How to determine the size of clothes?

As you know, they meet people by their clothes. And this means that dresses, trousers, shirts and everything else should sit perfectly. If you buy things where they can be tried on, there's no problem. But more and more people use the services of remote trading. And then you need to specify the exact size, and different manufacturers have different designations. How to determine the size of clothes? Read about this in our article.

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What are the sizes?

It would seem, well, what is there to ask, you need to take some measurements, look at the table or ask the seller - that's all. In fact, not everything is so simple. To choose the right size of clothes, you need to take into account that the notation systems are different:

• male;
• female;
• for children.

And in each case different numbers and letters are used! In this case, much depends on what part of the world clothes are made, because the marking happens:

• Russian;
• European;
• international;
• Chinese
• American.

Russian is just two numbers( for example, 44 or 46).But many Russian firms use international markings like L or M. On American products, you most often see figures written through a fraction, something like 34/36.On the labels of European products they write the same as in Russian, but it does not always happen that way. So how not to get confused and determine the exact size of clothes?

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Measuring the

Before you decide on the size of outerwear, pants or underwear, you need to know some of the measurements. To determine the parameters of women's clothing you need:

• chest girth;
• waist circumference;
• girth of the hips;
• growth.

Get started with

Start with growth:

1. A homemade rostomer is best made from a door jamb. Ask someone to help you. To measure growth, we need another tablet.
2. Stand at the door jamb.
3. Feet bring together, heels should be as close to the jamb as possible, knees straightened.
4. Lower your arms, spread your shoulders.
5. Ask the assistant to mark with a pencil the level on which your crown is located, with the help of a flat plank - only to put it must be strictly horizontal.
6. Centimeter tape measure the distance from the floor to the mark. Centimeter tape should be laid vertically.

Important! On the labels of many manufacturers is usually indicated and growth. Your - should not differ from what stands in the marking, more than 3 cm

Breast

To measure it, you need the same flexible tape. This measure can be removed and independently:

1. Attach a zero mark to the armpit.
2. Lay a centimeter tape on the most convex parts of the chest, under the second armpit, along the convex parts of the scapula.
3. Pinch the mark that matches the zero mark.
4. Record the result.

Important! The tape should lie strictly horizontally!

Waist

Its easy to measure. Make one coil of centimeter tape along the narrowest part of the trunk. The main thing is that the tape does not twist and goes parallel to the floor.

Thighs

This measure - on the contrary, is removed on the widest part of the trunk, and the centimeter lies not horizontally, but at some angle to the floor:

1. Attach the zero mark to the most convex part of the thigh.
2. Route the centimeter along the abdomen horizontally to the second convex point.
3. Lay it on the bulging parts of the buttocks.
4. Close the circle, hold the mark down and see what you got.

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Men's measurements

Before you determine the size of clothes for men, you also need to take measurements, but a few others:

• chest girth;
• waist circumference;
• neck circumference;
• growth;
• the length of the leg from the hip to the floor.

Growth, chest, waist and neck

We measure the growth, chest and waist in the same way as in the case of women's measurements. But to buy a shirt, you need to know the neck circumference, since Russian marking is nothing more than a collar number, in centimeters or inches.

1. Find the 7( cervical) vertebra.
2. Attach a zero mark to this point.
3. Strictly level the centimeter around the neck.
4. Clamp the end mark.
5. Do not forget to record the result.

Two words about trousers

To determine the correct measurement of trousers, you need not only growth, but also the length of the leg from the hip to the bottom. Merku shoot better with a helper:

1. Zero mark of centimeter tape attach to the bulging bone of the thigh.
2. Lower the ribbon so that it hangs vertically.
3. See which mark is at floor level.

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Russian, European and American

The Russian and European clothing sizes are the easiest to determine - enough chest circumference divided by 2. This is true for both men and women. The growth is indicated separately.

With American markings, too, usually does not arise, they are directly related to the Russian. It is necessary to take away from European significance 10. That is 50 Russian corresponds to 40 American, 54-44, accepted in the States, and so on. To the same system, international designations can also be cited, although quite approximately:

• 46-48 in Russia and in Europe, as well as 36 in the States, corresponds to the S marking;
• clothing 48-50 European - according to the international classification will be M;
• for 50-52 - international marking - L;
• 52-54 - XL;
• 54-56 - XXL;
• 56-58 - XXXL;
• 58-60 - XXXXL.

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International marking

How to know your clothing size for men, if there are letters on the label, not figures? There are special designation systems for people of very high or very small height, as well as those who have very high weight, as well as those whose dimensions are more or less close to the standard ones.

Standard

The following standards can be considered standard:

• S;
• M;
• L;
• XL;
• XXL.

They are designed for men who have a height of at least 172.5 cm and not above 181.5 cm:

• If you see the S marking, this means that the item is sewn on a person with a neck girth of 35.5 to 37 cm, girththe chest - 86,5-91,5 cm, the waist - 71-76 cm. The width of the shoulders in this case is not more than 84 cm.
• If you have a neck circumference from 38 to 39.5 cm, breasts - up to 101.5, waist- up to 86,5, and shoulders up to 86,5 cm is M.
• When you see the letter L on the label, you can immediately say that this is a suit for someone whose neck is 41-42 cm, chest - 106-112cm, the waist is 91.5 - 96.5 cm, and the shoulders - 88-89 cm.
• Finally, there are XL and XXL,Clothing for men with a chest girth from 117 to 122 and from 127 to 132 cm, respectively. In this case, the neck will be 43-45 and 45-47 cm, and the shoulder width - from 89 to 91.5 cm.

For Gullivers

For those whose growth is from 183 to 192 cm, the following designations are used:

• MT;
• LT;
• XLT;
• XXLT.

The set of people is known to be different. High men are thin, dense and full:

• Clothing for slender people is denoted by MT.It roughly corresponds to the Russian 48-52, when the neck circumference is 38-39.5 cm, the chest - 96-101.5, the waist - 81.5-86.5 cm, and the width of the shoulders is 87.5-89 cm.
• The averages are LT and XLT, the girth of the chest is from 106.5 to 112 cm or 117 to 122, the arms 90-91 and 91.5-91 cm, and the necks 40-42 and 43-44.5 cm, respectively.
• Finally, the designation XXLT you can see on the tags to clothes for tall and pretty powerful men.with a broad chest 127-132 cm, a muscular neck 44.5-47 cm and broad shoulders up to 95.5 cm

Clothing for Giants

Growth from 193 to 200.5 cm is considered very high. And here there may be some confusion with the order of the letters. The following designations are used:

• LXT;
• XLXT;
• 2XLXT;
• 3XLXT.

This means that the minimum neck circumference for the owner of a long and slender figure is 40.5 cm, and the maximum for a big guy is 49.5 cm. Accordingly - there are four chest girths:

• 106.5-112 cm;
• 117-122 cm;
• 127-132 cm;
• 137-142 cm.

The width of the shoulders will be 92.5 cm minimum for this group and 127 cm for the maximum.

Heavyweights

For marking the clothes of men of standard growth, but with a high weight, the designations XL with the figure are used:

• 2XL;
• 3XL;
• 4XL;
• 5XL.

The neck circumference at 2XL is 45-47 cm, and at the largest - 54.5 cm. The breast sizes gradually increase from 127 cm to 162 cm, the waist from 117 to 152 cm, and the width of the arms varies from 90 to 94 cm.

The biggest people are

For high and very heavy men, there is a gradation. These are values ​​such as:

• 2XLT;
• 3XLT;
• 4XLT;
• 5XLT.

The smallest of the largest chest girth will be 127 cm, the neck - 45.5 cm, the waist - 117 cm, the width of the shoulders - 94 cm. The largest of the giants has dimensions reflected in the marking 5XLT:

• neck - 54.5 cm;
• chest - 162.5 cm;
• waist - 152.5 cm;
• shoulder width - 98 cm.

Important! If we translate to the dimensions that are quite often used in the CIS countries, it will be approximately 80-82.

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Shirts

There is a match in the standards of men's shirts. In Russia and in Europe, the same designations are used - by the number of the collar, that is, from 37 to 45. A more complex system of markings in the States - where the size is measured not in centimeters, but in inches:

• 37 European - 141/2;
• 38 - 15;
• 39-40 - 151/2;
• 41 - 16;
• 42 - 161/2;
• 43 - 17;
• 44 - 171/2;
• 45 - 18.

As for the international marking, it is denoted by the letters S, M, L, XL, XXL, which correspond to 37-38, 39-40, 41-43, 44 and 45 European sizes.

Important! Italian designations can differ from the others by 1-2 cm, and Englishmen often use American marking.

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How to determine the size of clothes for a woman?

With European and American marking, things are a bit different than for men. But the Russian - the same. To calculate it, you need the chest girth divided by 2. The difference can be up to three centimeters. For example, if the chest is 100 cm, you will be 50. It is also good for those who have this measurement - 97-98 cm. But if you have a breast 102 or 103 cm, look for the number 52 on the tag.

American marking

To understand if an American T-shirt is suitable for you, add to what is written on the label, 34. For females, there is a correspondence:

• 40 - 6;
• 42 - 8;
• 44 - 10;
• 46 - 12.

But in order to calculate your European size, you need to take 6 from Russia. Then you get the following:

• 40-34;
• 42-36;
• 44-38;
• 46 - 40.

As for the international designations, then, as for men's clothing, the alphabetic ones are used:

• XS;
• S;
• M;
• L;
• XL;
• XXL;
• XXXL.

The first one corresponds to 40-42 sizes, the second one is 44, M - 48, L - 50, XL - 52-54, L with two or three letters X ahead - accordingly, 56 and 58 sizes.

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Chinese clothing

Chinese things literally filled the Internet shops. In principle, if the clothes are good, it does not really matter where it is sewn. Only here the Chinese designations have their own characteristics.

Marking is most often used international, but the difference can be 2-3 or even 5 cm from the declared, and, more often - in the smaller side. So it's better to choose Chinese clothes for a bigger size.

Important! This also applies to shoes.

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Children's sizes

How to determine the size of clothing by growth? For an adult this is unrealistic, growth should be simply considered. But children's things are exactly what they choose. The marking starts from 50 and ends with the number 164. These figures mean growth. It is expressed in centimeters.

Important! Some manufacturers also indicate for what age this or that children's item is intended.

However, there are also direct dimensions of the dimensions - they differ from each other.

The Russian system

For example, in Russia the old Soviet system is still being used, when the size of 50-56 cm was 18 sizes of clothes, 62-68 - 20, 68-74 - 22, etc., up to the age of transition, whenapply already and children's and adult designations.

Important! However, you can find several numbers on the tag. Usually things of 18 sizes are addressed to children up to a month, kids up to three months are 20 size, from three months to six months - 22. But the kids develop differently, and to look at such notation is not very worth it.

CIS countries

In the countries of the former USSR, they moved away from old designations for children's clothing. Instead of 18 in Ukraine, 36 are put, instead of 24-48, etc.

Europe

It is common in the countries of the European Union to indicate growth. In England, the figures are from 2 to 16. At the same time, 2 sizes are intended for children from birth to the year, the fourth is from one to four years, and older preschool children wear clothes of the sixth size.

USA

The simplest notation for children's things is in the States. The labels simply indicate from what age the child can wear the product - two digits, separated by the sign of the fraction. For example, the designation 0/3 means that it's panties and baby's ryazhonki from birth to three months, and 6/9 - from six months to nine months. In other cases, the international lettering is used, the same as for adults.

In this article we told you about all the features of marking the sizes of things produced in different countries. We hope, now it will be easier for you to understand, and buying clothes through the Internet will not become a problem for you anymore.