Basic Women’s Underwear Size Chart | How To Get Your Perfect Fit

You will have a terrible day if your underwear doesn’t fit just right. A human body changes from time to time so knowing your underwear size isn’t as easy as it may sound. To keep yourself out of trouble, follow this article that we created with a women’s underwear size chart and measuring guideline.

How to measure your underwear size

Whether you are shopping for yourself or someone else, knowing your exact measurements will help how comfortable your underwear is will depend on your shape. Now grab your measuring tape and here we go!

Step 1: Measure your waistline

First, you need to bend to the side to find where your natural waistline is. Unlike your normal pants, your underwear will sit likely a little lower. So measure around 5cm below your natural waistline, this your be your waist measurement.

Step 2: Measure your hip

Wrap the measuring tape around the widest part of your hip. Also, your measuring tape should feel a little snug, but not too tight around that area. If you want your underwear to have a looser fit, you can add one finger between the tape and your hip to allow more space.

Step 3: Check the size chart

Now that you have your measurements, use our women’s underwear size chart below to check your size. We also have a converted size chart in case you are ordering from abroad.

Your underwear size will be based on your waist and hip measurement.

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How should women's underwear fit?

Underwear is not the most exciting clothing item to shop for but you will surely be in trouble if you pick the wrong one. The most important thing is that your underwear is supposed to fit your body just right, not too loose or not too tight. Here are some of our advice on how should your underwear fit properly.

• Waistband: Where your waistband sits will depend on what underwear style you prefer. However, the band should always sit snug and smooth against your skin.
• Butt: If you prefer a style with little to no coverage like g-strings or thongs, you won’t have to worry about this too much. But if you choose a more basic style, make sure that the coverage must feel balance and stay in place, with no sagging or riding up.
• Crotch: The crotch will also be an important factor in your comfortableness. It should fit not too loose or not too tight to the point it gives you a wedgie. And also, this area shouldn’t have any extra fabric, both in the back and front.
• Legs: The leg openings of your underwear should sit comfortably on your cheeks and also evenly arched from front to back.

Your underwear needs to fit your body just right, not too loose or not too tight.

U.S women’s underwear size chart

We have collected for you the U.S women’s underwear size chart below. But unfortunately, women’s underwear sizes aren’t universal, it will depend on the style as well as the manufacturers. So use this as a reference only and always check your measurements before ordering online.

U.S Size	Waist Circumference		Hip Circumference
	Inches	Centimeters	Inches	Centimeters
XXS	24 - 25	61 - 63	33 - 34	84 - 87
XS	25 - 26	64 - 66	34.5 - 36	88 - 91
S	26.5 - 27.5	57 - 70	36 - 37.5	92 - 95
S	28 - 29	71 - 74	38 - 38.5	96 - 98
M	29.5 - 30.5	75 - 78	39 - 40	99 - 101
M	31 - 32	79 - 82	40 - 41	102 - 104
L	32.5 - 34	83 - 87	41.5 - 42.5	105 - 108
L	34.5 - 36.5	88 - 93	43 - 44	109 - 112
XL	37 - 39	94 - 99	44.5 - 45.5	113 - 116
XL	39.5 - 42	100 - 106	46 - 47.5	117 - 121
XXL	42 - 44	107 - 112	48 - 49.5	122 - 126
XXL	44.5 - 47	113 - 119	50 - 52	127 - 132
3XL	47 - 49.5	120 - 126	52 - 54.4	133 - 138
3XL	50 - 52	127 - 133	55 - 56.5	139 - 144
4XL	53 - 54.5	134 - 138	57 - 59	145 - 150
4XL	55 - 56	139 - 142	59.5 - 61.5	151 - 156

>>> Can't find your perfect-fitting pair of jeans? Follow our guidelines to figure it out!

Women’s underwear size chart international conversion

Just like other clothing items, different countries tend to use different sizing systems to label their underwear. So U.S women’s underwear sizes can be converted into an international size chart below.

U.S Size	UK	Europe	France	Italy
3XS	2	30	32	36
XXS	4	32	34	38
XS	6	34	36	40
S	8	36	38	42
M	10	38	40	44
L	12	40	42	46
XL	14	42	44	48
XXL	16	44	46	50
3XL	18	46	48	52
4XL	20	48	50	54
5XL	22	50	52	56
6XL	24	52	54	58
7XL	26	54	56	60
8XL	28	56	58	62

>>> Want to know how the clothing sizing system works in the U.S and UK? Click here to find out!

Famous women’s underwear brands size charts

Finding the dream fit every time is a problem that we are facing every day. To complicate the matter even more, some manufacturers in the same country use different sizing systems. So here are some of our favorite women’s underwear size chart for you to check it out!

Fruit of the loom underwear size chart

Size	Pant Size	Hips (inches)	Hips (cm)
4-XS	2-4	34-35"	86-89
5-S	4-6	36-37"	91-94
6-M	8-10	38-39"	97-99
7-L	12-14	40-41"	102-104
8-XL	14-16	42-43"	107-109
9-2XL	16-18	44-45"	112-114
10-3XL	18-20	46-47"	117-119

Fruit of the loom offers you seamless breathable underwear made out of cotton, microfiber with many fashionable designs.

Bali underwear size chart

Size	Waist measurement		Hip measurement
	Inches	Centimeters	Inches	Centimeters
Small-5	25 - 26	64 - 66	35 - 36	89 - 91
Medium-6	27 - 28	69 - 71	37 - 38	94 - 97
Large-7	29 - 30	74 - 76	39 - 40	99 - 102
Extra Large-8	31 - 32	79 - 81	41 - 42	104 - 107
2X Large - 9	33 - 34	84 - 86	43 - 44	109 - 112
3X Large - 10	35 - 36	89 - 91	45 - 46	114 - 117

With Bali underwear, you can feel comfortable while having your fashion moment at the same time.

Hanes women's underwear size chart

Size	Hip measurement		Waist measurement
	Inches	Centimeters	Inches	Centimeters
XS-4	34-35	86-89	23-24	58-61
S-5	36-37	90-94	25-26	62-66
M-6	38-39	95-99	27-28	67-71
L-7	40-41	100-104	29-30	72-76
XL-8	42-43	105-109	31-32	77-81
2X-9	44-45	110-114	33-34	82-86
3X-10	46-47	115-119	35-36	87-91
4X-11	48-49	120-124	37-38	92-96
5X-12	50-51	125-129	39-40	97-101

If you're looking for comfort features in every detail, grab yourself a pair of Hanes underwear now!

Ethika underwear size chart

Size	Waist measurement
		Inches
XS	0	24-26
S	2-4	26-28
M	4-6	28-30
L	8-10	31-33
XL	12-14	33-35

Ethika offers high-quality sports underwear that is worn by many athletes.

Torrid underwear size chart

Size	Waist measurement (inches)	Hip measurement (inches)
10	32-34	42-44
12	34-36	44-46
14	36-38	46-48
16	38-40	48-50
18	40-42	50-52
20	42-44	52-54
22	44-46	54-56
24	46-48	56-58
26	50-52	60-64
28	54-58	66-70
30	60-64	72-76

Torrid underwear is specifically made for plus-size women that will flatter their curves.

Calvin Klein underwear size chart for women's

Size	Waist measurement (inches)	Hip measurement (inches)
XS	24.5 - 25.5	34.5 - 35.5
S	26.5 - 27.5	36.5 - 37.5
M	28.5 - 29.5	38.5 - 39.5
L	30.5 - 31.5	40.5 - 41.5
XL	33.5 - 34.5	43.5 - 44.5

Calvin Klein underwear is made with super soft cotton fabric for all-day comfort.

Knowing your measurement and your underwear size will make sure that you will find the perfect-fitting pair of your dream. Now that you’ve got our handy size chart and measuring guideline, use our Up To 30% OFF discount codes at popular brands such as Hanes, Torrid, or Calvin Klein, etc., to save yourself some extra money. Good luck with your shopping spree, girlfriend!