Each of us, coming to the store, is faced with such a concept as the size range of clothes. After all, it is important for us not only the quality of things, the attractiveness of the model, it is important for us that the thing sits well, does not sting anywhere or, conversely, does not slip. Therefore, you need to know your size.
In general, the size range is a set of all sizes of underwear, shoes, hats, clothes offered by manufacturers. The size range of each type of clothing is determined by the specific dimensions of certain parts of the human body. The most important measurements are waist, bust, hips, neck, height.
In order to take measurements correctly, it is better to ask someone for help. The person must be in their normal underwear. You need to stand straight, without straining. The line of measurement of a waist and hips passes horizontally. The hips and chest are measured at the highest points of these parts of the body.
Determination of the overall size depends on these indicators, on gender, and also on age, when it comes to children's clothing.
So, when determining the size of women's T-shirts, jumpers, turtlenecks, blouses, chest girth and height matter, when buying men's vests, sweaters, jackets, these indicators are also addedwaist, and when purchasing a men's shirt, attention should be paid to the girth of the neck.
The size range takes into account all measurements in the aggregate. First, let's consider women's clothing sizes and the measurements used in determining them. The main size is determined as half the girth of the chest. For example, a chest circumference of 80 cm corresponds to a size 40. At the same time, for each size there is a corresponding hip volume:
- 42 size - 92 centimeters;
- 44 size - 96 centimeters;
- 46 size - 100 centimeters;
- 48 size - 104 centimeters;
- 50 size - 108 centimeters;
- 52 size - 112 centimeters;
- 54 size - 116 centimeters;
- 58 size - 120 centimeters;
- 60 size - 124 centimeters;
- 62 size - 128 centimeters.
In addition, there are some peculiarities in determining the size of bras. To choose the most suitable one, in addition to the chest circumference, you also need to measure the circumference under the bust. The second indicator will determine the volume of the bra itself, which is indicated by numbers on the tags. The difference between the two measures determines the fullness of the cup, denoted by a Latin letter: it changes every 2 additional centimeters of volume, starting from 12 centimeters.
Men's size range is based on half bust for tops and half hips for trousers.
The size ranges of different countries are somewhat different. Thus, American men's clothing lags behind Russian by 8 points up to size 50, after - by 10points. For women's clothing, this figure corresponds to 38. For example, a size 44 for a men's sweater in Russia corresponds to a size 36 in the US, and a size 44 for a women's blouse corresponds to the sixth US size. With European sizes, this difference is 6 points. There is also an alphabetic, international, designation of the size range.
Women's sizes:
- 38 XXS
- 40 XS
- 42 S
- 44 – 46 M
- 48 – 50 L
- 52 – 54 XL
- 56 XXL
- 58 – 62 XXXL
Men's sizes:
- 44 – 46 S
- 48 – 50 M
- 52 – 54 L
- 56 – 58 XL
- 60 – 62 XXL
- 64 – 70 XXXL
Determining the size of a child has its own characteristics. Most manufacturers build the size range of children's clothing based on the height of the child and starting from the average for each age, that is, the height of the child is equal to the size indicated on the label of his clothes. This is the most common size range, although other size designations are also often used, for example, in the USA, height is indicated not by centimeters, but by inches. Therefore, when buying clothes for a child, you should pay attention to the age indicated on the tag. In most cases, manufacturers indicate it along with the accepted size.
