
Subject Height (cm) 142 150 158 166
Additional hip girth (cm) 0 0 2 4

Japanese dresses fit modifiers

Modifier Y A AB B
Additional hip girth (cm) 0 4 8 12

e.g. a dress marked 13-Y-PP or 13-Y-P would be designed for someone with an 89 cm bust and 89 cm hips, while a dress marked
13-B-T would be targeted at
a taller individual with 105 cm hips, but the same 89 cm bust. The B fitting adds 12 cm and the T height modifier 4 cm to the base hip measurement 89 + 16 =
105 cm.[3] Additionally there are a set of age based waist adjustments, such that a dress marketed at someone in their 60s may allow for a waist 9 cm larger
than a dress, of the same size, marketed at someone in their 20s. The age based adjustments allow for up to a 3 cm increase in girth, per decade of life.

Italian sizes (ITA)

Dress sizes are calculated as follows:

Standard dress size = (Bust Circumference cm / 2)

French sizes (FRA/BEL)

Dress sizes are calculated as follows:

Standard dress size = (Bust Circumference cm / 2) - 4

Germanic sizes (DE/AT/NL/SE/DK)

Dress sizes are calculated as follows:

Standard dress size (Height 164–170 cm) = (Bust Circumference cm / 2 ) - 6

Short dress sizes (Height <164 cm) = Standard dress size / 2
Tall dress sizes (Height >170 cm) = Standarddress size * 2

Women's clothing sizes (DE/AT/NL/SE/DK)

Short Size codes
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
< 164 cm
Standard size
codes 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
< 170 cm
Tall size codes
64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 100 104 108
170 cm
International XS S M L XL XXL
EU Tops 76 80 84 88 92 96 100 105 110 116 122 128
EU Bottoms 60 63 67 70 75 80 84 88 94 100 106 112
Shoulder Width
12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14
(cm)
Arm length (cm) 58 59 59 60 60 61 61 61 61 62 62 62
74– 78– 82– 86– 103– 108– 114– 120– 126–
Bust (cm) 90–93 94–97 98–102
77 81 85 89 107 113 119 125 131
58– 62– 65– 69– 103– 109–
Waist (cm) 73–77 78–81 82–85 86–90 91–95 96–102
61 64 68 72 108 114
80– 85– 90– 95– 98– 102– 105– 109– 113– 117– 123– 129–
Hips (cm)
84 89 94 97 101 104 108 112 116 122 128 134
Inside Leg (cm) 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114
BH-Größe 65AA 70AA 70A 75A 75B 80B 85C 90C 90D 95D 100E 105E

Men
Comparison tables

Men's shirts
UK & other EU / Japan 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
UK / US / AUS 14 14½ 15 15½ 15¾ 16¼ 16½ 17 17½ 18 18½

Japan[4] S S M M L L LL,XL LL,XL LL,XL

Korea[4] 90 95 100 105 110

Men's sports shirts, T-shirts

EU 36 37/38 39/40 41/42 43/44 45/46
UK / US XS S M L XL XXL
84 cm 92 cm 100 cm 108 cm 116 cm 124 cm

Men's sweaters, jackets

EU 38/40 42/44 46/48 50/52 52/54
UK / US S M L XL XXL

Men's suits, suit jackets, blazers, overcoats[5]

EU/Russia 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64
UK / US 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
Japan 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52
Korea 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
SML XXS XS S S M M L L XL XXL XXXL

Men's jeans, slacks, pants, trousers: Waist

EU 64/68 68/72 72/76 76/80 80/84 84/88 88/92 92/96 96/100 100/104 104/108 108/112 112/116
Italy 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
UK / US 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 38 40 42 44

Men's jeans, slacks, pants, trousers: Length

EU 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
UK / US 25/26 27/28 29/30 31 32 33 34 36

Men's underwear
EU 1 2 3 4 5
UK / US S M L XL XXL

French sizes (FRA/BEL)

Chest / Suit sizes are calculated as follows:

Standard Size Code = ( Chest Circumference cm + 1) / 2

Germanic sizes (AT/DE/NL/DK/SE/FI)

Chest / Suit sizes are calculated as follows:

Standard Size Code (Normale) = ( Chest Circumference cm – 1) / 2

Short / Stocky (Kurz / Untersetzt) = Standard Size Code / 2
Portly (Bauchgrößen) = Standard Size Code + 1
Tall / Lean (Schlank / Lang) = (Standard SizeCode - 1) * 2
 Men's clothing sizes (AT/DE/NL/DK/SE/FI)
Standard Size
44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74
Codes[6]

Underwear[7] 4 5 6 7 8

International XXS XS S M L XL XXL 3XL 4XL 5XL 6XL 7XL

86– 90– 94– 98– 102– 106– 110– 114– 118– 122– 126- 129- 133- 137- 141- 145-
Chest (cm)
89 93 97 101 105 109 113 117 121 125 128 132 136 140 144 148
Waist size 74– 78– 82– 86– 90– 95– 100– 105– 110– 115– 120- 125- 129- 133- 135- 139-
(cm) 77 81 85 89 94 99 104 109 114 119 124 128 132 134 138 142
Hip
90– 94– 98– 102– 106– 110– 114– 118– 122– 126–
circumference
93 97 101 105 109 113 117 121 125 129
(cm)
166– 168– 171– 174– 177– 180– 182– 184– 185– 187– 191- 193- 195- 197- 199- 201-
Height (cm)
170 173 176 179 182 184 186 188 189 190 192 194 196 198 200 202

Short / Stocky
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
(untersetzte)
89– 93– 97– 101– 105– 109– 113– 117– 121– 125- 129- 133- 137- 141- 145-
Chest (cm)
92 96 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 144 148
Waist size 81– 85– 89– 93– 97– 101– 107– 111– 115–
(cm) 84 88 92 96 100 106 110 114 118
Hip
97- 101– 105– 109– 113– 117– 121– 125– 129–
circumference
100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132
(cm)
163- 166– 169– 172– 175– 177– 179– 181– 182– 189- 191-
Height (cm) 184 185 186 187 188
167 170 173 176 178 180 182 183 183 190 192

Portly
51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73
(Bauchgrößen)
100– 104– 108– 112– 116– 120– 124– 127- 131- 135- 139- 143-
Chest (cm)
103 107 111 115 119 123 126 130 134 138 142 146
Waist size 102– 108– 112– 118– 122– 126– 130- 133- 137- 141- 147- 151-
(cm) 107 111 117 121 125 129 132 136 140 146 150 154
Hip
108– 112– 116– 120– 124– 128– 133–
circumference
111 115 119 123 127 132 137
(cm)
168– 170– 172– 174– 176– 178– 180–
Height (cm)
172 174 176 178 180 182 184

Tall size
90 94 98 102 106 110 114 118 122
(schlanke)
88– 92– 96– 100– 104– 108– 111- 115- 119-
Chest (cm)
91 95 99 103 107 111 114 118 122
Waist size 74– 78– 82– 86– 90– 94– 100- 105- 110-
(cm) 77 81 85 89 93 98 104 109 114
Hip
92– 96– 100– 104– 108– 112– 116- 120- 124-
circumference
95 99 103 107 111 115 119 123 127
(cm)
175– 178– 181– 184– 186– 188– 193- 196- 199-
Height (cm)
179 182 185 188 190 192 197 200 203

Size dividers
Size dividers are used by clothing stores to help customers find the right size. Like index cards, they are found on racks between sizes. There are three basic
types: the rectangular, round and the king size. Among the stores that use them areMarshalls and TJ Maxx.

See also
Anthropometry
BWH
Petite size
 Size zero
Shoe size
Brassiere measurement
Female body shape

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