Whistles to Talbots clothing size

The short answer

Whistles 16 is Talbots L by the two brands' own charts.

Both brands publish the body bust each size is cut for, so every row matches a bust, not a letter or a number.

Every Whistles size read across to Talbots. UK sizes on the left, Letter on the right.
Whistles	Whistles builds it for	Talbots, by chart	Same label	Talbots builds it for	Talbots also prints
04	bust 30 in, waist 23.5 in, hip 34.5 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
06	bust 31 in, waist 24.5 in, hip 35.5 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
08	bust 32 in, waist 25.5 in, hip 36.5 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
10	bust 34 in, waist 27.5 in, hip 38.5 in	S	not published	bust 34 to 35 in, waist 27 to 28 in, hip 37 to 38 in	US 4-6
12	bust 36 in, waist 29.5 in, hip 40.5 in	M	not published	bust 36 to 37 in, waist 29 to 30 in, hip 39 to 40 in	US 8-10
14	bust 38 in, waist 31.5 in, hip 42.5 in	L or M	not published	bust 38.5 to 40 in, waist 31.5 to 33 in, hip 41.5 to 43 in	US 12-14
16	bust 40 in, waist 33.5 in, hip 44.5 in	L	not published	bust 38.5 to 40 in, waist 31.5 to 33 in, hip 41.5 to 43 in	US 12-14
18	bust 42.5 in, waist 35.5 in, hip 46.5 in	XL	not published	bust 41.5 to 43.5 in, waist 34.5 to 36.5 in, hip 44.5 to 46.5 in	US 16-18
20	bust 45 in, waist 38 in, hip 49 in	XL	not published	bust 41.5 to 43.5 in, waist 34.5 to 36.5 in, hip 44.5 to 46.5 in	US 16-18

Tinted rows change label or sit between two sizes. 3 sizes have no counterpart on the Talbots chart. Read from the two charts only; no formula and no averaging.

What wearers say

Charts describe a garment, not a fit. We do not collect fit reports for this category yet, so this table is the two brands' own claims and nothing more.

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Sources

Whistles size guide, read on 2026-09-18.
Talbots size guide, read on 2026-09-18.

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