What Is Sizing Like at The Garment?

The Garment runs true to size on a UK base — which, for a Copenhagen label, is unusually reassuring. Their size chart is built straight onto UK 6–12 (XS–L), so what you'd take on the British high street is, broadly, what you'll take here. The catch is the cut: the tailoring is precise and close, while the knitwear and outerwear carry that loose, lived-in Scandinavian ease. So the number is honest — it's the silhouette you need to read.

I learned this the slightly expensive way. I ordered one of their wool blazers in my usual UK 10, assuming a Danish brand would run generous and roomy like half the Copenhagen labels I love. It arrived sharp, neat and properly tailored through the shoulder — gorgeous, but a world away from the slouchy boyfriend shape I'd pictured. No regret in the end (I wear it weekly), but it taught me that The Garment doesn't do "Scandi sack." Their whole thing is the opposite: clean tailoring with the odd relaxed knit thrown in.

A little about the brand first

The Garment was founded in Copenhagen in 2020 by Charlotte Eskildsen, and it has quietly become one of those names that magazine fashion desks reach for when they want quiet luxury without the quiet-luxury price tag. The signature is impeccable knitwear and precise tailoring, in a monochrome, vintage-leaning palette designed to outlast trends. It's the antithesis of fast fashion — pieces meant to live in your wardrobe for years, which makes getting the fit right genuinely worth the effort.

How The Garment fits, piece by piece

The brand's size range is on the slimmer side — most styles run XS to L, occasionally up to XL — so it's worth knowing it isn't the most size-inclusive label out there. Within that range, here's how it behaves:

Tailoring & blazers — this is their heartland and it's cut precise. Take your true UK size for a sharp, structured fit. If you like to layer a chunky knit underneath, or simply prefer a softer line through the body, size up one.
Knitwear — deliberately relaxed and often a touch oversized. The jumpers and cardigans have lovely drape, so size down if you want them neat against the body, or stay true for that easy, slightly slouchy look.
Trousers — the serge and wool trousers are beautifully made and cut clean through the leg. They sit true, but the waist can be the deciding factor, so go by your waist rather than your hip if you're between sizes.
Dresses — midi shapes that skim rather than cling. True to size for most, though the more structured styles reward a try-on if you're fuller through the bust.
Between two sizes? Size up for the tailoring (comfort over crispness), size down for the knits. That single rule will save you most returns.

Where else to shop the look

If you love The Garment's clean, considered, monochrome world, here's where I'd send you across the price spectrum — chosen for genuine aesthetic relevance, not just because they're famous.

High street picks

COS — the obvious and best high street match. Same Scandi-minimalist DNA, the same love of clean tailoring and architectural knitwear, at a fraction of the spend.
Massimo Dutti — the place to go for elevated tailoring and refined knits. Their blazers and wool trousers punch well above their price and share The Garment's grown-up restraint.
Uniqlo — unbeatable for the knitwear angle. Their merino, cashmere and lambswool basics give you that quiet, layerable foundation The Garment is built on.
Jigsaw — understated British minimalism with notably good fabrics and a fit that flatters UK-shaped bodies. Brilliant for considered everyday tailoring.
Whistles — contemporary, clean and quietly sharp. Strong for the modern tailored separates that sit so naturally in a Garment-style wardrobe.
Mango — has genuinely nailed the effortless European look in recent seasons. Their tailoring and knitwear are some of the best value on the high street right now.
Mint Velvet — for the relaxed-luxe end of the aesthetic. Lovely fabric quality and a softer, more lived-in take on minimalism.
Reiss — when you want the tailoring a notch sharper and more occasion-ready, Reiss delivers polish without tipping into fuss.

Premium picks

By Malene Birger — a fellow Danish house and a near-perfect spiritual sibling. Sculptural, refined and quietly bold, it's the natural step up if you love The Garment's heritage.
Joseph — the benchmark for grown-up tailoring and beautiful knitwear. Investment pieces with the same emphasis on cut and cloth.
Sézane — Parisian rather than Scandinavian, but the same considered, timeless sensibility. Wonderful for elevated basics with a touch of romance.

Luxury & designer

Max Mara — the gold standard for minimalist tailoring and camel-coat dressing. If you're buying into the look properly, this is the destination for coats and knitwear that last a lifetime.
Totême — Swedish quiet-luxury at its most polished. The scarf-coats, clean tailoring and pared-back palette are exactly where a Garment lover graduates to.

Two left-field independents worth knowing

Because the best styling advice never just sends you to the obvious shops:

Mark Kenly Domino Tan — a Danish independent doing some of the most beautifully refined tailoring and considered minimalism around. Criminally under-known in the UK and very much The Garment's world.
Rodebjer — a Swedish label that softens the tailoring with a relaxed, faintly bohemian ease. Perfect if you want the Scandi polish with a touch more movement.

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