Contents
	How To Take Measurements
	Determining Bra Size
	Combined Sizes
	General Sizing Charts

How To Take Measurements
Use a cloth tape measure that shows inches, or you can use centimeters and multiply the measurement by 0.394 to convert to inches. Loop the tape around the part of the body you are measuring so it's snug fitting, but not pinching any skin. If you are not sure of the size order the next size up.

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Determining Bra Size
Bras are sized using two measurements, band and cup. Band size measures the size of your torso, while cup size measures the size of your breasts. In the United States, band size is expressed in inches and cup size is expressed as a letter with 'A' denoting a smaller cup than 'B' which is smaller than 'C', etc.

To determine band size:
	1.	Start by putting on your best fitting bra.
	2.	Loop a tape measure under the pits of your arms and above your breasts.
	3.	Measure around your chest where your bra strap would go.
	4.	The resulting measurement is your torso size.
	5.	Bras, bustiers, corsets, etc. are usually sized in even whole numbers (32, 34, 36, 38, etc.).
	6.	Take the torso size and discard any fraction (for example, 33½ inches becomes 33 inches.
	7.	If the result is an odd number, round up to the next even number (for example, round 33 up to 34).
	8.	You now have your band size.

To determine cup size:
	1.	Lower the tape measure to measure around the fullest part of your bust.
	2.	Take this measurement and subtract your band size from it.
	3.	This difference in inches will determine your cup size as listed below.

Difference	Cup Size
Up to 1 inch	A Cup
Up to 2 inches	B Cup
Up to 3 inches	C Cup
Up to 4 inches	D Cup
Up to 5 inches	DD/E Cup

The following examples may help demonstrate the application.
	1.	You measure your torso size to be 33 inches and the measurement around the fullest part of your breasts is 35 inches. The difference between the two is 2 inches, which according to the table indicates a B cup. Your band size would be 34 because odd numbers are rounded up to the next even number. Your bra size would be 34B.
	2.	You measure your torso size to be 33½ inches and your breast measurement is 36 inches. The difference between the two is 2½ inches. Since a B cup only goes up to 2 inches, you would be a C cup. Your band size would be 34 since fractions are discarded and odd numbers are rounded up to the next even number. Your bra size would be 34C.
	3.	You measure your torso size to be 36½ inches and your breast measurement is 40 inches. The difference between the two is 3½ inches which indicates a D cup. Your band size would be 36 since fractions are discarded. Your bra size would be 36D.

WARNING: Although the above procedures are fairly accurate, they are not foolproof due to the variations in the human body and in the manufacturing process of different designers.

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Combined Sizes
Some items are adjustable or elastic enough that they come in combined sizes. These items should fit if your normal size is one of those included. For example, an item shown as a size 'S/M' should fit if you normally wear either a Small or a Medium. Likewise, an item marked 1X/2X should fit if you normally wear either a 1X or 2X.

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General Sizing Charts
These charts provide general criteria for cross-indexing between size tags and body size.

Women's Lingerie And Clothing Size Chart
Item Size	Bust	Waist	Hips	Dress Size	Cup Size
Small (S)	32 - 34	23 - 25	34 - 36	5 - 8	A - B
Medium (M)	34 - 37	25 - 28	36 - 39	9 - 12	B - C
Large (L)	37 - 40	28 - 31	39 - 41	14	C
X-Large (XL)	39 - 43	31 - 34	41 - 44	16 - 18	C - D+
One Size (OS)	33 - 37	24 - 28	35 - 39	6 - 11	A - C
Small/Medium (S/M)	32 - 36	23 - 27	34 - 39	5 - 10
Medium/Large (M/L)	34 - 40	25 - 31	39 - 41	12 - 14
1X	42 - 45	34 - 37	44 - 47	18
2X	45 - 48	37 - 40	47 - 50	20
3X	48 - 51	40 - 43	50 - 53	22
4X	51 - 54	43 - 46	53 - 56	24
5X	54 - 57	46 - 49	56 - 59	26
6X	57 - 60	49 - 52	59 - 62	28
Queen-Plus Size	41 - 48	33 - 40	43 - 50	18 - 23

Women's Hosiery Size Chart
Item Size	Shoe Size	Height	Weight (lbs)
A (Petite)	3 - 5	4'11" - 5'3"	95 - 115
B (Average)	5 - 7	5'3" - 5'7"	115 - 135
C (Tall)	7 - 10	5'7" - 6'0"	135 - 168
One Size	4 - 9	5'2" - 5'8"	100 - 140
A/B	3 - 7	4'11" - 5'7"	95 - 140
C/D	7 - 10	5'4" - 6'0"	120 - 165
1X/2X	10 - 12	5'0" - 5'6"	135 - 210
3X/4X	12 - 14	5'5" - 5'11"	155 - 225
Queen-Plus Size	10 - 14	5'2" - 5'10"	145 - 215

Women's Shoe Sizing Chart
USA	Centimeters	France	Japan	UK	Spain	European
3½	22½	34	21½	2		34
4	23	35	22	2		34½
4½	23½	36	22½	2½	34	35
5	24	37	23	3		35½
5½	24½	37½	23½	3½	35	36
6	25	38	24	4		36½
6½	25½	38½	24½	4½	36	37
7	26	39	25	5	37	37½
7½	26½	40		5½		38½
8	27	41		6	38	39
8½	27½	41½		6½		39½
9	28	42		7	39	40
9½	28½			7½		40½
10	29			8		41
10½	29½			8½		41½
11	30			9		42½
11½	30½			9½		43
12	31			10		43½
12½	31½			10½		44
13	32			11		45
13½	32½			11½		46
14	33			12		46½
14½	33½			12½		47
15	34			13		47½

Women's Panty Size Chart			Gloves Size Chart			Men's Clothing Size Chart
Item Size	Waist		Item Size	Glove Size		Item Size	Waist
Small (S), Size 2 - 3	23 - 24½		Small (S)	6½		Small (S)	28 - 30
Medium (M), Size 4 - 5	25 - 26½		Medium (M)	7		Medium (M)	32 - 34
Large (L), Size 6 - 7	27 - 28½		Large (L)	7½		Large (L)	36 - 38
X-Large (XL), Size 8 - 9	29 - 30½		X-Large (XL)	8		X-Large (XL)	38 - 40

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