Metrics in Clothing - Dress Sizes - United States of America (US USA), American, United Kingdom (UK), British, English, Australia (AU), Australian, New Zealand (NZ), Europe (EU), European

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Dress Sizes

Dress sizes are defined differently for the United States, the United Kingdom / Australia / New Zealand, and Europe.

The following table gives the equivalent dress sizes:

US	UK AU, NZ	Europe
6	8	38
8	10	40
10	12	42
12	14	44
14	16	46
16	18	48

The following table specifies the bust, waist, and hip measurements for US dress sizes:

US DRESS SIZES
US Size	Bust		Waist		Hips
	in	cm	in	cm	in	cm
6	31	80	23	60	34	88
8	32	83	24	62	35	90
10	34	88	26	67	37	95
12	36	93	28	72	39	100
14	38	98	30	77	41	105
16	40	103	32	82	43	110
18	42	108	34	87	45	115
20	44	113	36	92	47	120
22	46	118	38	97	49	125
24	48	123	40	102	51	130
26	50	128	42	107	53	135
28	52	133	44	112	55	140