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Size guide

Workwear is sized in several different systems, and a number on a boot does not mean the same as a number on a pair of trousers. Here is how each one runs.

One size

Made in a single size, adjustable or not sized at all.

  • One size

Clothing

Jackets, fleeces, sweatshirts and polos. Order your usual size; workwear is cut for movement rather than close fit.

  • XXXS
  • XXS
  • XS
  • S
  • M
  • L
  • XL
  • XXL
  • XXXL
  • XXXXL
  • 4XL
  • 5XL
  • 6XL
  • 7XL
  • 8XL

Clothing, banded

Some garments are made in bands rather than single sizes.

  • XXS/XS
  • S/M
  • M/L
  • L/XL
  • XL/2X
  • XX/3X
  • 4X/5X
  • 6X/7X
  • S/M/L

Trousers — leg

Inside leg in centimetres. Regular is the default where a style offers one length only.

  • 72cm
  • 76cm
  • 80cm

Gloves

Measure around the palm at the knuckles, in inches; that figure is your glove size.

  • X15
  • X20
  • X25

Length

In centimetres, for items sized by length rather than by body measurement.

  • 120cm

Youth

By age. Check the garment's own measurements where a fit matters.

  • Age 4
  • Age 6
  • Age 8
  • Age 10
  • Age 12
  • Age 14

Trousers — waist

In inches, measured at the natural waist rather than where the trousers sit.

  • 24"
  • 26"
  • 28"
  • 30"
  • 31"
  • 32"
  • 33"
  • 34"
  • 36"
  • 38"
  • 40"
  • 41"
  • 42"
  • 44"
  • 46"
  • 46" Extended
  • 47"
  • 48"
  • 48" Extended
  • 50"
  • 50" Extended
  • 52"
  • 52" Extended
  • 54"
  • 54" Extended
  • 56"
  • 56" Extended
  • 58" Extended
  • 60" Extended
  • 62" Extended
  • 64" Extended

Safety footwear

European sizes, which is what every boot in this catalogue is made to. A UK 9 is usually an EU 43.

  • EU 34
  • EU 35
  • EU 36
  • EU 37
  • EU 38
  • EU 39
  • EU 40
  • EU 41
  • EU 42
  • EU 43
  • EU 44
  • EU 45
  • EU 46
  • EU 47
  • EU 48
  • EU 49
  • EU 50
  • EU 51
  • EU 52

Footwear, banded

Wellingtons and some overshoes are made to cover two sizes.

  • EU 38-41
  • EU 39-43
  • EU 42-45
  • EU 44-48
  • EU 46-48

Chest, waist and inside-leg measurements are not published yet. If a fit matters, ring us before you order and we will measure the garment for you.

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