Diane M

A large female friend has asked me to bring her a T-shirt from London. She wears a size XXL or 3X in the United States. Can someone tell me what this size would be in the UK?

Sheila

Probably XXL. A rule of thumb is that a US number - say size 8- is 2 numbers higher here- size 10. <BR>

Bob Brown

Why not measure a US XXL shirt, width and length? Jot down the measurements, take them along, with a small tape measure. If you write down the measurements and don't have a tape measure, you must know the metric equivalents. I suggest that because I bought a shirt or two last year and found that sizes meant little, even if I did have a table of equivalents. Fortunately, I was able to try it on first. What I thought was a large might have been large on my grandson, age 5. <BR>And if it is pure,unshrunk cotton, an XXL as a way of becoming suitable for a doll in about two washings.

cherie

I was a Girl Scout (therefore always prepared)...I travel with a measuring tape that has inches/metric. British Sizes run in the large realm. I mail- ordered a sweater from "Cash's" that was Medium and it came down to my knees....Best to measure your friends preferable size shirt and measure the one you bring home for her.

Diane M

Thanks to all of you. Dumb me never thought about measuring an XXL. That sounds like a good idea.

cherie

I guess I'm more compulsive than I care to admit...After we built our home, I began carrying a little card in my wallet so that when we traveled I would have the EXACT MEASUREMENTS of our dining room tables (for tablecloths) in metric and inches, as well as our various curtains/windows (in case I wanted yardage.) When I took this card out, people were always impressed because it removed the guesswork. Compulsive, huh?

Diane

When you buy that t-shirt, double check the quality--I bought a t-shirt in an outdoor market for about 5 pounds--pretty cheap. The sample I saw seemed thick enough, but when I got home and washed the shirt, it was very thin and I was afraid to put it in the dryer.