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UK equivalent of US sizes

  • 21-10-2009 10:07PM
    #1
    lisajane
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    Im a size 12 (UK). Would anyone know what a 12 is in the US? I have checked a few tops of mine and they just say US medium but no number size.


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  • #2
    my username
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭my username


    I've only bought jeans in the US but I think they are two sizes smaller, i.e I buy size 12 in US jeans, and size 16 UK jeans


  • #3
    princess-lala
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30,731 ✭✭✭✭princess-lala


    Yep your right - 2 sizes smaller for ordering in the US but their jeans sizes can be funny, I`m normally a 8 here and my mam went over last year and got me four pairs of jeans all size 4 but only 3 pairs fitted right the other ones were HUGE :)

    Sorry OP forgot to say you would be a size 8 :)


  • #4
    Novella
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,713 ✭✭✭✭Novella


    Yeah, you'd be a US size 8.


  • #5
    moonflower
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    Dont they have two ways to size things though, one going like 0, 2, 4, 6 etc amd the other going 1, 2, 3, 4?


  • #6
    Gyalist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭Gyalist


    moonflower wrote: »
    Dont they have two ways to size things though, one going like 0, 2, 4, 6 etc amd the other going 1, 2, 3, 4?

    They do. The even sizes are adult sizes for what is known in the trade as Misses, Petites, Tall & Plus. The odd numbers are for what is known as Juniors/ Junior Misses (kids).


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