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[ChelleFeegan]

Is a UK 14 in America, and size 5 shoes?


Sorry very random Q I know

Thx

 

[Elise79]

It will be a size 12 and I think size 5 shoes will be 7.5.

The conversion for dress sizes is down one size while shoes I am sure is up 2.5 sizes.

Not sure on the shoes as I am a size 7 and always pick a 10 in the US through years of buying out there!

 

[crabbie1]

It will be a size 12 and I think size 5 shoes will be 7.5.

The conversion for dress sizes is down one size while shoes I am sure is up 2.5 sizes.

Not sure on the shoes as I am a size 7 and always pick a 10 in the US through years of buying out there!

Well i had a 9.5 and im a 6 so thats right
and im a 16 so buy a 14. Its the only time i flash my size off is when iv got my american 14's on

 

[MrRomance]

Is a UK 14 in America, and size 5 shoes?


Sorry very random Q I know

Thx

To be honest, there isn't a distinctive conversion. Officially, the conversion for clothing is 2 sizes down, so you would be a 10 in the US, but my wife is from the US and she says that is not correct at all. Her view is it is more than 1 size down but not quite 2 sizes down.

My wife is a size 8.5-9 in the US and a 5.5-6 in the UK.

 

[irisheyes123]

I would try the clothes on I'm a UK 10 and a us 6 so for me its 2 sizes it might depend on the shop though. I'm a 3.5-4 shoe size and get a us6 .

 

[Elise79]

Well according to this chart is one size down:
http://www.onlineconversion.com/clothing_womens.htm

I have always found that to be right.

 

[Tony Toon]

I'm a size 14 and a size 5.5 in shoe (but with wide feet) in the UK. In the US depending on the fit I'm usually a size 10. If the size 10 is on the neat side then a 12 is a bit roomy. I have some size 12 shorts I bought a couple of years back in the US when I was a bit more cuddly - I can take them up and down without undoing the zip/waistband now. It's just like here, you really have to try things on. We're just back and DD asked me to bring back clothes from American Eagle. She's a size 10 here and the American Eagle size 6 fit to perfection. Shoes - 8.5/9 again depending on the fit.

Mrs TT

 

[MrRomance]

Well according to this chart is one size down:
http://www.onlineconversion.com/clothing_womens.htm

I have always found that to be right.

I think that is wrong, almost every conversion charts say 2 sizes down. In my DW experience having moved from the US to the UK, 2 sizes isn't accurate in reality either though.

This link might be useful

 

[anniedream]

I work in a Vintage clothes shop and it used to be one size down. Ie, a dress size 12 dress in the UK in 1992 would be a size 10 in the USA.
Now, they are generally two sizes different. Ie, a size 12 dress in the UK would be a size 8 in the USA.
I stress the word 'generally', as sizes differ in EVERY shop and are just there as a guide.

 

[Elise79]

I think that is wrong, almost every conversion charts say 2 sizes down. In my DW experience having moved from the US to the UK, 2 sizes isn't accurate in reality either though.

This link might be useful

That link shows exactly the same conversion for clothes as I posted earlier

Size 14 UK will be one size down to a 12 US. I have never ever managed to go down 2 sizes to a 10 although I could dream about it

I buy most of my clothes in the US and always buy size 12 and I am a size 14 in most UK shops.

 

[Kath2003]

You've really, really got to try stuff on. Use the chart as a starting point. I wear a size 8 in the UK but have several pairs of size 0 jeans and often buy "XS" items from the US, for example, which doesn't comply with any chart anywhere

However you look at it though, the number is smaller

 

[MrRomance]

That link shows exactly the same conversion for clothes as I posted earlier

Size 14 UK will be one size down to a 12 US. I have never ever managed to go down 2 sizes to a 10 although I could dream about it

I buy most of my clothes in the US and always buy size 12 and I am a size 14 in most UK shops.

I don't think I made my point very well... sorry! Most of the conversion charts say 2 sizes, others say 1 size down. My wife who is American says it's neither! My DW is a 16 UK and she's a US 12. The point I was trying to make (albeit badly) is that the conversions aren't definitive. My DW says it's 1.5 sizes down