Each of us, coming to the store, is faced with such a thing as the size range of clothes. After all, it is important to us not only the quality of things, the attractiveness of the model, it is important for us that the thing sits well, does not sting anywhere, or, conversely, does not slip. Therefore, you need to know your size.
In general, the size range is a combination of all sizes of linen, shoes, hats, clothes offered by manufacturers. The size range of each type of clothing is determined by the specific sizes of certain parts of the human body. The most important measures are the circumference of the waist, chest, hips, neck, height.
To take measurements correctly, it is better to ask someone for help. At the same time, a person should be in his usual underwear. You need to stand straight, without straining. The waist and hips measurement line runs horizontally. The hips and chest are measured at the most prominent points of these parts of the body.
The determination of the total size depends on these indicators, on gender, as well as on age, when it comes to children's clothing.
So, when determining the size of women's shirts, jumpers, turtlenecks, blouses, the circumference of the chest and height are important, when buying men's vests, sweaters, jackets, the waist volume is also added to these indicators, and when acquiring a men's shirt, attention should be paid to the neck circumference.
The size range takes into account all the measurements in the aggregate. Consider first the women's clothing sizes and measurements used in their determination. The main size is defined as half of the chest circumference. For example, a chest girth of 80 cm corresponds to 40 size. Moreover, for each size there is a corresponding volume of hips:
- 42 size - 92 centimeters;
- 44 size - 96 centimeters;
- 46 size - 100 centimeters;
- 48 size - 104 centimeters;
- 50 size - 108 centimeters;
- 52 size - 112 centimeters;
- 54 size - 116 centimeters;
- 58 size - 120 centimeters;
- 60 size - 124 centimeters;
- 62 size - 128 centimeters.
In addition, there are peculiarities in determining the size of bras. In order to choose the most suitable, in addition to the chest girth, you need to measure the girth under the chest. The second indicator will determine the volume of the bra itself, which is indicated on the tags by numbers. The difference between the two indicators determines the completeness of the cup, denoted by the Latin letter: it changes every 2 additional centimeters of volume, starting from 12 centimeters.
The men's size range is considered by the half-circumference of the chest for the upper wardrobe items and by the half-circumference of the hips - for trousers.
The size ranges of different countries are slightly different. So, American men's clothing from Russian lags by 8 points to size 50, after - by 10 points. For women’s clothes, this figure corresponds to 38. For example, the 44th size of a men's sweater in Russia corresponds to 36th size in the USA, and the 44th size of a women's blouse corresponds to the sixth size of the USA. With European sizes, this difference is 6 points. There is also a letter, international, designation of the size range.
Women's sizes:
- 38 XXS
- 40 XS
- 42 s
- 44 - 46 M
- 48 - 50 L
- 52 - 54 XL
- 56 XXL
- 58 - 62 XXXL
Men's sizes:
- 44 - 46 S
- 48 - 50 M
- 52 - 54 L
- 56 - 58 XL
- 60 - 62 XXL
- 64 - 70 XXXL
The determination of the size of the child has its own characteristics. Most manufacturers build the size range of children's clothes based on the height of the child and starting from the average for each age, that is, the height of the child is equal to the size indicated on the label of his clothes. This is the most common size range, although other
size designations are also often used
, for example, in the USA, growth is indicated not by centimeters, but by inches. Therefore, when buying clothes for a child, you should pay attention to the age indicated on the tag. In most cases, manufacturers indicate it along with the accepted size.