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Size guide

Shoes, jackets, trousers, and shirts in each system a label may use. A linked size opens the shop in that size; the shop also matches its equivalents.

Shoes

UK sizes are the axis. Between UK 8 and 11 the conversion is settled. Below and above, Continental charts disagree by a size, so both are shown, and the shop matches either.

Men's shoe sizes: UK, EU, and US
UKEUUS
5 38or 39 6
5.5 38.5or 39.5 6.5
6 39or 40 7
6.5 39.5or 40.5 7.5
7 40or 41 8
7.5 40.5or 41.5 8.5
8 42 9
8.5 42.5 9.5
9 43 10
9.5 43.5 10.5
10 44 11
10.5 44.5 11.5
11 45 12
11.5 45.5or 46.5 12.5
12 46or 47 13
12.5 46.5or 47.5 13.5
13 47or 48 14

Jackets and suits

An Italian size is the chest in inches plus ten. A soft Neapolitan jacket may be cut closer; the chest measurement on the listing is the better guide.

Jacket and suit sizes: Italian, chest, and letter
ItalianUK / US chestLetter
44 34 XS
46 36 S
48 38 M
50 40 L
52 42 XL
54 44 XXL
56 46 3XL
58 48 4XL
60 50 5XL

Trousers

An Italian trouser size is the waist in inches plus sixteen. High-rise cuts sit above the hip, so measure where you wear them.

Trouser sizes: Italian and waist
ItalianWaist (in)Waist (cm)
44 28 71
46 30 76
48 32 81
50 34 86
52 36 91
54 38 97
56 40 102
58 42 107
60 44 112

Shirts

Italian shirtmakers print the collar in centimetres, English ones in inches. A letter size covers two collars.

Shirt collar sizes: centimetres, inches, and letter
Collar (cm)Collar (in)Letter
37 14½ S
38 15 S
39 15½ M
40 15¾ M
41 16 L
42 16½ L
43 17 XL
44 17½ XL
45 18 XXL
46 18½ XXL

Makers

A maker's own chart wins over the table. Where it departs, the shop reads that maker's labels on its chart.

  • Crockett & Jones Labelled in UK sizes. Its own chart puts US half a size above UK, not a whole size.
  • Edward Green Labelled in UK sizes. Its own chart puts US half a size above UK, not a whole size.

Labelled in UK sizes A plain number on these makers is read as a UK size: Barker, Carmina, Cheaney, Church's, Crockett & Jones, Crown Northampton, Edward Green, Foster & Son, Gaziano & Girling, George Cleverley, Grenson, John Lobb, Loake, Meermin, Sanders, Tricker's.

Measuring

Feet: stand on paper in the evening, mark heel and longest toe, and measure the line. Take the longer foot. Lasts differ, so a size in one house is a starting point in the next.

Jacket: chest at its fullest, under the arms, tape level. Trousers: waist where you wear them. Shirt: around the neck below the Adam's apple, with one finger under the tape.