Pikora style guide · Second-hand

How to find second-hand clothes in your size

In short: Know your size in every chart (IT 42 = EU 38 = UK 10 = US 6 = M), search more than one way it is written, and check the measurements before you buy. Second-hand pieces come in one size each, and sellers write that size however they like, so a search for one number misses most of what fits you.

Know your size in every chart

Before you search

A medium is IT 42, EU and FR 38, UK 10 and US 6. Shoes too: EU 38 is about UK 5 and US 7.5. Sellers use whichever they know, letters or numbers.

Search every way it is written

While you search

Look for your letter size and your number size, and add the size either side if you are between two. Brands cut differently, so many people are an S in one and an M in another.

Check the listing

Before you buy

Read the measurements, look at every photo and check the condition. Sellers in your own country first means no customs and faster post.

Your size is a range, not one number: search every way it is written.

Pikora asks your size once, in your country's chart, and finds second-hand pieces written in every way sellers use, sellers near you first. Free, no sign-up.

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