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Clothing Sizes

At some point, you're bound to want to start shopping for clothes, particularly when the January sales kick off!

We hope that this conversion chart will prove useful when shopping around, although it is a little disheartening to discover that French clothing sizes tend to be a little smaller than those in England, so you might have to opt for the larger option...or have one fewer croissants at breakfast!

INTERNATIONAL CLOTHING SIZES

Women: Suits and Dresses

UK	8	10	12	14	16	18
US	6	8	10	12	14	16
Europe	36	38	40	42	44	46

Men: Suits and Jackets

UK	36	38	40	42	44	46
US	36	38	40	42	44	46
Europe	46	48	50	52	54	56

Shirts: Neck

UK/US	14	14.5	15	15.5	16	16.5	17	17.5
Europe	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43

Adult Shoes

UK	1	1.5	2	2.5	3	3.5	4	4.5
Continental	33	33.5	34.5	35	35.5	36	37	37.5

UK	5	5.5	6	6.5	7	7.5	8	8.5
Continental	38	39	39.5	40	40.5	41	42	42.5

UK	9	9.5	10	10.5	11	12	13
Continental	42.5	43	43.5	45	46	47	48

Children's Shoes

UK	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Continental	22	23	24	26	27	28	29	30	32

Children's Clothing (Height)

Age	cm	inches
Newborn	50	19.5
1 month	53	21
1-3 months	62	24.5
3-6 months	69	27
12-18 months	83	32.5
18-24 months	90	35.5
2-3 years	97	38
3-4 years	104	41
4-5 years	109	43
5-6 years	117	46
7-8 years	127	50