What Is Sizing Like at Eighty Seven Style?

Here’s the honest answer up front: sizing at Eighty Seven Style varies from designer to designer, because it isn’t one own-label brand — it’s a beautifully curated independent concept store in Melbourne, Derbyshire, stocking a rotating cast of European and Scandinavian labels, each cut to its own pattern. So there is no single “Eighty Seven size.” What you actually need to know is how each of the brands they carry tends to fit, and that’s exactly what I’ll walk you through below.

I’ve styled clients out of shops exactly like this for years, and concept stores are some of my favourite places to send people — but they’re also where I see the most sizing confusion. You fall for a linen dress on the rail, glance at the label, and it says one thing in Spanish sizing, another in Danish. Don’t panic. Once you know the houses, it all clicks.

First Things First: It’s a Curated Store, Not One Label

Eighty Seven (run by Amy, and lovely it is too) does its own buying, which means the fit changes depending on which designer you’re holding. Their own size guide even says it plainly: sizing varies across the brands they stock. That’s your cue to shop by label, not by a number you assume is “your” size everywhere. The good news? Most of what they carry leans relaxed and forgiving, which is half the battle won.

How the Key Labels Actually Fit

These are the houses you’ll meet most often on their rails, and how they sit on a real body:

Mos Mosh – Danish denim and tailoring. Generally true to size but cut long and lean for that effortless Scandi line. Their numbered jeans (24–33) are roomy through the hip, so if you want them snug, take the smaller number.
Ese O Ese – Spanish, airy linens and cotton with a relaxed, slightly boxy shape. True to size and often generous — if you prefer less volume, sizing down one is safe.
Just Female & Second Female – Danish minimalism, cut neat. These sit on the smaller side (their XS maps to a UK 6), so if you’re between sizes or have a fuller bust, size up.
Suncoo Paris – French, and French-sized, meaning trim through the shoulders and a touch petite. Go up a size if you’re broader up top.
Chalk & One Hundred Stars – Lovely one-size jersey and kimonos (roughly fitting a UK 8–16/18). Deliberately easy and oversized, so genuinely brilliant if you fluctuate or shop between sizes.
Woden – Their footwear runs slightly generous; if you’re a half-size, I’d size down rather than up.

A Quick Win (and a Fail) From Me

The win: I once talked myself out of a Chalk one-size jersey dress online, convinced “one size” meant it’d swamp my 5ft 4in frame. I caved, ordered it, and it’s now in my weekly rotation — the drape does the work, no tailoring needed. The fail? Early in my buying days I ordered a French label straight true-to-size and the shoulders pinched horribly. Lesson learned, and one I’ll save you: with the French houses here, measure your shoulders and bust before you commit.

My Golden Rule for Concept Stores

Forget the dress size in your head. Measure your bust, waist and hips once, write them down, and match those to the specific designer you’re buying. With a multi-brand store like this, your measurements are the only constant — the labels certainly aren’t.

Love the Look? Where Else to Shop It

If Eighty Seven’s elevated, relaxed, neutral-with-a-pop aesthetic is your thing, here’s where I’d send clients across three budgets.

High street — for the everyday version:

Hush – The closest high-street match for that easy, casual-luxe vibe; soft tailoring and relaxed knits that fit generously and forgivingly.
Seasalt Cornwall – Print-led, breezy and coastal, with a relaxed cut and properly reliable, true-to-size fits.
Mint Velvet – Relaxed glamour in a neutral palette; their drapey separates echo the Scandi labels here beautifully.
Boden – For the colour and print fans; cheerful, well-made and consistently sized season to season.

Premium — for the considered upgrade:

Jigsaw – Grown-up, quietly elegant pieces with the kind of fabric and fit that lasts years.
Me&Em – Cleverly cut, flattering staples designed to work hard; their fit notes online are genuinely useful.
Massimo Dutti – European polish at a sensible price; tailoring runs slim, so size up if you’re between.

Luxury/designer — for the investment:

Max Mara – The gold standard for timeless coats and tailoring; classic, true-to-size cuts that hold their value.

Two left-field independents worth knowing:

Beaumont Organic – A Manchester-based, ethically minded label doing elevated organic-cotton essentials with a soft, relaxed fit — very Eighty Seven in spirit.
POM Amsterdam – A Dutch independent for joyful prints and easy, forgiving shapes when you want something nobody else will be wearing.

Never Guess Your Size Again

This is exactly the headache Tellar was built to solve. We’re the UK’s leading sizing tool: measure your body just once — bust, waist, hip, or even an existing brand size you already trust — and we match you instantly to over 1,500 brands. No more squinting at a different size chart for every Danish, Spanish and French label on the rail.

Measure once, using bust, waist, hip, or an existing brand size.
Use the Store Size Lookup tool to get your precise size in any brand — COS, Reiss, Everlane, Arket and more.
Always free, no downloads needed — it works straight in your browser.

And then there’s the Tellar Fashion Hub: a library stacked with free posts from our top stylists. Honest, unbiased, independent and always free — style advice, top picks and best brands, all in one place.

A few of my favourites to read next:

Stop guessing. Start knowing.

Match your body to 1,500+ brands in seconds — free,