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US Size	US0	US2	US4	US6	US8	US10	US12	US14	US16	US18	US20	US22	US24	US26	US28	US30
Bust (inch)	32	33	34	35	36	37 ½	39	41	43 ¼	45 ½	47 ¾	50	53	56	59	63
Waist (inch)	25 ½	26 ½	27 ½	28 ½	29 ½	31	32 ½	34 ¾	37 ¼	39 ¾	42 ¼	44 ¾	48	51 ¼	54 ½	58 ¾
Hips (inch)	35 ½	36 ½	37 ½	38 ½	39 ½	41	42 ½	44 ½	46 ¾	49	51 ¼	53 ½	56 ½	59 ½	62 ½	66 ½
Bust (cm)	81	84	86	89	91	95	99	104	110	116	121	127	135	142	150	160
Waist (cm)	65	67	70	72	75	79	83	88	95	101	107	114	122	130	138	149
Hips (cm)	90	93	95	98	100	104	108	113	119	124	130	136	144	151	159	169

US Size	UK Size	Bust (in)	Waist (in)	Hips (in)
US0	UK4	32	25 ½	35 ½
US2	UK6	33	26 ½	36 ½
US4	UK8	34	27 ½	37 ½
US6	UK10	35	28 ½	38 ½
US8	UK12	36	29 ½	39 ½
US10	UK14	37 ½	31	41
US12	UK16	39	32 ½	42 ½
US14	UK18	41	34 ¾	44 ½
US16	UK20	43 ¼	37 ¼	46 ¾
US18	UK22	45 ½	39 ¾	49
US20	UK24	47 ¾	42 ¼	51 ¼
US22	UK26	50	44 ¾	53 ½
US24	UK28	53	48	56 ½
US26	UK30	56	51 ¼	59 ½
US28	UK32	59	54 ½	62 ½
US30	UK34	63	58 ¾	66 ½

US Size	UK Size	Bust (cm)	Waist (cm)	Hips (cm)
US0	UK4	81	65	90
US2	UK6	84	67	93
US4	UK8	86	70	95
US6	UK10	89	72	98
US8	UK12	91	75	100
US10	UK14	95	79	104
US12	UK16	99	83	108
US14	UK18	104	88	113
US16	UK20	110	95	119
US18	UK22	116	101	124
US20	UK24	121	107	130
US22	UK26	127	114	136
US24	UK28	135	122	144
US26	UK30	142	130	151
US28	UK32	150	138	159
US30	UK34	160	149	169

SIZE	US	UK	EU	CHEST	SHOULDER	SLEEVE
XS	36	36	46	38.7	17	24.2
S	38	38	48	40.2	17.4	24.6
M	40	40	50	41.7	17.8	25
L	42	42	52	43.2	18.2	25.4
XL	44	44	54	44.7	18.6	25.8
XXL	46	46	56	46.2	19	26.2
XXXL	48	48	58	47.7	19.4	26.6

SIZE	US	UK	EU	CHEST	SHOULDER	SLEEVE
XS	36	36	46	98.3	43.2	61.5
S	38	38	48	102.1	44.2	62.5
M	40	40	50	105.9	45.2	63.5
L	42	42	52	109.7	46.2	64.5
XL	44	44	54	113.5	47.2	65.5
XXL	46	46	56	117.3	48.3	66.5
XXXL	48	48	58	121.2	49.3	67.6

SIZE	US	UK	EU	WAIST	LENGTH
XS	36	36	46	30.3	40.6
S	38	38	48	31.5	40.9
M	40	40	50	32.7	41.3
L	42	42	52	33.9	41.7
XL	44	44	54	35.0	42.1
XXL	46	46	56	36.2	42.5
XXXL	48	48	58	37.4	42.9

SIZE	US	UK	EU	WAIST	LENGTH
XS	36	36	46	77	103
S	38	38	48	80	104
M	40	40	50	83	105
L	42	42	52	86	106
XL	44	44	54	89	107
XXL	46	46	56	92	108
XXXL	48	48	58	95	109

SIZE	US	UK	EU	CHEST	FRONT LENGTH
XS	36	36	46	36.2	24.4
S	38	38	48	37.8	25.2
M	40	40	50	39.4	26.0
L	42	42	52	40.9	26.8
XL	44	44	54	42.5	27.6
XXL	46	46	56	44.1	28.3
XXXL	48	48	58	45.7	29.1

SIZE	US	UK	EU	CHEST	FRONT LENGTH
XS	36	36	46	92	62
S	38	38	48	96	64
M	40	40	50	100	66
L	42	42	52	104	68
XL	44	44	54	108	70
XXL	46	46	56	112	72
XXXL	48	48	58	116	74

Size	XS	S	M	L	XL	2XL	1X	2X	3X
US Size (IN)	0-2	2-4	6-8	8-10	10-12	14-16	18	20	22
Top Length (IN)	24.0	24.2	24.5	24.8	25.1	25.2	25.6	25.9	26.3
Top Shoulder (IN)	15.4	15.9	16.4	17.0	17.6	18.2	18.9	19.6	20.2
Top Bust (IN)	39.6	41.6	43.5	45.9	48.3	50.7	53.4	56.2	58.9
Bottom Waist (IN)	23.2-39.8	24.4-41.7	26.4-43.7	27.6-46.1	29.1-48.4	33.5-50.8	37.0-53.5	39.8-56.3	42.1-59.1
Bottom Hips (IN)	46.3	48.1	50.0	52.3	54.7	57.0	59.8	62.4	65.2
Bottom Length (IN)	11.0	11.4	11.8	12.2	12.6	13.0	13.4	13.8	14.2

Size

2XL

US Size (IN)

0-2

2-4

6-8

8-10

10-12

14-16

Top Length (IN)

24.0

24.2

24.5

24.8

25.1

25.2

25.6

25.9

26.3

Top Shoulder (IN)

15.4

15.9

16.4

17.0

17.6

18.2

18.9

19.6

20.2

Top Bust (IN)

39.6

41.6

43.5

45.9

48.3

50.7

53.4

56.2

58.9

Bottom Waist (IN)

23.2-39.8

24.4-41.7

26.4-43.7

27.6-46.1

29.1-48.4

33.5-50.8

37.0-53.5

39.8-56.3

42.1-59.1

Bottom Hips (IN)

46.3

48.1

50.0

52.3

54.7

57.0

59.8

62.4

65.2

Bottom Length (IN)

11.0

11.4

11.8

12.2

12.6

13.0

13.4

13.8

14.2

Size	XS	S	M	L	XL	2XL	1X	2X	3X
US Size (CM)	0-2	2-4	6-8	8-10	10-12	14-16	18	20	22
Top Length (CM)	61	61.4	62.2	63	63.8	64	65.1	65.9	66.7
Top Shoulder (CM)	39.2	40.3	41.6	43.2	44.6	46.2	47.9	49.7	51.4
Top Bust (CM)	100.5	105.6	110.6	116.7	122.7	128.7	135.7	142.7	149.7
Bottom Waist (CM)	59-101	62-106	67-111	70-117	74-123	85-129	94-136	101-143	107-150
Bottom Hips (CM)	117.5	122.2	127	132.9	138.9	144.8	151.8	158.6	165.6
Bottom Length (CM)	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36

Size

2XL

US Size (CM)

0-2

2-4

6-8

8-10

10-12

14-16

Top Length (CM)

61.4

62.2

63.8

65.1

65.9

66.7

Top Shoulder (CM)

39.2

40.3

41.6

43.2

44.6

46.2

47.9

49.7

51.4

Top Bust (CM)

100.5

105.6

110.6

116.7

122.7

128.7

135.7

142.7

149.7

Bottom Waist (CM)

59-101

62-106

67-111

70-117

74-123

85-129

94-136

101-143

107-150

Bottom Hips (CM)

117.5

122.2

127

132.9

138.9

144.8

151.8

158.6

165.6

Bottom Length (CM)

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