Dress Size Calculator
Measurements of 34.5-26.5-36.5 inches put you at a US size 6, which is a UK 10 and an EU 38. This dress size calculator matches your bust, waist, and hip measurements against the standard US misses chart and converts to UK and EU sizing. When your three measurements straddle two sizes, it weights the bust most heavily, the way fit advice usually goes, and dresses are easier to take in than let out.
Quick answer
Dress sizes map three measurements, bust, waist, and hips, to a single number.
Dress size
US 6 (UK 10, EU 38)
Closest chart fit
bust 34.5", waist 26.5", hips 36.5"
What this tells you
- •Dress sizes map three measurements, bust, waist, and hips, to a single number.
- •The calculator finds the chart size closest to all three, weighting bust highest.
- •UK sizes run 4 higher than US (US 6 = UK 10), and EU sizes add 32 (US 6 = EU 38).
- •Vanity sizing means brands drift a size or more from the standard chart, so treat the result as a starting point.
How to Use
- 1Measure your bust at the fullest point, wearing a non-padded bra.
- 2Measure your natural waist at the narrowest point, usually just above the navel.
- 3Measure your hips at the widest point, about 8 inches below the waist.
- 4Enter all three in inches or centimeters and read your US, UK, and EU sizes.
How It Works
Formula
size = closest chart row by weighted bust, waist, and hip matchThe US misses chart steps roughly an inch per size through size 10, then 1.5 inches per size beyond. The calculator scores each chart row by how far your measurements sit from it, counting bust double, and returns the closest size. A 35-27-37 figure scores closest to size 6 even though the waist leans toward 8, because bust fit is hardest to alter.
Calculation note: values are processed in the order shown above, using the current input units.
Worked Examples
Classic size 6 measurements
All three measurements sit exactly on the size 6 chart row.
Metric measurements
92-76-101 cm converts to about 36-30-40 inches, closest to the size 10 row.
Between sizes
The bust sits between 6 and 8 but the waist and hips both lean 8, so 8 wins.
US Misses Dress Size Chart
Standard measurements in inches for each US size, with UK and EU conversions.
| US | Bust | Waist | Hips | UK | EU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 32.5 | 24.5 | 34.5 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | 33.5 | 25.5 | 35.5 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | 34.5 | 26.5 | 36.5 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | 35.5 | 27.5 | 37.5 | 12 | 40 |
| 10 | 36.5 | 28.5 | 38.5 | 14 | 42 |
| 12 | 38 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 44 |
| 14 | 39.5 | 31.5 | 41.5 | 18 | 46 |
| 16 | 41 | 33 | 43 | 20 | 48 |
Common mistakes
- Measuring over bulky clothes. Measure over underwear or thin clothing with the tape snug but not compressing.
- Using your jeans waist for the natural waist. Jeans sit lower, often 2 to 4 inches bigger than the natural waistline the chart uses.
- Assuming your size is identical in every brand. Vanity sizing shifts charts by a size or more, so check each brand's own chart for big purchases.
- Sizing to the smallest measurement. Fit the largest one, usually bust or hips, since taking in is easier than letting out.