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American Eagle to Madewell jeans size

The short answer

American Eagle 10 is Madewell 29 by the two brands' own charts.

Both brands publish the body waist each size is cut for, so every row matches a waist, not a tag.

Every American Eagle size read across to Madewell. US numeric sizes on the left, Waist size on the right.
American EagleAmerican Eagle builds it forMadewell, by chartSame labelMadewell builds it forMadewell also prints
00waist 23.5 in, hip 33 in23not publishedwaist 24 in, hip 34 innot published
00waist 23.5 in, hip 33 in23not publishedwaist 24 in, hip 34 innot published
2waist 25.5 in, hip 35 in24 or 25not publishedwaist 25 in, hip 35 innot published
4waist 26.5 in, hip 36 in25 or 26not publishedwaist 26 in, hip 36 innot published
6waist 27.5 in, hip 37 in26 or 27not publishedwaist 27 in, hip 37 innot published
8waist 28.5 in, hip 38 in27 or 28not publishedwaist 28 in, hip 38 innot published
10waist 30 in, hip 39.5 in29not publishedwaist 30.3 in, hip 40.3 innot published
12waist 31.5 in, hip 41 in30not publishedwaist 31.5 in, hip 41.5 innot published
14waist 33 in, hip 42.5 in31not publishedwaist 33 in, hip 43 innot published
16waist 34.5 in, hip 44 in32not publishedwaist 34.5 in, hip 44.5 innot published
18waist 36.5 in, hip 46 in33not publishedwaist 36.3 in, hip 46.3 innot published
20waist 38.5 in, hip 48 in16Wnot publishedwaist 39 in, hip 49 innot published
Tinted rows change label or sit between two sizes. Read from the two charts only; no formula and no averaging.

What wearers say

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