A US 6 dress size is an EU 38 — but numeric clothing sizes are brand-assigned labels, not physical measurements, so treat any conversion as a starting point and check the brand’s own measurements when you can.
US women's dress and clothing sizes run from 0 up through 20 in this chart, with the EU equivalent typically 32 higher (US 6 → EU 38, US 10 → EU 42). Unlike a shoe or bra band, there's no physical measurement anchoring this conversion — it's purely a labelling convention that brands have broadly agreed on, and "broadly" is doing real work in that sentence.
Vanity sizing means the same US 8 label can fit differently between two brands, sometimes by a full size or more. Use this chart to pick a starting size to try on, not as a guarantee — and when a brand publishes its own body measurements, trust those over any label conversion.
| US | EU |
|---|---|
| 0 | 32 |
| 2 | 34 |
| 4 | 36 |
| 6 | 38 |
| 8 | 40 |
| 10 | 42 |
| 12 | 44 |
| 14 | 46 |
| 16 | 48 |
| 18 | 50 |
| 20 | 52 |
Clothing sizes are brand-assigned labels, not fixed measurements — use this as a starting point, not a guarantee.
A US 6 is an EU 38.
No — clothing sizes are brand-assigned labels rather than fixed measurements, so the same US number can fit differently between brands. Treat this chart as a starting point.
"Vanity sizing" — brands have gradually redefined what a given size number means over time and often differ from each other, unlike a shoe or bra band which is tied to an actual measurement.