Once a C/D has discovered his joy lies in wearing women's clothing, and he decides to engage in this exciting pastime, one of the first problems that he will encounter is finding his proper women's clothing size.
Unfortunately, not all crossdressers have a wife or girlfriend who is the same size or even close enough so that one could guess the right size. So finding clothes that fit may present a rather serious problem. Buying different sizes of clothing until one finds the correct size can be not only frustrating, but downright expensive.
The following size conversion chart at least gives you a place to start.
| Clothing sizes |
| Miss or Woman's
size* |
Bust/chest
(inches) |
Wast
(inches)** |
Hips
(inches) |
Men's
size |
| 4 | 30 / 30-1/2 | 21 / 21-1/2 | 32 / 32-1/2 | *** |
| 6 | 31 / 31-1/2 | 22 / 22-1/2 | 33 / 33-1/2 | *** |
| 8 | 32 / 32-1/2 | 23 / 23-1/2 | 34 / 34-1/2 | *** |
| 10 | 33 / 34 | 24 / 25 | 35 / 36 | *** |
| 12 | 34-1/2 / 35-1/2 | 25-1/2 / 26-1/2 | 36-1/2 / 37-1/2 | 36 (S) |
| 14 | 36 / 37 | 27 / 28 | 38 / 39 | |
| 16 | 37-1/2 / 38-1/2 | 28-1/2 / 29-1/2 | 39-1/2 / 40-1/2 | 38 (M) |
| 18 | 39 / 40-1/2 | 30 / 31-1/2 | 41 / 42-1/2 | 40 (M) |
| 20 (38) | 41 / 42-1/2 | 32 / 33-1/2 | 43 / 44-1/2 | 42 (L) |
| 22 (40) | 43 / 44-1/2 | 34 / 35-1/2 | 45 / 46-1/2 | 44 (L) |
| (42) | 45 / 46-1/2 | 37-1/2 / 39-1/2 | 46 / 47-1/2 | 46 (XL) |
| (44) | 47 / 48-1/2 | 40 / 42 | 48 / 49-1/2 | 48 |
| (46) | 49 / 50-1/2 | 42-1/2 / 44-1/2 | 50 / 51-1/2 | 50 |
| *
Woman's sizes are shown in parenthesis.
** Waist measurements shown here are misses sizes; men's sizes are approximately 3 inches larger. *** Not available in men's sizes. |
Women's clothing sizes can vary widely, depending on the source. A size 8 dress from a designer in NYC can be a size 14 in a ready to wear dress. Several NY fashion designer's use a "perfect" size 8 model who is a man. Sear's is the only known company that uses a recommended national size standard. If you can, compare the measurements of any size tables to get a feel for how close they come to size's you have that fit you well. Consider finding someone to alter clothing to your specific requirements or custom make an item for a special occasion.