Shopping - Size Conversions
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When travelling to Florida, it is very unlikely that anyone will return home without having bought some items of clothing or shoes/trainers. To help make the shopping experience even more pleasant, it is helpful to have a guide to clothes/shoe sizes especially if buying clothing to take home as gifts.Men’s clothing is far easier in this respect than women’s as many of the sizes are the equivalent in the U.K. e.g. suits, sweaters, overcoats, shirts and socks. It should be noted that although in the U.K. men’s and women’s shoe sizes are equivalent, this is not the case in the U.S. Continental sizes are, of course completely different. Men’s clothing Suits/Jackets/Sweaters/Overcoat | U.K/U.S | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | | Europe | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | Shirts | U.K. | 14 | 14½ | 15 | 15½ | 16 | 16½ | 17 | | Europe | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | Shoes | U.K. | 8 | 8½ | 9 | 9½ | 10 | 10½ | | U.S.A | 8½ | 9 | 9½ | 10 | 10½ | 11 | | Europe | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | Women’s clothing Skirts, blouses, dresses, coats, trousers | U.K. | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | | U.S.A. | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | | Europe | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | Shoes | U.K. | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 6½ | 7 | | U.S.A. | 5½ | 6 | 6½ | 7 | 7½ | 8 | 8½ | | Europe | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | To add to the problem, not all manufacturers use the same sizing code. Many simply use sizings of XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL. The U.K. equivalents would be: XS = 6-8, X = 10, M = 12-14 etc. Always be sure to try on garments before returning home. It’s a long way to go to return them!! But Oh! What a great excuse!! Page added on: 25 October 2004 Author: Christine Creasey (Villa link: www.orlandovillas.com/florida-vacation-rental-1174.aspx) We aim to provide acccurate and useful information, but if you feel anything provided here is not accurate or out of date, please email us with the address of the page concerned and any commments so we can amend as necessary. Viewed 72 times since 1 September 2008.
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