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Australian sizes
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:34 pm
by Swimmer.be
Can anyone give me a reliable indication as to the Australian sizes ? In fact I usually wear a UK 32, which i would describe as "Small". I thought the "smallest" Australian size is a 14, so I bought one, but I find them too "big" ! they look more like a "Medium" to me. Anyone good advice? Should I buy a boys size 14 ? thx mates!!
Re: Australian sizes
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:52 am
by fogao
Hi Swimmer.be,
You should check out the website of Aussiebum. On their productpages you will find beside the menuselection of your size, a button with a questionmark. Click on it and get table to convert (Australian) sizes.
Re: Australian sizes
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:49 am
by Swimmer.be
Hi Fogao, thank u for the info - the conversion table at aussiebum's is useful but not sure comparable to Speedo Australia sizes, that''s my problem ! And at Speedo Australia apparently the smallest adult male size is 14 which i find too loose for me ....
swimmer.be
Re: Australian sizes
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:04 am
by SpeedoMike
ordering mail order is always a crap shoot as manufacturers are not consistent in their sizes. sometimes a manufacturer will put out a line/style of suits which are inconsistent with their other lines. I actually have a size 36 from one company which is
smaller than the size 34. go figure...
Re: Australian sizes
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:09 am
by Swimmer.be
SpeedoMike I have had a similar experience with "one company" I suspect something went wrong with the labeling though
Re: Australian sizes
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:19 am
by SpeedoMike
Swimmer.be wrote:SpeedoMike I have had a similar experience with "one company" I suspect something went wrong with the labeling though
after buying a size 34 which didn't really fit, I ordered the size 36. after two tries, I gave up.
Re: Australian sizes
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:51 am
by Swimmer.be
I know SpeedoMike, these things are annoying... but u can always sell those that don't fit on ebay
But turning back to my question, does any Australian guy amongst u know whether 14 is the smallest male adult size? And if I want one size smaller, what boys size must I take ? Thx !!!
Re: Australian sizes
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:22 pm
by tylerdurden
As everyone above notes, size varies between manufacturers, and even within manufacturers.
However, my understanding is that size 14 is generally equivalent to about size 28-30, and size 16 is equivalent to about size 30-32. Size 14 is pretty much the smallest size.
Boys sizes 14 and 16 are the same as men's sizes. If you want smaller than a 14 I would suggest you try for boys size 12.
