Mary Katrantzou Size Guide: Does It Run True To Size?

Mary Katrantzou sizes in UK, states no sizing correction, and publishes a conversion chart rather than garment measurements. In practice that means one thing for most buyers: order your usual UK size. What follows is the detail behind that, and the two places where the cut changes how a piece sits.

Does Mary Katrantzou run true to size?

Yes. The house does not tell you to size up and it does not tell you to size down. Nowhere on its product pages is there a sizing instruction of any kind, only a pointer to the size chart. When a brand publishes no correction, the correct reading is that the garment is cut to the standard it names, and here that standard is UK.

The model on the brand’s own product photography stands 178cm and wears a UK 8, which is a useful anchor when you are judging length from a photograph.

The conversion chart

The house publishes an international chart running from a UK 6 through to a UK 24. The conversions are regular, so you can extend them in either direction.

Letter sizes and where they sit

Some pieces, mostly the jersey styles and the swimwear, are cut in letter sizes instead. On the house chart that run spans a UK 6 at XS through to a UK 24 at XXL. If you normally take a UK 8 and the piece only comes in letters, XS to S is your range.

The two places the cut matters

Fabric changes the fit here more than the label does.

• Jersey and satin. The twisted jersey pieces are cut to hold the body closely, and that is the intended line rather than a small make. If you want room through the waist, this is the group to think twice about.
• Linen, cotton poplin and broderie. These carry noticeably more ease. A full skirt on a cotton style will read looser than the same nominal size in jersey.

Swimwear and the pareo styles are the exception to all of it. The pareos are cut as one size and tie to fit.

Buying from Luxury Shoes

Every Mary Katrantzou product page at Luxury Handbags carries the UK ladder, the model’s height and the size she wears, so you can check the two together before ordering. Start with the Mary Katrantzou collection, and go straight to designer dresses and beachwear.

If you are still deciding whether the label is for you, read who is Mary Katrantzou for the background on how she builds a print.