Matching women's clothing sizes: American, European, Russian mesh

Nowadays, more and more clothes are bought without fitting. For example, via the Internet, by phone, by catalog. In addition, I so want to bring something to my mother, sister, friend from abroad. However, a serious problem arises: how to determine the conformity of the sizes of women's clothing in such a way that the thing does not have to be replaced or redone?

It’s one thing - an atelier, where all the features of your figure will be taken into account, and quite another - a market or a store. How many times have you heard from sellers who really want to sell goods as soon as possible : "These are small sizes. Take it, take it just on your figure, it stretches well," and so on. How to be in order to clearly determine the conformity of sizes? There are a great many women's clothing on the market. How not to get into a mess and not throw money away?

A system has long been functioning in Russia that does not coincide with either the American or the European one. The grid of clothing sizes in Russia uses the half-circumference of the chest as the main parameter. So, if by the standards you get 92 cm, it means that you are wearing size 46 (92: 2). However, few have a standard figure: one person has narrow hips, the other has wide hips. The same thing with growth, with a semi-girth of the arm, with the length of the sleeve or leg. Therefore, it is necessary to know the size of women's clothing according to the standards of different countries. For example, Chinese goods most often have letter designations. And the European sizes do not coincide with the American.

First measure. You will need data such as half-circumference of the chest, waist and hips. Separately measure the length of the sleeve and leg. The approximate correspondence of the sizes of women's clothing between Russian and international lettering is presented in the table.

However, one should take into account the quality of the material, and the cut, and the individual characteristics of the figure. Many manufacturers present their plates, which indicate the size parameters of women's clothing. Unfortunately, such data is not always found on the website or on the tag. From experience, we can say that German manufacturers tend to sew "with a margin." Among tailors there is even an opinion that if you remove patterns and patterns from fashion magazines in Germany ("Diana", "Burda Moden"), then you should take one size smaller than ours. The same goes for finished things. The conformity of sizes of women's clothing by Russian and European standards can be determined by subtracting 6 from "our" half-circumference of the chest. The German or French 40th is the Russian 46th, and their 42nd is equal to the domestic 48th.

Otherwise, the situation is with outfits from the United States or Britain. There is a different match. The sizes of women's clothing, as well as manufacturers, there are many. It will be easiest to present the grid in this way: Russian sizes: 40, 42, 44, and so on. European - subtract 6. American and English differ from each other by 2, that is, in the USA the 4th size is the same as in the UK - the 6th. But from European - 30 and 28, respectively. Consequently, the American 4th will be English 6th, in Europe 34th, and in Russia 40th in size.

Therefore, when purchasing clothes from catalogs on the Internet or ordering through friends, you need to remember these differences. In addition, in some countries there are separate measurements for jackets and coats. Of great importance are the patterns and style of a manufacturer. For example, Danish clothing is often loose and spacious. Therefore, if you want to wear a sweater or dress that would emphasize the figure, you will have to choose one size, or even two, less. It is worth paying attention to the reviews of other customers. As a rule, they write about whether the size that they wear coincided with the goods received or whether it is necessary to take smaller or larger.