Letter to DE clothing size

The short answer

By the formula, Letter XS is DE 30 to 32. On brand charts the most common answer is 28 (1 of 2 brands), and 3 different answers are in print.

The formula and the brands' most common answer differ on 5 of 7 sizes below. Use the brand's own number for the brand you are buying.

Letter to DE. The formula column is arithmetic; the brand columns are read from 2 brand charts checked by hand.
Letter	DE by formula	Most brands print	Other answers in print
XXS	28	not published	not published
XS	30 to 32	28 (1 of 2)	30: J.Crew; 32: Sandro
S	34 to 36	34 (2 of 2)	not published
M	38 to 40	36 (2 of 2)	38: J.Crew
L	42 to 44	38 (1 of 2)	40: J.Crew; 42: J.Crew
XL	46 to 48	40 (1 of 2)	44: J.Crew
XXL	50 to 52	not published	not published

Tinted rows: the formula differs from the brands' most common answer. A brand is counted once per answer.

The widest split is at Letter XS: brand charts print anything from DE 28 to 32 for the same size.