Just curious about sizes.....

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a_robinson86
a_robinson86 Posts: 55 Member
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I don't know if anyone's posted about this before but I'm just curious about the comparison of U.K sizes and U.S sizes? As there is a lot of Americans that post on here about what size they started at and what size they are now it would help me understand a bit more if someone could enlighten me on the difference between sizes. For example I'm a U.K size 12, what size would I be in the U.S? What would a size 0 be in the U.K?

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  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,901 Member
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    When I shop in UK I wear 2 sizes larger than here in the US, I am a size 8 so I would wear a size 10 in UK
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
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    Thought the topic was talking about something else....darn! My curiosity was all piqued.
  • FionaNiConnor
    FionaNiConnor Posts: 90 Member
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    UK sizes tend to run about two sizes different that US sizes. A UK 14 = US 10.

    You can thank Vanity Sizing for that one.

    ETA: Here's a handy website for clothing size conversions:

    http://onlineconversion.com/clothing.htm
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,139
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    http://www.frenchfriends.info/practical-travel/clothing-size-conversions
  • jnettiedotson
    jnettiedotson Posts: 163
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    Thought the topic was talking about something else....darn! My curiosity was all piqued.

    Hahahahhhaaaaa ha ha ha
  • Cathy_ann913
    Cathy_ann913 Posts: 59 Member
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    Bad boy!!!
  • khand58
    khand58 Posts: 11 Member
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    Here's an online conversion site - there are probably others
    http://www.onlineconversion.com/clothing_womens.htm
  • FionaNiConnor
    FionaNiConnor Posts: 90 Member
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    Thought the topic was talking about something else....darn! My curiosity was all piqued.

    If it's any consolation, you aren't the only one. ;-)
  • a_robinson86
    a_robinson86 Posts: 55 Member
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    Thought the topic was talking about something else....darn! My curiosity was all piqued.

    LOL! I didn't realise the innuendo when I posted that! hahaha brilliant! :laugh:
  • a_robinson86
    a_robinson86 Posts: 55 Member
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    UK sizes tend to run about two sizes different that US sizes. A UK 14 = US 10.

    Ok that would make me a U.S size 8 then? At least I'm a size 8 somewhere! lol x
  • a_robinson86
    a_robinson86 Posts: 55 Member
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    No, make that a size 10! lol x
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
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    When I shop in UK I wear 2 sizes larger than here in the US, I am a size 8 so I would wear a size 10 in UK

    this seems about right based on everything I've seen, BUT different clothing brands in the US also vary pretty wildly on sizing. I find the higher end brands run a bit more "true to size" - aka smaller so it might only be a one size difference for those things.
  • beskimoosh
    beskimoosh Posts: 375 Member
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    I like looking at American clothes, because I feel happy at being 2 sizes smaller!
  • a_robinson86
    a_robinson86 Posts: 55 Member
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    According to the conversion site U.K sizes are only 1 more size than U.S sizes, but I always thought it was 2 sizes :huh:
    Our adult sizes (as far as I'm aware) start at size 6 and go up in 2's so 6,8,10,12 etc and I thought that U.S sizes started at 2 ( I know there's size 0 but that would be a U.K size 4 which most shops don't stock) and go up in 2's as well so it's 2,4,6,8 etc.
    I'm confusing myself now! LOL :tongue:

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