French Clothing and Shoe Size Conversion

Clothing sizes in the UK are different from those used in France and the rest of the continent. For example, a UK men's shoe size of 8 corresponds to a French shoe size of 42.

Exact conversions between English sizes and French sizes are difficult since clothing sizes are not completely standardized even within a given country, and vary slightly from one manufacturer to another. Furthermore, cuts of clothing vary between manufacturers and also between tailors.

Finally, even taking an average of these factors, there is often no exact match: a UK size 7 shoe falls halfway between a France size 40 and size 41, but there is no size 40½. Due to these various complexities, there are slight variations between available clothing size conversion tables and an agreed table does not seem to exist. Consequently, one should always try clothing on to confirm sizes.

That being said, the following tables will give a good starting point when shopping for clothes in France.

French Sizes for Ladies

Shoes

Country	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size
UK	4 1/2	5	5 1/2	6	6 1/2	7	7 1/2	8	8,5
France	37	38	39	39	40	40	41	42

Blouses, sweaters

Country	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size
UK	34	36	38	40	42	44	46
France	40	42	44	46	48	50	52

Dresses, suits

Country	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size
UK	8	10	12	14	16	18
France	36	38	40	42	44	46

French Sizes for Men

Shoes

Country	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size
UK	7 1/2	8	8 1/2	9	9 1/2	10	10,5
France	40	41	42	43	44	45	46

Shirts

Country	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size
UK	14	14 1/2	15	15 1/2	16	16 1/2	17
France	36	37	38	39	40	41	42

Suits

Country	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size
UK	34	36	38	40	42	44	46
France	44	46	48	50	52	54	56

Socks

Country	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size	Size
UK	9 1/2	10	10 1/2	11	11 1/2	12	12 1/2
France	39	40	41	42	43	44	45

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