Who doesn't love shopping?! Of course, provided that everything is in order with finances and free time. Shopping can even treat depression. In the store, especially in the fitting room, we feel different, more fashionable, beautiful, successful. The realities of modern life are forcing us to abandon stores in the usual sense. That is why shops on the couch, online orders without fittings are gaining popularity. This is where the size designation comes in handy.
Easiest
Buying in online stores is not only convenient, but also cheap. Although there is always a risk of missing the size. So it turns out that the correct size designation is the guarantor of a successful purchase. What matters is the result you expect. The easiest way to purchase products that do not need careful fitting. For example,accessories (hairpins, hair hoops, elastic bands or wallets) can be chosen without much risk. In the case of choosing a belt, two measurements are relevant, which can be indicated remotely. This is the length and width of the product. The first parameter is more important as it determines the functionality of the belt. The second parameter has a purely aesthetic function: you need a wide or narrow belt.
Chic and shine
There is a category of accessories that still requires measurements. Of course, this is jewelry and bijouterie. It will be very disappointing to receive a ring that does not fit on the finger or, on the contrary, dangles. But different stores have their own designation of sizes. It is easiest to purchase jewelry with a single size, which implies the ability to "fit" it to your parameters. Such jewelry will cost less and lose in quality. A really good thing is worth taking according to its size. So, if you choose a ring, it is important to measure its inner diameter, which is indicated in millimeters. On the territory of our country, the designation of ring sizes covers the gap from 16 mm to 25 mm.
But in some stores, completely different indicators are indicated. For example, in the US, the smallest ring size is 5.5. And in Italy, it is 11. How are measurements going here?
In fact, everything is simple: in the USA, the parameters are indicated in inches, and an inch is 2.54 cm. In order not to be mistaken, you also need to measure the coverage of the finger, which is also indicated in millimeters. And based on this measurement, you can easily calculate Italian, as well asSpanish and Swiss sizes. It is enough to subtract 40 from this number.
With a simple calculation, you can determine the American size: multiply the Russian value by a factor of 1, 2 and subtract 13, 8. It will be easier with German stores: they have the same size designation as domestic.
Choosing clothes
If you buy clothes, you first need to measure your own parameters. Measure your height without shoes, leaning against a vertical wall. Measure the chest circumference at the protruding points, and the waist - at the narrowest part. Hips should be measured at the most protruding points. The measuring tape should not pinch the body. The resulting numbers are best rounded up, especially when it comes to foreign stores. To measure the length of the trousers, it is recommended to take an existing pair that fits you well. Do not take the belt into account when measuring.
When buying blouses, shirts or sweatshirts, shoulder width is of particular importance. It is important to remember that in Asian stores you can rarely find a product that matches the size of a European. Therefore, relying on the designation of the size in letters will be unreasonable. Clothing size XS - suitable for fragile girls of Russian size 42; S - up to size 44; M - up to the 46th; L - up to the 50th; XL - up to the 54th. But at the same time, clothes on Asian sites run very small.
For lovely ladies
In order not to get into a mess, it is worth checking the size designations of the product with the measurements takenmeasuring tape. You need to start with growth, since each standard size has its own gap in this indicator. For example, girls from XS to S can have an average height of 170 cm. Further, 6 cm should be added to the interval from M to XL, that is, the average height will be 176 cm. For three sizes from XXL to XXXXL, the average height is 182 cm.
If your growth goes beyond the standard framework, then other parameters may also change somewhat. But here a problem arises, since global clothing manufacturers are still guided by existing tailoring standards. So, for the 42nd size, the bust circumference will be a maximum of 81 cm. And the model 90 in the chest and hips do not fit with a waist of 60 cm. The waist circumference will be about 71 cm in this case. This is the 46th size.
For the strong half
And what is the designation of clothing sizes for men? Standards suggest height for them is from 170 cm to 188 cm. Guys below and above are forced to buy clothes to order. Sizes smaller than 46 for men are not provided by the standards. The waist circumference for men can reach 120 cm, and the chest circumference - 145 cm. For overweight or overly tall men, there are clothes in large sizes, up to 6XL, where the chest and waist are in accordance with 172147. If you plan to buy the most running part of the men's wardrobe, that is, jeans, then be sure to measure the length along the inseam. When shopping in stores in the UK and Europe, it is important not to get confused, as the sizes differ by about an order of magnitude. For example, the 44th European size corresponds to the 34th US size.
Finally
Speaking about the designation of clothing sizes, it is worth mentioning the nuances of choosing shoes. In Russia, the size of the shoe is the length of the foot. The easiest way is to use a shoe insole. Remember that measurements are indicated in strokes, and this is two-thirds of a centimeter. In England, measurements are indicated in inches, and the smallest is the size of the legs of a newborn baby - 4 inches. Do not forget that in the process of choosing shoes, the fullness of the foot plays an important role. Just in case, you should leave half a centimeter in reserve, as the leg may swell. Tight shoes can bring "bonuses" in the form of corns, scuffs and blisters.
