When purchasing a new wardrobe item, whether it be a sweater, trousers, shirt or dress, we want to make our look attractive and beautiful. The wrong size of clothing spoils the whole impression of appearance. A small thing, tight-fitting body, clearly emphasizes all the shortcomings of the figure, and too large - sloppy hanging. That is why you should know how to determine the size of clothes on your figure.
In order for the clothes to look beautiful and elegant on you, you need to know some nuances about how to determine your size correctly. Before you begin to measure the parameters, you need to know that there are several size tables: domestic (common in the CIS countries), European, American and international.
Clothing size is essentially an alphanumeric code that corresponds to the parameters of a person’s body or some specific part (s) for which a particular piece of clothing is intended. How to determine the size of clothes? The size can be seen on the tag, which is attached to the clothes, on shoes it is indicated on the insole or sole. Despite the different labeling systems, each of them is based on human growth. Important parameters are also the circumference of the waist, hips and chest.
How to take your measurements?
- Height. In order to correctly measure your height, you will need outside help, a ruler and a pencil. Become barefoot with your back to the wall, trying not to stoop. The ruler is placed on the head, a straight line is drawn from the top of the head to the wall, where marking is made with a pencil. Now, using a ruler or meter, calculate the distance from the floor to the mark.
- Chest circumference. You will need a flexible tape meter. Wrap a centimeter around the chest so that it passes through all the protruding points. Repeat the measurement procedure again to get an accurate result.
- Waist circumference is also measured using a centimeter. When measuring the waist, do not retract the stomach, otherwise the indicator will be incorrect.
- Hip girth. Measured about 15-18 centimeters below the waist at the most prominent points of the buttocks.
When taking measurements of your body, draw a centimeter tape over your underwear, and do not try to pull it. Now, knowing your parameters, you can determine the size of clothes from a special table. Knowing your domestic size, you can easily determine the appropriate European or American.
How to determine the size of men's clothing
- You need to measure the growth and girth of the hips according to the scheme indicated above.
- The main parameter for determining the size of men's clothing is the chest circumference, it is measured in the widest place.
- As a rule, the size of a men's shirt corresponds to the index of neck circumference.
Now, knowing the parameters of the male body, we can easily determine the size of clothes. Having parameters 170 / 85-89 / 75, the man wears size 44 according to the domestic clothing labeling system. To determine the subsequent dimensions, we add 2/6/4 cm to these parameters, respectively. Convenient is that the European sizes of clothes are fully consistent with Russian. And in order to determine the American size, it is necessary to subtract 10 from the already well-known domestic.
After reading this article, you have an idea of how to determine the size of clothes for yourself and your half correctly. Enjoy your shopping!