Clothing Measurement Converter
Convert body measurements between inches and centimetres, and read them across US, UK and European clothing size systems.
At a glance
- What you enter
- Your measurement, What you measured, Your measurement is in, Ease to add for the garment
- What you get
- Your measurement in inches, Your measurement in centimetres, US clothing size, UK clothing size, European size, Bust for that size, Waist for that size, Hip for that size
- Formula shown
- Yes, every step, right below your results.
- Cost and privacy
- Free, no account needed, and nothing you type is stored.
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Results are estimates for general information only, always verify with a professional or official source before acting on them.
How to use the Clothing Measurement Converter
- 1 Enter Your measurement (in), Measure over light clothing, keep the tape level and snug but not tight.
- 2 Enter What you measured, Bust, waist and hip are matched against the pattern size table. The others are converted between units only.
- 3 Enter Your measurement is in
- 4 Enter Ease to add for the garment (in), A woven blouse needs about 3 in at the bust, a fitted dress 2 in, an oversized coat 6 in or more. Knits take negative ease.
- 5 Press Calculate. You get Your measurement in inches, Your measurement in centimetres, US clothing size, UK clothing size, European size, Bust for that size, Waist for that size, Hip for that size, and every intermediate step stays visible under "How is this calculated?"
- 6 Change one number at a time to see what moves the result, that is usually the most useful thing a calculator can tell you.
Worked examples
Real numbers run through this calculator. Open any example to load it into the form above and change it.
A 38 inch full bust
A bust measurement of 38 inches with 3 inches of ease, looking for the matching pattern size.
You enter
- Your measurement
- 38 in
- What you measured
- 1
- Your measurement is in
- 1
- Ease to add for the garment
- 3 in
You get
- Your measurement in inches
- 38.00 in
- Your measurement in centimetres
- 96.52 cm
- US clothing size
- 12
- UK clothing size
- 16
- European size
- 44
- Bust for that size
- 96.52 cm
- Waist for that size
- 77.47 cm
- Hip for that size
- 102.87 cm
The bust matches a size L, so check the waist and hip columns of that size before you cut.
A hip measurement in centimetres
A hip of 100 cm, converted to inches and matched against the size table.
You enter
- Your measurement
- 100 in
- What you measured
- 3
- Your measurement is in
- 2
- Ease to add for the garment
- 2 in
You get
- Your measurement in inches
- 39.37 in
- Your measurement in centimetres
- 100.00 cm
- US clothing size
- 12
- UK clothing size
- 16
- European size
- 44
- Bust for that size
- 96.52 cm
- Waist for that size
- 77.47 cm
- Hip for that size
- 102.87 cm
100 cm is 39.4 inches, which is between two sizes, so grade or choose the larger.
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