When buying clothes in large stores, sometimes you wonder how you can determine your clothing size? Only an experienced clothing retailer can immediately find the right size option. The difficulty lies in the purchase of clothing abroad, in stocks or online stores with supplies from other countries. Different countries may have their own designations on clothes. Tables of conformity of sizes of men's, women's, and children's clothes are in most cases posted on websites or on the walls of stock stores. According to them, you can determine the size that is needed.
How to find out your size of women's clothing?
Domestic designations of women's clothing are based on such an indicator as half-circumference of the chest. This system is adopted in Russia and the CIS countries. That is, if according to measurements the girth of the chest is 92 cm, then the corresponding clothing size will be the 46th. It is customary to indicate three parameters on the tags of clothes made in Russia. The first indicates the growth, the second - the volume of the chest, the third - the volume of the hips. It is worth remembering that if the height is 165 cm, then this clothing can suit a woman whose height is in the range of 162-168 cm.
Sometimes, when choosing the upper part of clothing (blouses, jackets, jackets), there is a need for other dimensions. The same is necessary when choosing dresses. It is necessary to take into account the volume of the waist and hips, as they may not correspond to the volume of the chest. Owners of a non-standard figure are difficult to pick up ready-made clothes in stores, so they often have to use the services of tailors. The same goes for women with short stature. All clothing for them needs refinement.
Table Sizing
To quickly calculate the required size, a table of sizes of women's clothing was invented. How to determine your size from it? The table contains measurements that correspond to a specific size. There are eight of them:
- chest girth;
- hip girth;
- waist circumference
- hips height;
- shoulder width;
- girth of the wrist;
- arm length to the wrist;
- girth of the neck.
The standard height is 164–168 cm. For owners of higher growth, the sizes from this table are also suitable. Clothing manufacturers often make models that are designed for tall girls. Usually this applies to trousers, since it is in this type of clothing that growth matters. In this case, the growth is indicated on the tag.
Chest circumference
To obtain a reliable measurement result, you need to carry out in light clothing, with the help of a second person.
It is necessary to take a natural posture, and the person taking the measurement should tightly attach the tape around the chest at its protruding points. When receiving an intermediate result, the size should be selected in the direction of increasing. That is, if after measurement it turned out that the chest circumference is 94 cm, then the size you need to choose the 48th.
When measuring, you need to use a tape of good quality and not stretched, otherwise the results will be distorted. If clothes are ordered from an online store without trying on, then the selected model may not work.
Hip girth
How to find out your women's clothing size if you know the size of your hips? By the circumference of the hips, you can determine the size of jeans, trousers, skirts, breeches, as well as the overall size. Three parameters are usually indicated on the label of clothes from domestic manufacturers, the last of which is the circumference of the hips. To correctly measure the volume of the hips, you need to lay a measuring tape around the hips at the most prominent points of the buttocks.
The parameters obtained as a result of measurements help answer the question of how to find out your clothing size. The size chart reveals what standard clothing size corresponds to the measured hip circumference. For example, in a pantsuit of forty-second size, pants are suitable for a woman with a hip volume of 90 cm.
By the circumference of the hips, you can also determine which full-length group a woman belongs to. For this, the growth indicator is subtracted from the parameter obtained as a result of measurements. In total, 4 full-length groups are distinguished. The first group includes women with a difference of -4 cm between the circumference of the hips and chest. The difference of -8 cm indicates the second group, -12 the third and -16 the fourth full-bodied group.
Waist circumference
How to determine the size of women's clothing by the waist circumference? Measure the waist volume strictly along the waist line.
This option is often used to select a dress, trousers, or high waist skirt. Properly selected waist size ensures comfortable wearing and emphasizes the figure. Therefore, the waist circumference necessarily includes a table of sizes of women's clothing. How to determine your size if the waist volume is 74 cm? According to the table, this indicator corresponds to the 46th clothing size.
On jeans, the size is usually indicated 24–44, which corresponds to the waist circumference in inches. For example, the 29th size of jeans is designed for women with a waist volume of 70 cm.
Hips
How to find out your size of women's clothing by the height of the hips? This option is required when choosing trousers or jeans. Each clothing size has its own hip height. For example, clothes of the 42nd size are designed for hips with a height of 20 cm. This parameter is not as common as the circumference of the hips, but it matters when choosing products with a low waist, which with high hips can just sit ugly. This applies to shorts, trousers, jeans and, in some cases, skirts.
To measure the height of the hips, you need to attach a tape from the upper protruding part of the hips and measure to the point on the hips corresponding to the bottom line of the buttocks. This distance will be the height of the hips.
Shoulder width
Shoulder width is taken into account when choosing jackets, blouses, jackets and other clothes for the upper body. This parameter does not matter when choosing shirts and clothes on narrow straps. How to find out your women's clothing size by shoulder width?
Shoulder width is measured from the neck to the end of the shoulder joint. The 48th clothing size is characterized by a shoulder width of 12.8 cm. In the next size, the width will increase by 0.2 cm. This parameter cannot indicate the size of the clothes, since with a chest volume of 92 cm, shoulders can be only 12 cm wide For non-standard figures often have to alter clothes. Normal is when the width of the hips matches the width of the shoulders.
Wrist girth
Wrist circumference is also included in clothing size tables. It is necessary when choosing shirts with long sleeves, jackets, jackets with a narrow cuff and so on. When buying through online stores, many
do not pay attention to this parameter, since they consider it insignificant. However, holders of a wide wrist often do not fit the chosen clothes.
The girth of the wrist is measured by the protruding parts of the hand in front of the hand. This option is often used when choosing bracelets. The forty-second clothing size has sleeves with a wrist girth of 15.5 cm. For the next size, this figure increases by 0.5 cm.
Arm to wrist length
Like the girth of the wrist, this indicator is used when choosing shirts and other long-sleeved clothing. It is included in the clothing size tables so that all clothing in standard sizes has the same parameters. On the one hand, this is good, since a person who acquires a jacket of his size without trying on can know for sure that they will fit him by the length of his sleeve. On the other hand, it is difficult for owners of long arms to find suitable clothes for themselves. The arm length is measured from the shoulder joint to the wrist and for the fortieth size corresponds to 58.5 cm. With each subsequent size, the arm length is increased by half a centimeter.
Neck circumference
When choosing clothes with a high collar, a necessary parameter is the girth of the neck. When you know options such as neck circumference, it’s easy to choose a well-fitting shirt model that fastens with a top button.
Compliance with all the rules of measurement will help to obtain a reliable result and choose clothes with a comfortable neck.
The measuring tape must be wrapped around the neck so that it fits snugly against the skin. The tape should be just above the joint of the shoulders and neck. How to determine the size of women's clothing by the circumference of the neck? The result obtained after the correct measurement will correspond to a certain size. Intermediate numbers must be rounded up. For example, a shirt of size 42 has a collar with a volume of 35.5 cm. In fact, the volume of the shirt collar should be slightly larger than the neck circumference, which will ensure comfortable wearing.
Size chart for women's clothing from different countries
When buying clothes abroad or in stock stores, sometimes there is a problem with determining the appropriate size. Many countries have their own unique dimensional grid, but one can find compliance with domestic sizes. In European countries, women's clothing sizes go from 32nd to 64th. The exception is Italy, where the dimensional grid begins with the 36th size, and ends with the 68th. Italian clothing may also have tags with Roman numerals. Sizes in England also differ from European ones and are presented in two versions: from the 4th to the 36th and from the 30th to the 62nd.
Many clothing manufacturers, in addition to the size adopted in their country, also indicate the international size. The grid of international sizes is presented in the form of large Latin letters, which are recognizable in any country in the world. The smallest international size, which corresponds to the 38th in the domestic system, is designated XXS, then comes XS, then just S, L, M. All sizes after M, that is, the 44th, are indicated by the letter L with the required number of X (up to four ) in front of her. The largest international size in the table is designated as 5XL. These designations can often be found on t-shirts, shorts, knitwear and underwear, except for bras. Accepting such a system of sizes, the supplier will not need to select the appropriate size for buyers from around the world.
The American size grid starts from scratch, which corresponds to the domestic 38th size. Next to zero will be the second size and so on. Almost all dimensional grids have a step of two units.
Imports from Japan can also be found on the domestic market, so it will be useful to know the Japanese sizes of women's clothing. How to find out your clothing size? It will help determine the size matching table, from which it can be seen that the smallest, 3rd size of women's clothing corresponds to the 38th domestic. The step in the Japanese grid is also two units, i.e. the next size is the 5th
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