The North Face size guide

Official chart in centimetres: men, women, kids, and baby.

Official source: The North Face — recorded on October 19, 2026

About this chart

The North Face publishes its measurements in centimetres. Not reproduced: the unisex teen chart (almost identical to the boys' chart), socks, technical packs (hip belt and torso length), sleeping bags and running gear.

Men

Tops and outerwear

Size	Bust (cm)	Hips (cm)	Arm length (cm)
2XS	76–84	79–84	84
XS	85–93	85–90	85
S	94–100	91–98	86
M	100–108	99–105	86
L	109–117	106–113	88
XL	118–126	114–121	89
2XL	127–137	122–130	90
3XL	138–148	131–137	91

Bottoms — letter sizes

Size	Waist (cm)	Hips (cm)
2XS	64–68	79–84
XS	69–75	85–90
S	76–83	91–98
M	84–90	99–105
L	91–99	106–113
XL	100–109	114–121
2XL	110–121	122–130
3XL	122–132	131–137

Bottoms — numeric sizes

Size	Waist (cm)	Hips (cm)
38	71–76	85–90
40	77–81	91–97
42	82–85	97–100
44	85–89	100–104
46	89–91	104–108
48	92–98	108–113
50	98–101	112–115
52	102–108	115–119
54	109–114	119–123

International conversions

The North Face	38	40	42	44	46	48	50	52	54
Europe	42	44	46	48	50	52	54	56	58
UK	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44
US	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44
Italy	42	44	46	48	50	52	54	56	58
Spain	38	40	42	44	46	48	50	52	54

Leg lengths

The North Face calls its lengths Short, Regular and Long, without an inch size; here they match the usual jeans lengths.

Size	Leg length (cm)
L30	76
L32	81
L34	86

Gloves — letter sizes

Size	Hand length (cm)
XXS	15
XS	16.5
S	18
M	19.5
L	21
XL	22.5
XXL	24

International conversions

The North Face	XXS	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL
Glove size	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

Caps and beanies

One-size beanies and caps correspond to a 57.8 cm head circumference.

Size	Head circumference (cm)
S/M	56.5
L/XL	59

Shoes

Size	Foot length (cm)
39	25
40	25.5
40.5	26
41	26.5
42	27
42.5	27.5
43	28
44	28.5
44.5	29
45	29.5
45.5	30
46	30.5
47	31
47.5	31.5
48	32

International conversions

The North Face	39	40	40.5	41	42	42.5	43	44	44.5	45	45.5	46	47	47.5	48
UK	6	6.5	7	7.5	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10.5	11	11.5	12	12.5	13
US	7	7.5	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10.5	11	11.5	12	12.5	13	13.5	14

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Women

Tops and outerwear

Size	Bust (cm)	Waist (cm)	Hips (cm)	Arm length (cm)
2XS	76–81	60–64	83–88	79
XS	82–86	65–69	89–94	80
S	87–91	70–74	95–99	80
M	92–98	75–79	100–107	81
L	99–105	80–87	108–114	81
XL	106–113	88–97	115–123	82
2XL	114–123	98–107	124–135	82
3XL	124–135	108–117	136–146	82

Tops — plus sizes

Size	Bust (cm)	Waist (cm)	Hips (cm)	Arm length (cm)
1X	106–114	88–96	114–122	80
2X	116–124	98–106	124–132	82
3X	126–134	108–116	134–142	84
4X	136–144	118–126	144–152	85

International conversions

The North Face	1X	2X	3X	4X
Germany	46–48	50–52	54–56	58–60
UK	20–22	24–26	28–30	32–34
US	16–18	20–22	24–26	28–30
Italy	48–50	52–54	56–58	60–62

Bottoms — numeric sizes

Size	Waist (cm)	Hips (cm)
30	60–63.5	85–88
32	64–67	88–90
34	67–70	90–93
36	70–72	93–95
38	72–75	95–98
40	75–77	98–100
42	77–80	100–105
44	80–84	106–109
46	84–88	109–113
48	88–91	113–116
50	91–98	118–123

International conversions

The North Face	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48	50
Europe	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48
UK	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22
US	00	—	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18
Italy	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48	50	52	54
Spain	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48	50

Leg lengths

The North Face calls its lengths Short, Regular and Long, without an inch size; here they match the usual jeans lengths.

Size	Leg length (cm)
L28	71
L30	76
L32	81

Gloves — letter sizes

Size	Hand length (cm)
XS	15
S	16.5
M	18
L	19.5
XL	21

International conversions

The North Face	XS	S	M	L	XL
Glove size	5	6	7	8	9

Shoes

Size	Foot length (cm)
36	22
36.5	22.5
37	23
37.5	23.5
38	24
38.5	24.5
39	25
39.5	25.5
40	26
40.5	26.5
41	27
41.5	28
42	28.5

International conversions

The North Face	36	36.5	37	37.5	38	38.5	39	39.5	40	40.5	41	41.5	42
UK	3	3.5	4	4.5	5	5.5	6	6.5	7	7.5	8	8.5	9
US	5	5.5	6	6.5	7	7.5	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10.5	11

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Kids

Little kids, 3 to 7 years

Size	Age	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	Bust (cm)	Waist (cm)	Arm length (cm)	Leg length (cm)
2A	2 years	83–91	13–15	50–53	54–55	44	34–37
3A	3 years	91–99	15–17	53–55	55–56	47	38–40
4A	4 years	99–106	17–19	55–58	56–57	49	41–44
5A	5 years	106–112	19–20	58–60	57–58	53	45–48
6A	6 years	113–119	20–22	60–63	58–59	56	49–53
7A	7 years	120–134	22–24	63–66	59–60	58	54–58

Boys

In brackets, the US kids' size, close to the age (XS (6) = about 6 years).

Size	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	Bust (cm)	Waist (cm)	Hips (cm)	Arm length (cm)	Leg length (cm)
XS (6)	117–119	18–22.5	59–62	56–58	62–65	58	50–53
S (7-8)	120–129	23–29.5	63–68	59–63	66–71	64	55–61
M (10)	129–141	30–39.5	70–73	64–66	72–76	68	63–66
L (12)	142–151	40–47.5	75–77	67–70	77–81	72	68–71
XL (14-16)	152–160	48–56.5	79–85	71–76	82–89	80	73–77
XXL (18-20)	161–172	57–63.5	86–93	77–84	90–96	85	77–80

Girls

Size	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	Bust (cm)	Waist (cm)	Hips (cm)	Arm length (cm)	Leg length (cm)
XS (6)	117–122	18–22.5	59–62	54–57	62–65	58	53–56
S (7-8)	123–134	23–29.5	63–68	57–59	66–72	63	57–62
M (10)	135–144	30–38.5	69–73	59–62	73–77	67	64–67
L (12)	145–151	39–45	74–77	62–64	78–82	71	68–71
XL (14-16)	152–161	45.5–52	78–85	66–71	83–91	76	72–75
XXL (18-20)	162–165	52.5–59	86–92	72–77	92–99	81	75–77

Gloves — letter sizes

Size	Age	Hand length (cm)
0-12M	—	11.5
12-24M	—	12
XXS	2–3 years	12.5
XS	4–5 years	13
S	6–7 years	14
M	8–9 years	15
L	10–11 years	16.5
XL	12–13 years	18

International conversions

The North Face	0-12M	12-24M	XXS	XS	S	M	L	XL
Glove size	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Hats

Size	Age	Head circumference (cm)
0-12M	—	35.6–43.2
12-24M	—	43.2–49.5
S	6–8 years	53.3–54.6
M	9–11 years	54.6–55.9
L	12–14 years	55.9–57.2

Kids' shoes, from baby to junior

Size	Foot length (cm)
17	9
18	9.5
19	10.5
20	12
27	16.5
28	17
29.5	18
31	19
32	20
33.5	21
35	22
36	22.5
37	23.5
38	24.5
39	25

International conversions

The North Face	17	18	19	20	27	28	29.5	31	32	33.5	35	36	37	38	39
UK	0.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	9	10	11	12	13	1	2	3	4	5	6
US	1	2	3	4	10	11	12	13	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

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Baby

Size	Age	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	Waist (cm)
0-3M	0–3 months	56–63	5–7	43–46
3-6M	3–6 months	63–71	7–9	46–48
6-12M	6–12 months	71–79	9–11	48–51
12-18M	12–18 months	79–84	11–13	51–53
18-24M	18–24 months	84–89	13–15	53–56

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