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Many people move here thinking that life will be all beaches and barbies! Well a lot of it is, but you also need to deal with the practicalities of life. This series of articles is designed to make this easier for you. |
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Spanish Clothing Sizes
Buying clothes in Spain can be very difficult as the EU
"straight banana" syndrome has yet to hit this sector. There
are moves to make a simple European standard, but until then
you will have to work your way through the maze. Sizes are in
metric but Spain uses a different system to some other European
countries and tend to be 2cm more - so a size 12 in France
would be a 40 but 42 in Spain and in Switzerland its a 38!
The problem is compounded by the fact that many shops stock
clothes from a variety of countries so the sizes will be
different. Some international companies put the lot onto their
labels - I have one pair of trousers that has the measurements
for nine different countries on it!
The tables below are a general guide for you to use so that you
can choose items which are approximately your size to try on!
However, and this is where it gets really confusing - trousers can use a trouser specific system or the generic system for other clothes above
Again, if the clothes are imported from another European country then these sizes may vary!
Good Luck! |
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