How to determine the size of clothes

By purchasing a new wardrobe item, whether it's a sweater, trousers, shirt or dress, we want to make our image attractive and beautiful. Incorrectly chosen clothing size spoils the whole impression of appearance. A small thing, tightening the body, vividly highlights all the shortcomings of the figure, and too much - sloppy hanging out. That's why you should know how to determine the size of clothes for your figure.

To make clothes look beautiful and elegant, you need to know some nuances about how to determine your size correctly. Before you start to measure the parameters, you need to know that there are several tables of sizes: domestic (common in the CIS countries), European, American and international.

The size of the clothing is essentially an alphabetic or numeric code that corresponds to the parameters of the human body or some particular part (s) for which the 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 clothing, on shoes it is marked on the insole or sole. Despite the different labeling systems, each of them is based on human growth. Important parameters are also the girth of the waist, hips and chest.

How to properly remove your measurements?

• Growth. In order to correctly measure your growth, you will need help, a ruler and a pencil. Become barefoot with your back to the wall, trying not to hump. Ruler is put on the head, a straight line is drawn from the top of the head to the wall, where a pencil mark is made. 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 around the chest centimeter so that it passes through all the protruding points. To obtain an accurate result, repeat the measurement procedure again.
• The waist circumference is also measured using a centimeter. Measuring the waist, do not pull the stomach, otherwise the indicator will be incorrect.
• Hip girth. Measured approximately 15-18 centimeters below the waist at the most prominent points of the buttocks.

When making measurements of your body, spend a centimeter tape over your underwear, do not try to overtighten it. Now, knowing your parameters, you will be able to determine the size of clothing on a special table. Knowing your domestic size, you can easily determine the corresponding European or American.

How to determine the size of men's clothing

• You need to measure the height 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 girth, it is measured in the widest place.
• As a rule, the size of a man's shirt corresponds to the index of neck circumference.

Now, knowing the parameters of the male body, we easily determine the size of the clothes. Having parameters of 170 / 85-89 / 75, the man wears 44 size according to the domestic system of marking clothes. To determine the subsequent dimensions to these parameters, add 2/6/4 cm, respectively. Convenient is that the European sizes of clothes completely correspond to the Russian. And in order to determine the American size, it is necessary to take 10 from the already well-known domestic.

Having read this article, you have an idea of how to determine the size of clothes for yourself and your halves correctly. Enjoy your shopping!