European vs. American sizes

[LorriQ 0]

Sizes in the US are determined by the maker. Irritating at best! Some clothes I wear a 4 others a 6 and the way overpriced stuff a 2 or 0. They try to sucker you into buying by this. It has been this way forever! Drives me crazy.

But I have a question as to shoe sizes!

Soon to be mother-in-law is in the UK and soon-to-be-step daughters in Holland. I have their US clothing sizes figured out, but what is a UK size 4 in US shoes?

Thanks!

[Jon&Lindsey 0]

Sizes in the US are determined by the maker. Irritating at best! Some clothes I wear a 4 others a 6 and the way overpriced stuff a 2 or 0. They try to sucker you into buying by this. It has been this way forever! Drives me crazy.

But I have a question as to shoe sizes!

Soon to be mother-in-law is in the UK and soon-to-be-step daughters in Holland. I have their US clothing sizes figured out, but what is a UK size 4 in US shoes?

Thanks!

I hate how clothing sizes are so variable, I think the best thing to do would be to physically measure the actual pants in the store, though still no guarantee!

I am a UK 8 in shoes, 10 in US; my mum is UK 6 and US 8, so I would think UK 4 would be US 6 - though of course different brands are slightly different sizes in shoes too

[Reba 2]

Buy her socks! They're pretty easy to figure out

LorriQ here's a shoe size converter. Usually the shoe sizes are fairly standard outside the US. http://www.flywalk.co.uk/Shoe-Size-Comparison.htm

[2xHollyx2 3]

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuhgr%C3%B6%C3%9Fe (scroll down to the bottom)

I have a EU= 36 1/2 (odd size in Germany) and the UK= 4 / US =6 fit perfectly.

[mangogirl30 0]

Please go to this link to find conversions for sizes in the US

and other countries.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/clothing.htm

Mangogirl

quote name='Karin und Otto' date='Dec 4 2008, 03:43 PM' post='2450414']

Could try this LINK

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

also remember that on top of different stores using different measurements for different sizes, even when they quote a chest measurement or a waist or hip measurement, there are two further complicating factors:

1. Hip and waist measurements are often confused, the waist is the narrowest point on your trunk, and is often much higher than people expect, and the hips are the widest - usually around the rear end. Most people think it's at the top of the hip bone

2. Even though the manufacturer makes the clothes to fit a certain size, they make it intending varying fits, looser or tighter than you might see as normal.

Bottom line: clothes must be tried on to see if they fit you, and fit you the way you like.

[LorriQ 0]

Buy her socks! They're pretty easy to figure out

LorriQ here's a shoe size converter. Usually the shoe sizes are fairly standard outside the US. http://www.flywalk.co.uk/Shoe-Size-Comparison.htm

wool socks!

thanks!

[andreea 0]

she is a courageous to want pants picked by someone else. i have to arm myself with a lot of patience when i go buy pants for myself. with trying, mirroring, moving around, and still is difficult. i know myself in same shape since 15 years, more or less 1-2 cms here and there, in phases. and still, i cant say i look at a pair of pants, check the size and i know it will fit well. but lets forget the size. that u can physicaly measure, even make a patten if u want see if pants fit in it. but there r so many types, shapes, textures, etc. my advise, if she really really wants pants, is to let her pick on-line (there r countless shopping sites to satisfy any tastes) , send u the link, u buy, receive, wrap it up, put a bow on top and get it there. good luck, ull need

as for the shoes, i can only say from my experience of blind shopping for shoes. i bught shoes online, so is kindof the same with buying for someone else. to be safe, for boots, sandals with heels higher than 4 cms, i buy with a number bigger (because heels will make yr foot slip in front a lil, and u dont want yr toes to stick out). for pumps and sport shoes, i buy my number. and so far worked well every time.

Edited December 14, 2008 by antiwaiting