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Fit & Size

A starting-size finder and a size converter, each printed with the published chart it reads from.

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Not sure where to start? The Dress Finder asks seven questions and suggests dress shapes, fabrics and colors for them.

Start the Dress Finder

Find a starting size

Enter your bust, waist and hip in inches. The finder compares each one with the size chart printed below and gives you a US size to start from on that chart.

This is a starting point, not a guarantee. Brands vary, so check each brand's own size chart before you buy.

The finder needs JavaScript to work. If the form stays greyed out, compare your measurements with the size chart below.

Your measurements, in inches

How the finder picks a size

  • For each measurement it takes the smallest size whose listed figure is at least yours, so a measurement between two sizes takes the larger one.
  • A measurement below the smallest size on the chart still starts at US 0.
  • Your starting size is the largest of those three sizes.
  • If any measurement is above the largest size on the chart (US 18), it does not suggest a size.

The size chart the finder uses

These are the measurements Kenneth Cole lists for each US size in its women's dress size chart, checked Sep 28, 2026. It is one brand's chart, not an industry standard, and other brands' charts differ.

US dress sizes with bust, waist and hip in inches, from Kenneth Cole's size chart
US sizeBust (in)Waist (in)Hip (in)
US 0322636
US 2332737
US 4342838
US 6352939
US 8363040
US 10373141
US 1238.532.542.5
US 14403444
US 16423646
US 18443848

Source: Kenneth Cole, Size Chart - Women's Dresses (Number Sizing), checked Sep 28, 2026.

Convert a dress size

Pick US, UK, EU or Italian sizing and a size, and the converter reads the matching sizes off the conversion table below. Sizes differ between brands, so check each brand's own chart.

The converter needs JavaScript to work. If the form stays greyed out, the table below lists every conversion it can make.

Pick a sizing system, then a size from its list

US, UK, EU and Italian dress sizes

There is no single EU size. The EU column is French sizing, which Sizeguide.net notes is also used in Belgium, Spain and Portugal. The table starts at US 2, so the converter does not list smaller sizes.

Dress sizes in US, UK, EU (French sizing) and Italian sizing, from Sizeguide.net
USUKEU (French sizing)Italy (IT)
263438
483640
6103842
8124044
10144246
12164448
14184650
16204852
18225054
20245256
22265458
24285660

Source: Sizeguide.net, Women's size chart - International conversion, checked Sep 28, 2026.

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