KIVARI size guide: does KIVARI run true to size?

KIVARI is an Australian label and it sizes like one: 4 to 18 on the number scale, XXS to 3XL on the letters, with both printed on every label. Australian sizing is the same as UK sizing, so if you know your UK size you know your KIVARI size. This guide covers the conversion, the brand’s own body chart, and the handful of styles where KIVARI itself tells you to move off your usual size.

The conversion

The rule of thumb: US is four numbers below AU, EU is 28 above. Luxury Handbags lists every KIVARI piece on the UK ladder, 4 UK to 18 UK, which is the AU number unchanged.

The body chart

KIVARI publishes one body chart for the whole range, in centimetres, and each size steps up by 5 cm at the bust, waist and hip. Measure yourself over underwear and pick the size whose numbers you sit inside.

Does KIVARI run true to size?

Yes, on almost everything. The brand prints “fits true to size” on nearly every style and adds a line about the cut: close at the bust and relaxed through the body on the Jaxon halter, fitted on the Tallulah tanks. Where it wants you to move off your usual size it says so, and there are only a few cases in the current range. Size down on the Delany Blazer, which the brand calls a relaxed fit. Size up on the Delfie Maxi Dress, which is slim across the bust. The Tallulah Scoop Tank is cut to fit close, so go up one if you want it loose. Every product page on Luxury Handbags carries the brand’s own fit line, and where KIVARI publishes a garment chart for a style, that chart sits on the size guide tab.

The model and the lengths

The studio model is 178 cm and wears a size 8 across the range, so the maxi dresses are photographed at their full length on a tall frame. If you are 165 cm, expect the Saro and Marit maxis to sit at the ankle rather than the floor. The Jaxon pants are cut long with a wide leg and take a heel comfortably.

Denim and knits

KIVARI denim, the Hanna Jean, the Celene Denim Short and the Dylan barrel jean, is sold on the same 4 to 18 ladder as the dresses rather than in inch waists, and the brand states it fits true to size. Knits such as the Kendall Knit Tee are lettered, and XS to XL on KIVARI maps to 6 to 14 on the number scale.

If you are between sizes

Take the smaller size on the fitted tanks and the lace tops/shirt/" class="cvx-al cvx-al--category">shirts, which have stretch and are lined to sit close. Take the larger size on the linen maxis, which are unlined and look better with air in them. When in doubt, the body chart wins, and Luxury Shoes ’s returns run through the logistics and returns protocol. New to the label? Read who is KIVARI, then shop the KIVARI brand page, dresses and pants.