Matteau String Brief - Bamboo

1/2US

Women’s clothing — XXS to XXL

Letter	EU/FR	US	UK	AU	Bust (in)	Waist (in)	Hips (in)
XXS	32	00	4	4	31	24	34
XS	34	0–2	6	6	32.5	25.5	35.5
S	36	4	8	8	34	27	37
M	38	6	10	10	35.5	28.5	38.5
L	40	8	12	12	37	30	40
XL	42	10	14	14	39	32	42
XXL	44	12	16	16	41	34	44

Dual & one-size labels

Dual size	Covers	EU/FR	US
XXXS/XXS	XXXS – XXS	30 – 32	000 – 00
XXS/XS	XXS – XS	32 – 34	00 – 0
XS/S	XS – S	34 – 36	0 – 4
S/M	S – M	36 – 38	4 – 6
M/L	M – L	38 – 40	6 – 8
XL/XXL	XL – XXL	42 – 44	10 – 12
ONE SIZE	Oversized, fits XS – L	34 – 40	0 – 8

Australian & US numeric labels

Label on site	Brand size	US	AU	Letter
1/2US	1	2	6	XS
2/4US	2	4	8	S
3/6US	3	6	10	M
4/8US	4	8	12	L
AU4	—	0	4	XXS
AU6	—	2	6	XS
AU8	—	4	8	S
AU10	—	6	10	M
US 2 / US 4 / US 6	—	2 / 4 / 6	6 / 8 / 10	XS / S / M

Denim waist sizes

Waist size	US	Letter	EU/FR	Waist (in)
25	00	XXS	32	25
26	0	XS	34	26
27	2	XS	34	27
28	4	S	36	28
29	6	S/M	38	29
30	8	M	38	30
31	10	L	40	31
32	10	L	40	32
33	12	XL	42	33

Label	Meaning
25/32 – 33/32	Waist 25 – 33 in, inseam 32 in (81 cm)

EU tailoring 46 – 52 (oversized & menswear cuts)

EU tailoring	Letter	Chest (in)	Waist (in)
46	XS	36	30
48	S	38	32
50	M	40	34
52	L	42	36

Shoes

EU	UK	US Women	US Men	Foot length (cm)
41 EU	7.5	10	8	26.0
42 EU	8	11	9	26.7
43 EU	9	12	10	27.3
44 EU	9.5	13	11	28.0

How To Measure

1 Bust Measure around the fullest part of your bust, keeping the tape parallel to the floor.
2 Waist Measure around the narrowest part of your waist, usually just above the belly button.
3 Hips Stand with feet together and measure around the fullest part of your hips.
4 Inseam Measure from the top of your inner thigh down to your ankle bone.
5 Foot Stand on paper, mark heel and longest toe, and measure the distance in cm.

Between sizes? Many of our coats, blazers and knits are cut oversized — size down for a closer fit. Buying a gift? Choose the usual size: exchanges are free within 30 days of delivery.