Whistles dresses measured by hand: 3 pieces (2 in stock), UK 8–14, from £22.50, one of each.
Whistles has been a London label since 1976, and it is one of the few high-street names whose older pieces feel designed rather than manufactured: proper fabrics, clean cuts, colours that are hard to find elsewhere. The cashmere and the dresses are what we buy.
Is Whistles sizing standard UK? Yes, and it runs close to true, but we still list bust, waist and length for every piece.
How do you check Whistles cashmere? The composition label first, then the hand feel and how the knit has worn; both are shown in the listing photos.
Whistles: what our pieces tell us
2 in stock · 1 sold. On the 3 Whistles tops and dresses we measured, the bust ran +1 to +5″ against the UK standard for the label size: roomier than the UK standard for the size on the label. Measured table below.
About the Whistles labelmade in · 3 label photos · sizes · sources
Read from the 3 Whistles pieces we have handled: our own tape, our own label photos. Nothing here comes from the brand.
- Made in, from the labels
- China ×2
- Composition on the labels
- 100% viscose ×2 · 100% cashmere ×1
- Sizes handled, as listed
- UK 8 ×2 · UK 10 ×1 · UK 12 ×1 · UK 14 ×2 · S ×1
Labels through the years, from our photos
Whistles was founded in 1976 and was bought, with its then 46 shops, by South Africa's Foschini Group in March 2016. Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked 21 Oct 2026.
Is Whistles still made? Yes, as far as public records show (checked October 2026). Whistles was founded in 1976 and was bought, with its then 46 shops, by South Africa's Foschini Group in March 2016. Source: en.wikipedia.org. What we sell is second-hand, from earlier seasons.
Measured on our pieces 3 Whistles pieces measured flat by hand · label size against the tape
In stock and sold, in inches. The Pieces column says how many pieces each line rests on.
| Label | Pieces | Bust, round | UK standard | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 14 | 1 | 41″ | 39″ | 37.5″ |
| UK 8–12 | 1 | 36″ | 35″ | 29.5″ |
| UK 8–14 | 1 | 41″ | 36″ | 37.5″ |
Does Whistles run small or true to size? On the one Whistles piece labelled UK 14 that we measured, the bust was 41″ round (the UK standard for that label is about 39″). That is close to the UK standard for the label.
“Our UK estimate” is the size on each piece's own listing, tried on our model (5′6″, UK 8). Jeans sit on the hips, so a waistband measures more than the natural waist it is made for: about 3″ more on a low rise, 2″ on a mid rise, 1″ on a high rise, the same rule Will it fit? uses. Shorts are left out of the inseam column.
How Whistles knitwear sizes against other labels: knitwear sizing by brand →
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Pieces from Whistles that have already found a home. Each is one of a kind, so none can be bought again.
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