AUS vs US Mens Shirt Sizes
I made the mistake recently of ordering some shirts online from the Mozilla Store in the US. Of course, I (foolishly) just bought what I thought was the correct size, without realising that the sizes in the USA are different to those we use here in Australia. I take a 3XL shirt size here in Australia, which means about a 46 inch chest size. In the US, a 3XL chest size shirt is actually between 54 and 56 inches !!! As a result, the shirts I bought were like tents on me, and totally unsuitable.
I did a bit of research and found comparisons of sizes for mens shirts between the US and AUS, so I thought I’d make a table for future reference. What I found was that I should have bought a US size XL - that would be plenty big enough for me.
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cm
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87
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92
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97
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102
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107
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112
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117
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122
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127
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132
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137
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142
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inches
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34
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36
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38
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40
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42
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44
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46
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48
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50
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52
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54
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56
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AUS
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XS
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S
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M
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L
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XL
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XXL
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3XL
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4XL
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5XL
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6XL
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7XL
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8XL
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US
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S
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M
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L
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XL
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2XL
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3XL
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Source: AUS: Target Australia, US: Mozilla Store
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July 9th, 2004 at 01:26 PM
Thanks Sim,
I’ve been wanting to buy some American T-Shirts but the size thing had me worried.
Had you considered putting some more weight on so that the T-Shirts fit?
July 9th, 2004 at 01:36 PM
HA.
Well, considering just how big these shirts are, I’d have to put on a LOT of weight to fill them out properly. There’s almost enough room for my wife in these shirts at the same time.
mmm… now there’s an idea !