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For more information about clothes shopping, please check the paragraph Culture and Leisure.

In the Netherlands and in the rest of Europe, shoe and clothes sizes are different from the rest of the world. In the bigger international stores, you will find labels on the clothes stating the sizes in various countries. If you go to a smaller boutique and want to fit a national or not well-known brand, it might be helpful to know the sizes stated below.

Clothing	US size	UK size	Dutch size
Women’s shoes	5	3	36
	6	4	37
	7	5	38
	8	6	39
	9	7	40
	10	8	41
	11	9	42

Men’s shoes	7	6	41
	8	7	42
	9	8	43
	10	9	44
	11	10	45
	12	11	46
	13	12	47

Women’s clothing	4	6	34
	6	8	36
	8	10	38
	10	12	40
	12	14	42
	14	16	44
	16	18	46

Men’s suits/jackets	36	36	46
	37	37	47
	38	38	49
	39	39	50
	40	40	51
	41	41	53
	42	42	53

Men’s shirts	14	14	37
	15	15	38
	15	15	39
	16	16	40
	16	16	41
	17	17	42
	17	17	43

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