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EN 13402 is a European standard for labelling clothes sizes. It is based on body dimensions, measured in centimetres. It aims to replace many older national dress-size systems, starting in the year 2006. To appeal to the ego of shoppers, UK retailers have been adding extra inches of material without changing the labels. Read more. But we aren't there just yet... so maybe these charts will help, especially if you're travelling. Women's clothing sizes
Women's shoe sizes
Women's lingerie sizes
Women's bra sizes
Women's hat sizes
Calculating your own hat size
To take a measurement position the tape measure or string so that it rests just above the brow at the front of the head, touching the top of the ears at the side. Pull the tape so that is taught but not too tight and take a measurement. Hats are sized to the nearest whole centimetre so it is advisable to size up if your head falls between two measurements.
Forget size 14, try a size 76cm!
The removal of traditional labels for sizes such as 10, 12 and 14 would bring women's clothes in line with men’s sizing. Frank Moore, head of the European Committee for Standardisation which has proposed the new measurements, told the consumer magazine that change was on the way. He said, "It could be the end of the size ten. It will take some time but will mean better sizing for consumers. The sizing will happen on the continent first and then UK consumers will get used to it after seeing it there." He spoke out after Which? discovered that women's size 14 clothes vary by several centimetres in different high-street chains:
And while many publish their measurements online, research has highlighted vanity sizing, where clothes are bigger than claimed on labels to flatter customers. But some say variety is necessary. Andrew Crawford, from Size UK, which carried out a national sizing survey in 2002 – the first since the 1950s – said: "It’s beneficial that there’s no agreement between shops over sizes. It means consumers can find a shop selling clothes that fit them." The survey showed that the average waist for a woman went up from 27.5in to 34in, the hips were 1.5in wider at 39in and the bust increased by the same amount to 38.5in. Women were also 1.5in taller at an average of 5ft 4.5in. A similar pattern was seen with men. Source Metro and Which? July 4th 2007 Before we buckle under once more to the dictators in Brussels, here it is in inches: The UK high street stores below sell clothes to women size 14 based on the following measurements (in inches). To appeal to the ego of shoppers, retailers have been adding extra inches of material without changing the labels. Is it any wonder that we all have so much trouble finding clothes to fit?
Source: Daily Express 5th July 2007
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To
calculate your metric (European) hat size a measurement of the head circumference
should be taken in centimetres. This is best achieved by passing a cloth
tape measure around the head. Alternatively a piece of string may be
used and measured against a ruler or tape measure. It is important that
this measurement is taken where a hat would normally rest. 
The
end of UK women's traditional dress sizes could be just around the corner
thanks to the European Union. Bust, waist, hip and height measurements
in centimetres will replace traditional labels under new guidelines,
according to Which? magazine.
Women have long complained about the difference in clothes sizes, which
means you slip into size 12 trousers in one shop but squeeze into a size
14 in another. Retailers admit their clothing ranges are designed to
fit their type of customers rather than standard measurements.