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clothing in local shops can reflect American, British, or Continental sizes, depending on
which country it came fr om or was intended for . The chart below may help y ou figure
out your size, but really the only way to be sur e it's your size is to try it on.
Ladies' Dress Sizes
U.S. 8
10
12
14
16
18
U.K. 30
32
34
36
38
40
Continental 36
38
40
42
44
46
Ladies' Shoes
U.S. 5
5
1
/
2
6
6
1
/
2
7
7
1
/
2
8
8
1
/
2
9
U.K. 3
1
/
2
4
4
1
/
2
5
5
1
/
2
6
6
1
/
2
7
7
1
/
2
Continental
35
35
36
37
38 38 38
39
40
Men's Suits
U.S. & U.K.
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
Continental
44
46
48
50
52 54 56
58
Men's Shirts
U.S. & U.K.
14
14
1
/
2
15
15
1
/
2
16
16
1
/
2
17
17
1
/
2
Continental
36
37
38
39
40 41 42
43
Men's Shoes
U.S. 7
7
1
/
2
8
8
1
/
2
9
9
1
/
2
10
10
1
/
2
11
11
1
/
2
8
U.K. 6
1
/
2
7
7
1
/
2
8
8
1
/
2
9
9
1
/
2
10
10
1
/
2
11
Continental
39
40
41
42
43 43 44
44
45
45
Children's Clothes
U.S.
2
4
6
8
10 13 15
U.K. 1
2
5
7
9
10
12
Continental 1
2
5
7
9
10
12
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THE SHOPPING SCENE, PART 1:
WESTERN-STYLE MALLS
The newest and grandest shopping mall in Singapore is
VivoCity
(1 HarbourFront Walk;
&
65/6377-6860
). Opened in November 2006, it's Singapore's biggest shopping mall,
with 300 retailers, plus dining, entertainment, and even a rooftop sun deck with a band-
shell and kiddie wading pool. I t's conveniently built on top of the H arbourFront MRT
station.
The excitement over VivoCity will soon be replaced by
ION Orchard,
which is slated
to open b y 2010. A co veted location at the corner of O rchard and P atterson roads, a
central MRT station below, and a tower of super-luxury residences above, this high-end
shopping mall is slated to be the be-all and end-all of the S ingapore shopping scene.
Another hot mall,
313@Somerset,
is also scheduled to open along Orchard Road at the
Somerset MRT station around the same time.
