I've tried Googling this every which wa y and have not found any useful results. Even supposedly "European Conversion charts don't seem to get this small".
My lady wants a pair of American jeans - and she told me that she is size 27.
Does ANYBODY know what size that would be in America?
A lady I know guessed it to be about a Junior size 7 - but looking at it - I don't know.
It is size 27 I guess. American size. Jeans in Russia form Usa have the same sizes. anyway, different brands, different styles. it is difficult to buy jeans without fitting them. I am sure she wants jeans that say made in USA. try to find such:)
olegnay - size 27 doesn't mean anything in the US. Womens sizes sart at around 4 or 6 - small and go up to about 22 (huge). This girl is around 105 pounds. She CERTAINLY isn't bigger than a 22.
The sizes are all different. Like shoes. I wear a size 13 in the US. Something like a size 46 in Europe.
And in any event it will be hard to find jeans actually MADE inthe US. Manufacturing is al farmed out to China or Korea.
ben2006 - In America women's sizes are all even numbers (4, 6, 8 and so on....) JUNIOR sizes (like what teenagers wear) are all ODD numbers. I saw Junior sizes in 5, 7, 9, 11.
So 5 1/2 (a woman's size) doesn't mean anything compared to 6 - which is a Junior size.
Are there any WOMEN reading this - who might know what a 27 translates to - in women's or junior's?
Jetmba, 27 is a size by waist in inches. What I did was search ebay when i was sent an a misson and I didn't require a women to help me. Size 27 is sold in the US for sure, a simple search of ebay tells me that. I thought I brought the jeans in the states, but maybe not as 27 seems to be size 4 actually my mistake...
Same size as Lena Jet - how is ya ??
Brands seem to differ - Lena usually size 8 - but can be 7 on another brand of jean. But 27 (as Ben said) is waist around in inches.
ben2006: I went to the ebay page you suggested and it was quite helpful. It also contained a link to am ebay standard measuring page. My lady just sent me a measurment telling me that her hips are 93 - dividing by 2.54 I get 36.614 inches. The ebay chart suggests that size 4 is 35.5 to 36.5 inches in the hip. Size 6 is 36.5 to 37.5. Further, for waist size 4 is 25 to 26. Siz 6 is 26 to 27.
All in all it seems best that I go with a size 6 - lengths in women's jeans are petite, average and long (tall) - She gives me a height from floor ot waist - which I am thinking is average (?)
This is all MOST helpful as already bought two pairs of Junior size 7 (SEEMED right) - which I will now take back for women's 6. And you are right - the reward is quite high for passing this test. :)
You've got to love those direct Chinese to English translations though as on the page you directed me to. Did you notice that in the description of the jeans, one line said "Incompetent folds at thighs"?
Hi Maxirat: Just saw your post - which again confuses me.
If Lena is size 8 (a woman's size) how can she also be a size 7 (which is a much smaller junior size)?
She can also be a 9 in some brands of jeans. It a bit like boot sizes - every brand seems different with their sizing Formula. We buy jeans on Trade Me - same as Ebay on a much smaller scale - we ask seller to lie Jean flat and measure across front waist band - then if it 13 1/2 that means it will fit and its a 27 - but we actually talk in metric cm - but I don’t want to confuse you more than you probably already are :-)))