Shopping is an integral part of a woman’s life. Scientists have proven that, within reasonable limits, it is simply necessary, as it improves mood, vitality and plays the role of reliable prevention of depression.
Spending money on beautiful, useful things is always nice. But replenishment of the wardrobe brings special joy.
Suitable or not
The choice of size, fortunately, is the only problem that you have to face when choosing clothes and shoes. It’s good that most sellers are able to “by eye” determine whether a thing is suitable or not. Who else, besides them, should know the correct answer to the frequently asked question: "Size M of clothing - what is it?" And when shopping, all the things you like can be tried on. It will be difficult to make a mistake here!
But what to do if you want to buy something in an online store?
Expectation and reality
Almost every online shopping enthusiast had moments when the long-awaited package received became a disappointment. For example, they bought a husband a sweater and a jacket, on both things the men's size M is indicated, but one of them is disastrously small. Here it is not at all a figure or a manufacturer’s mistake. Just depending on the country of production, the designations of dimensions (or dimensional grids) change . Historically, there are several standards in the world according to which the size of clothes and shoes is marked: American, English, German, Italian, Chinese, CIS standard and, of course, international. All but the last are indicated by numbers. At the same time, men's, women's and children's dimensional nets are shared. If you remember everything, your head will spin!
How do you know the size M of clothes - which one?
Letter designations
Undoubtedly, in every wardrobe there is at least one thing with sizes S, M, L, XL or XXL. This standard is called international, is the simplest of all, and is used in most cases for sports collections or things that do not require a perfect fit.
The letter designations are deciphered as follows:
There are tables for comparing the sizes of various standards. Thus, you can quickly and simply find out the answer to the question "the size M of clothes is what is translated into the CIS standard." Then it will be easier to make a choice.
However, international letter sizes are not standard. Different manufacturers may vary their parameters. Therefore, when shopping online, you can be completely sure of the right choice only if you have already bought or tried on clothes of the selected brand.
Do not forget that letters mean not only clothes for ladies. That is, it happens that the “M” is the size of a woman’s, a man’s and a child’s, so as not to be misplaced, specify for whom this thing is intended.
Talk about numbers
Now, with an example of size M, let’s see how different standard systems relate to each other. In most tables, the following parameters correspond to the emu: height 167-173 cm, chest 92-96 cm, waist 80-84 cm, hips 97-101 cm. It corresponds to 46 sizes according to the CIS standard and 8-10 according to American.
Now, knowing the meaning of the mysterious letters, we can safely answer the question: "Size M of clothing - is it large or small?"