Comparison

EU vs UK Clothing Sizes

The EU uses body-measurement numeric sizing (EN 13402); the UK uses its own numeric scale sitting roughly 6 numbers above the EU number for women's.

Women's rule of thumb: UK = EU − 28. A UK 10 = EU 38. Men's suits and shirts align more closely — UK collar inches map cleanly to EU cm.

German, Dutch and Scandinavian brands use the generic EU chart. French and Italian brands offset upward by 2 (FR/IT = EU + 2).

UK Women's	EU Women's	Bust (cm)	Waist (cm)
6	34	78	60
8	36	82	64
10	38	86	68
12	40	90	72
14	42	94	76
16	44	98	80

Key takeaways

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