I tried to find conversion charts on the internet but none can tell me what a US size 0 is equivalent to in UK sizes. I used to be a UK size 8 and some of my clothes said US 6 so I'm guessing a 0 is a size we don't have here?

Anyone?

I was always under the impression that you +2 to the US size to get the equivalent UK size. So a size 0 would be a hypothetical UK size 2, not that we even have that size here. Perhaps the size equation gets skewed when it gets into the extremes of small and large. I can't fathom how anybody could possibly need anything smaller than a UK 6, personally.

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Deux hommes font une promenade amicale. L'un des deux porte un parapluie à son bras.
Il se met à pleuvoir. L'homme n'ouvre pas son parapluie et l'autre lui demande pourquoi.
- Parce que ça ne servirait à rien, lui répond son ami. Il est plein de trous.
- Alors, pourquoi l'as-tu pris?
- Parce que je ne pensais pas qu'il pleuvrait.

Hmm, yes that's what I thought- my size 8 trousers say US 6 on them, I was pretty skinny at the time, I could understand someone needing a UK6/US4 but 0 seems ridiculous. Can anyone from the US help? What are the average measurements of someone who would wear a 0? Is it solely a petite size?

if it helps , when i was a size 0 , i weighed 90 lbs , was 5'3 , nd had a 19 inch waist

thanks, do you know the range of waist measurements that would fit in a size 0? When I was a UK8/US6 I weighed about 105 and my waist was about 26" so I imagine a 0 is several stages smaller than that.

What? I wear a size zero (too big on me) and have a 23.5 inch waist.

And it's not a petite size, though some brands won't make longer jeans in that size.

I think a size zero is for someone with a 25 inch waist, though the jeans themselves will have bigger than a 25 inch waist.

How much you weigh doens't matter, just your waist.

Completely bizarre, isn't it? With a 28" waist, I fit perfectly into UK size 10, so with 3" less I might fit into a US size 0 which is generally considered to be 4 UK sizes smaller? I think the sizing conversion my be a lot more complicated than anybody can understand.

I think, also, that with sizing varying from store to store, it's impossible to lay down a really reliable way to convert. People say some stores actually make their clothes a little larger than they need to be - in true sizing terms - so that people will 'feel better' about their shape and thus will be encouraged to buy more clothes in their 'new' size.

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Deux hommes font une promenade amicale. L'un des deux porte un parapluie à son bras.
Il se met à pleuvoir. L'homme n'ouvre pas son parapluie et l'autre lui demande pourquoi.
- Parce que ça ne servirait à rien, lui répond son ami. Il est plein de trous.
- Alors, pourquoi l'as-tu pris?
- Parce que je ne pensais pas qu'il pleuvrait.

They do, but I think a lot of it is to do with the targeted customers. Take Dorothy Perkins for example. The clothes sizes average 1-2 sizes bigger than the sizes you would find at say, Topshop. Obviously both are from the arcadia group, but Topshop appeals to a younger audience rather than Dorothy Perkins, which largely caters for women of an older age. And obviously body shapes differ with age.

It's good for the confidence though when I can fit into a smaller size at Dotty P's!

Yeah, a lot of shops made their sizing more generous a few years ago. I have an old pair of shorts from Dorothy Perkins in a size 12, bought about 3 years ago. I recently bought another pair in a 10 and they are exactly the same size when measured up. A 38 is generally a UK 10 now when it used to be a size 12.

I've started taking a tape measure with me when buying clothes, because the variations are insane. With a 27 inch waist, i am anything from an 8-12 depending on the shop, and sometimes in the same shop!

i think in general tops have just gotten stupid, im pretty chubby and mostly size XS or S tops fit me perfectly (espeically from h&m) i feel sorry for the people that ARE actually a size small or extra small, what are they supposed to wear, it must look like a tent on them!

In the US sizing is pretty inflated. A US size 4 isn't small at all (unless you're tall) in most stores. From what I've heard, it's close to a size 6. US sizes go down to 00 and I don't think we're just that much smaller than the UK people.

My UK size 10 jacket claims to be a US 6. So I guess as a general rule you add 4 to the US size to find the equivalent UK size.