Italian sizes to EU sizes
42 IT = 38 EU. Type your own value in IT below.
That is a waist of about 71.12 cm (28 in). Labels run from W27 to W29 between brands.
What it means
Where does that waist sit?
The math
How to convert IT to EU
Women: EU = 2 × W − 18, US = EU − 32, UK = EU − 28, Italian = EU + 4. Men: EU = W + 16, French = W + 8, US and UK = W.
Example: 42 IT = 38 EU.
The table below uses Women’s sizes. Switch above and the EU, French, US and UK columns shift.
In practice
When you’d convert Italian sizes to EU sizes
Women: Italian sizes run four above European ones, so IT 42 is EU 38, IT 40 is EU 36 and IT 44 is EU 40. Men: Italian trouser sizes follow the European ones, IT 48 is EU 48.
Common mistake: Treating a woman’s Italian size as the EU one: an IT 42 is an EU 38, which is a W28, not a W30.
Women: IT 38 is EU 34, IT 40 is EU 36, IT 42 is EU 38, IT 44 is EU 40, IT 46 is EU 42 and IT 48 is EU 44. Men: the number is the same on both sides, IT 50 is EU 50, a W34.
Every unit
That size in every system
Tables
IT to EU conversion table
| IT | EU |
|---|---|
| 28 IT | 24 EU |
| 30 IT | 26 EU |
| 32 IT | 28 EU |
| 34 IT | 30 EU |
| 36 IT | 32 EU |
| 38 IT | 34 EU |
| 40 IT | 36 EU |
| 42 IT | 38 EU |
| 44 IT | 40 EU |
| 48 IT | 44 EU |
EU to IT conversion table
| EU | IT |
|---|---|
| 24 EU | 28 IT |
| 26 EU | 30 IT |
| 28 EU | 32 IT |
| 30 EU | 34 IT |
| 32 EU | 36 IT |
| 34 EU | 38 IT |
| 36 EU | 40 IT |
| 38 EU | 42 IT |
| 40 EU | 44 IT |
| 44 EU | 48 IT |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many EU is 1 IT?
- 1 IT is -3 EU.
- How many EU is 10 IT?
- 10 IT is 6 EU.
- How many EU is 42 IT?
- 42 IT is 38 EU.
The units
About these units
Italian sizes (IT)
Italian size: 4 above the EU number for women, the same as EU for men.
EU sizes (EU)
Continental European size: two numbers per inch of waist for women, the waist plus 16 for men.
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