Men's Clothing Size Conversions

Clothing sizes in the United States are different than those found in most other countries. If you are a visitor from another country shopping for clothes in the USA, it might be useful to know the differences in US sizes. This page is designed to be a useful tool in converting local sizes to approximate US sizes. We try to keep the data as accurate as possible, but we cannot guarantee that it is absolutely correct. Sizes of clothing vary between manufacturers and even between different designs by the same manufacturer. You should use these charts for approximation only.

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Men's Suits, Coats and Sweaters

The US size may be followed by a letter designation S = Short, R = Regular, L = Long.

European	42	44	46	48	50	52	54	56	58
UK	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48
Japan	S	S	S	M	L	L	LL	LL	LL
USA	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48

Men's Dress Shirts

The US collar size may be followed by a sleeve length in inches 32 - 35.

European	36	37	38	39	41	42	43	44
UK	14	14 ½	15	15 ½	16	16 ½	17	17 ½
Japan	87	91	97	102	107	112	117	122
USA	14	14 ½	15	15 ½	16	16 ½	17	17 ½

Men's Pants

Two numbers indicating waist size, and inseam lengths of 28 - 35.

US (inches)	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48
Int'l (cms)	71	76	81	86	91 ½	96 ½	101 ½	106 ½	112	117	122

USA Men's Size Standards

(Approximate)

US Sizes	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL	XXXL
Neck (inches)	13-13½	14-14½	15-15½	16-16½	17-17½	18-18½	19-19½
Chest (inches)	33-34	35-37	38-40	42-44	46-48	50-52	54-56
Sleeve (inches)	31½-32	32½-33	33½-34	34½-35	35½-36	36-36½	36½-37
Waist (inches)	27-28	29-31	32-34	36-38	40-42	44-46	50-52
Neck (cm)	33-34	36-37	38-39	40-42	43-45	46-47	48-49
Chest (cm)	84-86	89-94	96-102	107-112	116-122	127-132	137-140
Sleeve (cm)	80-81;	82-84	85-86	87-89	90-91	91-93	93-94
Waist (cm)	68-71	73-79	81-86	91-97	101-107	111-117	127-132

Men's Hat Sizes

Many hats are sized only XS, S, M, L, XL.

European	53	55	57	59	61	63
UK	6 3/8	6 5/8	6 7/8	7 1/8	7 3/8	7 5/8
Japan	53	55	57	59	61	63
USA	6 ½ (XS)	6 ¾ (S)	7 (M)	7 ¼ (M)	7 ½ (L)	7 ¾ (XL)

Men's Shoes

European	37 ½	38	38 ½	39	39 ½	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
UK	5 ½	6	6 ½	7	7 ½	8	8 ½	9	9 ½	10	10 ½	11 ½
Japan	25	25 ½	26	26 ½	27 ½	28	28	28 ½	29 ½	29 ½	30 ½	30 ½
USA	6	6 ½	7	7 ½	8	8 ½	9	9 ½	10	10 ½	11	12