Women’s Dresses Sizing & Measurement Matrix

Comprehensive reference matrix mapping women’s dresses, cocktail gowns, casual frocks, shifts, and wraps against height proportions, bust contours, waist shaping, hip flares, and silhouette rise cuts.

Women’s Dresses Standard Specifications

Detailed breakdown of standardized sizing labels, height proportions, bust contours, waist shaping, hip flare metrics, and silhouette rise cuts for women’s dresses.

United States	Europe	United Kingdom	Italy	France	Australia	Japan	South Korea	China	Brazil	Mexico	International	Height ( $\text{cm}$ )	Height ( $\text{in}$ )	Bust Contour ( $\text{cm}$ )	Bust Contour ( $\text{in}$ )	Waist Shaping ( $\text{cm}$ )	Waist Shaping ( $\text{in}$ )	Hip Flare ( $\text{cm}$ )	Hip Flare ( $\text{in}$ )	Silhouette / Rise Cut
00 XS	32	4	36	32	4	5	44	160/80A	32	22	XS	160	63	78	30.7	60	23.6	84	33.1	Petite / Fitted Bodycon
0 XS	34	6	38	34	6	7	44	165/84A	34	24	XS	165	65	82	32.3	63	24.8	88	34.6	Natural Waist / Shift
2 S	36	8	40	36	8	9	55	168/88A	36	26	S	168	66.1	86	33.9	67	26.4	92	36.2	Natural Waist / Frock
4 S	38	10	42	38	10	11	55	170/92A	38	28	S	170	66.9	90	35.4	71	28	96	37.8	Empire / Fit-and-Flare
6 M	40	12	44	40	12	13	66	172/96A	40	30	M	172	67.7	94	37	75	29.5	100	39.4	Natural Waist / Evening Gown
8 M	42	14	46	42	14	15	66	173/100A	42	32	M	173	68.1	98	38.6	79	31.1	104	40.9	Drop-Waist / Shift
10 L	44	16	48	44	16	17	77	175/104A	44	34	L	175	68.9	102	40.2	83	32.7	108	42.5	Natural Waist / Wrap Gown
12 L	46	18	50	46	18	19	77	175/108A	46	36	L	175	68.9	107	42.1	88	34.6	113	44.5	Natural Waist / Frock
14 XL	48	20	52	48	20	21	88	175/112A	48	38	XL	175	68.9	112	44.1	93	36.6	118	46.5	Empire / Flowing Gown
16 XL	50	22	54	50	22	23	88	175/116A	50	40	XL	175	68.9	117	46.1	98	38.6	123	48.4	Natural Waist / Shift
18 2XL	52	24	56	52	24	25	99	175/120A	52	42	2XL	175	68.9	122	48	103	40.6	128	50.4	Relaxed / A-Line Frock
20 2XL	54	26	58	54	26	27	99	175/124A	54	44	2XL	175	68.9	127	50	108	42.5	133	52.4	Natural Waist / Plus Gown

* Sizing can vary significantly between international brands and regional manufacturers. Use this matrix as a baseline reference for standard proportional conversions.

Interpreting Women’s Dress Dimensions

Standardizing women’s dresses and formal gowns requires correlating regional size labels with precise physical body dimensions, including height proportions, bust contours, waist shaping, and hip flares measured in centimeters ( $\text{cm}$ ) and inches ( $\text{in}$ ). Because garment fit depends on accommodating diverse body shapes and silhouette designs, sizing spans across global standards including US, UK, European, French, Italian, Australian, Japanese, South Korean, Brazilian, and Mexican formats.

When utilizing this matrix for apparel selection or international size conversion, cross-reference your required dress style or silhouette cut against the listed metric and imperial measurements to ensure an elegant, well-contoured fit.

Indexed Sizing Tiers & Dimensions

00 XSSize

Height: 160 cm (63 in), Bust: 78 cm (30.7 in), Waist: 60 cm (23.6 in), Hip: 84 cm (33.1 in), Style: Petite / Fitted Bodycon mapping for US size 00 XS

Symbol: 00 XSBase Value: 78

0 XSSize

Height: 165 cm (65 in), Bust: 82 cm (32.3 in), Waist: 63 cm (24.8 in), Hip: 88 cm (34.6 in), Style: Natural Waist / Shift mapping for US size 0 XS

Symbol: 0 XSBase Value: 82

2 SSize

Height: 168 cm (66.1 in), Bust: 86 cm (33.9 in), Waist: 67 cm (26.4 in), Hip: 92 cm (36.2 in), Style: Natural Waist / Frock mapping for US size 2 S

Symbol: 2 SBase Value: 86

4 SSize

Height: 170 cm (66.9 in), Bust: 90 cm (35.4 in), Waist: 71 cm (28 in), Hip: 96 cm (37.8 in), Style: Empire / Fit-and-Flare mapping for US size 4 S

Symbol: 4 SBase Value: 90

6 MSize

Height: 172 cm (67.7 in), Bust: 94 cm (37 in), Waist: 75 cm (29.5 in), Hip: 100 cm (39.4 in), Style: Natural Waist / Evening Gown mapping for US size 6 M

Symbol: 6 MBase Value: 94

8 MSize

Height: 173 cm (68.1 in), Bust: 98 cm (38.6 in), Waist: 79 cm (31.1 in), Hip: 104 cm (40.9 in), Style: Drop-Waist / Shift mapping for US size 8 M

Symbol: 8 MBase Value: 98

10 LSize

Height: 175 cm (68.9 in), Bust: 102 cm (40.2 in), Waist: 83 cm (32.7 in), Hip: 108 cm (42.5 in), Style: Natural Waist / Wrap Gown mapping for US size 10 L

Symbol: 10 LBase Value: 102

12 LSize

Height: 175 cm (68.9 in), Bust: 107 cm (42.1 in), Waist: 88 cm (34.6 in), Hip: 113 cm (44.5 in), Style: Natural Waist / Frock mapping for US size 12 L

Symbol: 12 LBase Value: 107

14 XLSize

Height: 175 cm (68.9 in), Bust: 112 cm (44.1 in), Waist: 93 cm (36.6 in), Hip: 118 cm (46.5 in), Style: Empire / Flowing Gown mapping for US size 14 XL

Symbol: 14 XLBase Value: 112

16 XLSize

Height: 175 cm (68.9 in), Bust: 117 cm (46.1 in), Waist: 98 cm (38.6 in), Hip: 123 cm (48.4 in), Style: Natural Waist / Shift mapping for US size 16 XL

Symbol: 16 XLBase Value: 117

18 2XLSize

Height: 175 cm (68.9 in), Bust: 122 cm (48 in), Waist: 103 cm (40.6 in), Hip: 128 cm (50.4 in), Style: Relaxed / A-Line Frock mapping for US size 18 2XL

Symbol: 18 2XLBase Value: 122

20 2XLSize

Height: 175 cm (68.9 in), Bust: 127 cm (50 in), Waist: 108 cm (42.5 in), Hip: 133 cm (52.4 in), Style: Natural Waist / Plus Gown mapping for US size 20 2XL

Symbol: 20 2XLBase Value: 127