Universal Standard to Acne Studios jeans size

The short answer

Universal Standard 00 is Acne Studios 34 by the two brands' own charts. 7 of 7 Universal Standard sizes land on a different label at Acne Studios.

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

Every Universal Standard size read across to Acne Studios. US numeric sizes on the left, US numeric on the right.
Universal Standard	Universal Standard builds it for	Acne Studios, by chart	Same label	Acne Studios builds it for	Acne Studios also prints
00	waist 24 to 25 in, hip 34 to 35 in	34	not published	waist 25 in, hip 34.5 in	Letter XS · UK 6 · FR 36 · IT 40 · JP 5
00	waist 24 to 25 in, hip 34 to 35 in	34	not published	waist 25 in, hip 34.5 in	Letter XS · UK 6 · FR 36 · IT 40 · JP 5
2	waist 26 to 27 in, hip 36 to 37 in	36	not published	waist 26.5 in, hip 36 in	Letter S · UK 8 · FR 38 · IT 42 · JP 7
4	waist 27 to 28 in, hip 37 to 38 in	38	not published	waist 28 in, hip 37.5 in	Letter M · UK 10 · FR 40 · IT 44 · JP 9
6	waist 28 to 29 in, hip 38 to 39 in	38	not published	waist 28 in, hip 37.5 in	Letter M · UK 10 · FR 40 · IT 44 · JP 9
8	waist 29 to 31 in, hip 39 to 40 in	40	not published	waist 30 in, hip 39.5 in	Letter L · UK 12 · FR 42 · IT 46 · JP 11
10	waist 33 to 35 in, hip 42 to 44 in	44	not published	waist 33 in, hip 44.5 in	Letter XXL · UK 16 · FR 46 · IT 50 · JP 15
12	waist 35 to 37 in, hip 44 to 46 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
14	waist 37 to 39 in, hip 46 to 48 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
16	waist 39 to 41 in, hip 48 to 50 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
18	waist 41 to 43 in, hip 50 to 52 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
20	waist 43 to 45 in, hip 52 to 54 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
22	waist 45 to 47 in, hip 54 to 56 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
24	waist 47 to 49 in, hip 56 to 58 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
26	waist 50 to 52 in, hip 59 to 61 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
28	waist 53 to 55 in, hip 62 to 64 in	not made	not published	not published	not published
30	waist 56 to 59 in, hip 65 to 68 in	not made	30	not published	not published
32	waist 60 to 63 in, hip 70 to 73 in	not made	32	not published	not published
34	waist 59 to 63 in, hip 69 to 73 in	not made	34	not published	not published
36	waist 63 to 67 in, hip 73 to 77 in	not made	36	not published	not published
38	waist 66 to 70 in, hip 76 to 80 in	not made	38	not published	not published
40	waist 70 to 74 in, hip 80 to 84 in	not made	40	not published	not published

Tinted rows change label or sit between two sizes. 15 sizes have no counterpart on the Acne Studios chart. Read from the two charts only; no formula and no averaging.

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Sources

Universal Standard size guide, read on 2026-09-18. Universal Standard on TrueToSize
Acne Studios size guide, read on 2026-09-18.

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