When buying any clothes, it is very important not to make a mistake with its size. Too small, as well as too big a thing is unlikely to be able to decorate a man. Therefore, most sales consultants in stores recommend fitting. Only here, a strong half of humanity does not really like to go shopping. And therefore, more and more women buy their clothes on their own. What tricks do ladies do not go so that the purchased item is just right! After all, they know for sure that the dimensional grid of men's clothing is different from different manufacturers. Mainly due to the fact that they make wardrobe items in different countries.
How to take measurements?
Of course, you should not determine the appropriate size of clothes by eye. It is advisable to take all the necessary measurements, but you need to do this correctly. Most often, women resort to various kinds of tricks. So, they put clothes on themselves and try to estimate the right size. Or men take their favorite item with them to the store. Just can not always help out such tricks. Therefore, it is advisable to measure once the chosen one, having done this according to all the rules.
Any size grid of men's clothing is based on averaged values and two to three basic measurements. For shirts, t-shirts and jumpers, a waist and chest girth will be enough. And for trousers you need to take measurements from the waist, hips, measure the length of the legs. This must be done in the same way as tailors.
The chest girth is removed at the level of the protruding shoulder blades in the widest place. The waist circumference is above the pelvic bones, and the hip circumference is along the most protruding parts. The length of the sleeve is measured as follows: the hand should be bent at the elbow and put on the hip, and then calculate the length from the shoulder to the beginning of the hand. This measure can come in handy when buying jumpers. The length of the trousers is measured from the waist to the floor so that the centimeter hangs freely. All measurements are taken only from an exactly standing person. It should not stoop or stretch unnecessarily.
After all the measurements are taken, it remains to check the table of accepted sizes in different countries. The dimensional grid of men's clothing - Russian, American or European - differs in the designations adopted in them. This is what sometimes confuses shoppers. Having all the necessary measurements, you can easily pick up clothing for a man, even ordering it in online stores.
Table. Dimensional grid of men's clothing in different countries
| Chest circumference, cm | Waist circumference, cm | Russia | USA | Europe |
| 82-89 | 70-77 | 42-44 | 2-4 | XS |
| 86-93 | 74-81 | 44-46 | 4-6 | S |
| 90-97 | 78-85 | 46-48 | 6-8 | M |
| 94-101 | 82-89 | 48-50 | 8-10 | L |
| 98-105 | 86-94 | 50-52 | 10-12 | XL |
| 102-109 | 90-99 | 52-54 | 12-14 | XXL |
| 106-113 | 95-104 | 54-56 | 14-16 | Xxxl |
It is worth noting that, with boundary values, a larger size should be preferred. Men prefer to wear more spacious clothes. In addition, in some European countries their sizes are taken as a basis. So, in Germany and France, the established size grid of men's clothing will differ from the Russian one by 6 orders of magnitude lower. Consequently, the Russian 48th will correspond to the German 42nd.
Not just casual wear
In addition to t-shirts, trousers and tights, women have to buy other clothes, and sometimes also shoes. And how to be here? For gloves, it is enough to measure the length of the brush from the base of the palm to the tip of the middle finger, and for socks and shoes - take the same measure from the foot. A little more complicated with a coat and jackets, but the dimensional grid of the upper men's clothing is no different from the usual. Just keep in mind that under these wardrobe items they still wear clothes. So, if usually a sweater is bought in size 50, then the jacket needs at least 52th.
However, it may still be worth it once to persuade a man to visit the store, so that you do not have to resort to all these tricks?