Vintage Size Guide

What Is Size 48 in US Clothing?

US · EU · UK · USSR / Soviet

EU or Soviet size 48 corresponds to a chest of 96 cm (approximately 38") — US men's size S/38 jacket.

EUUSUKUSSR/RUChest cmChest in
44XS/3434448834.6"
46S/3636469236.2"
48S/3838489637.8"
50M/40405010039.4"
52M/42425210440.9"
54L/44445410842.5"
56L/46465611244.1"
58XL/48485811645.7"
60XXL/50506012047.2"
623XL/52526212448.8"

Size 48 Across Systems

EU/GOST 48 = US S/38, UK 38, chest 96 cm. This is a smaller men's size — on the border between Small and Medium in modern American sizing.