Table of clothing sizes of different countries

It is believed that the era of scarcity is long over, but despite this, the cost of some imported goods in Russia significantly exceeds the original prices of manufacturers.





That is why many of our compatriots prefer to buy clothes in foreign online stores. In order for shopping to be fun rather than frustrating, it’s important to know which size is right for you.





After all, the dimensional ratios and their designations are different in different countries and for different products, as well as for men and women. Having before your eyes a table of dimensions and knowing your parameters, you can easily choose the thing you need.

The main tool for determining the required size in the twenty-first century is still a centimeter tape. If in your household this gadget of our mothers and grandmothers is absent, you will have to take measurements with a thread, and then measure it with a regular ruler.

The main parameters of the figure

1. Breast girth Russian-language websites are abbreviated as “OG”. In European or Chinese stores, it corresponds to the “bust” parameter.
   
   
   
   How to measure breast girth? You can do it yourself, but the most accurate result will be if someone else makes the measurement, since the assistant will be able to control the parallel tape to the floor along the entire circumference of the body.
   
   Wrap the measuring tape around the chest, placing it under the arms. At the same time, it should pass along the most protruding points of the chest, and from the back - through the protruding parts of the shoulder blades.
   
   
2. Waist circumference Abbreviated as "OT" or "waist" in English-language stores. This parameter is measured strictly along the waistline (the narrowest place), not higher or lower.
   
   
   
3. Hip girth, abbreviated as "OB", on English-language sites "hip" or "thighs". Measured by the most convex points of the buttocks. For women who have a “halife effect”, it is also recommended to duplicate the measurement (measure the volume just below the buttocks by the protruding parts of the “galife”). If the first measure is much smaller than the second, use the second, especially in products that involve narrow silhouettes.
   
   
   

Sometimes you can find abbreviations PG, Sweat and POS. These are the same girths of the chest, waist and thighs, only divided by two. For example, if the girth of the chest (GG) is 92 centimeters, the semi-girth (GGG) is 46 centimeters.

How not to miss the size

1. When taking measurements, do not tighten the tight centimeter tape and do not draw in the stomach. This can distort the indicators and prevent you from choosing the right size.
2. If the results of your measurements do not fall clearly into size, but are somewhere in the middle, give preference to a larger size.
   
   
   
3. Sometimes dimensional tables indicate the preferred growth for a given size. Pay attention to him, too.
4. If you want to make a purchase in an online store that has a representative office in your city, then first go there and try on the same or similar thing. See what size of this brand suits you, and order it.
   
   
   
5. When ordering outerwear, it is more convenient to focus not on the standards of your body, but on the size of an already existing thing of this type.
   
   
   
   For example, take pants or jeans that sit well on you, button them, measure the distance from the beginning of the belt to the end, and multiply the result by 2.
   
   

Trying to choose clothes made not in Russia, many buyers face difficulties in the ratio of different size designations.

It should be borne in mind that the sizes in stores in different countries may not coincide on one or even several steps. To be 200% sure of the correctness of the purchase, carefully check your parameters with the information of the store where you order the product.

1. Russian
   According to the rules adopted in the USSR, the main parameter in determining the size is the semicircumference of the breast in centimeters. This principle is still used by Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries.
   
   
   
   The Russian size is denoted as follows: 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52 and so on (where the number is the half girth of the breast in centimeters).
   
   
2. International
   In the international system, size is marked with letters. However, for men’s and women’s clothing they are not the same. Female sizes (international - Russian): XS - 40/42, S - 44, M - 46/48, L - 50, XL - 52/54, XXL - 56, XXXL - 58. Male sizes (international - Russian): S - 46/48, M - 48/50, L - 50/52, XL - 52/54, XXL - 54/56, XXXL - 56/58.
   
   
   
3. English
   This size is designated UK. Writing sizes: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. The United States and Britain do not use the metric system. The basic unit of length in these countries is an inch (2.54 cm), the abbreviated indication is in. The numbers on the label can indicate inches the volume of the chest or waist, and sometimes the size group.
   
   
   
4. American
   American women's clothing sizes are correlated with Russian as follows (American/Russian): 6/40, 8/42, 10/44, 12/46, 14/48, 16/50, 18/52, 20/54, 22/56, 24/58. American sizes of men’s outerwear and trousers differ from the Russian 10 in a smaller way: for example, the 38th American size is the 48th Russian.
   
   The denim pants have their own characteristics. The size of the USA in this case is determined by the volume of the waist (W), and the hips (H) in inches, the additional value is the length of the inner step seam (L).
   
   
5. European
   On websites, you can recognize the European size by the letters “EU”. It is designated as follows: 32, 34, 36 38, 40, 42, 44 and so on.
6. Italian
   Italian sizes are denoted by the letters "EI" or "IT". And they look like this: 36, 38, 40,42, 44 and so on. Going to Italy for shopping, it is worthwhile to understand how Italian clothing sizes correlate with Russian.
   
   
   
   Most often, Italian clothing sizes differ from Russian by 2 in the smaller direction. For example, our 44th becomes the 42nd Italian. This is very convenient, since you do not have to make complex calculations and use the table.
   
   

Clothing and shoes from China are becoming increasingly popular among our compatriots. These things are no longer associated with low quality, but rather embody a combination of a pleasant price and good quality characteristics.





The only obstacle that online shoppers face is not knowing how Chinese clothing sizes compare to Russian ones. It’s no secret that the Chinese XL is very different from what we’re used to.





When choosing a coat or jacket, tall girls should be especially careful. Here you should not forget about the miniature of oriental women and, making a purchase, be sure to take into account the length of the arm.

In any case, a good online store (for example, Aliepress), as a rule, has its own table matching the sizes of clothing China - Russia, which will help everyone to determine the desired size as accurately as possible.

In addition to information about the size of clothes, which we have learned to read today, manufacturers place on labels conditional icons that carry information about the rules of care for the marked thing. So that you do not have any more questions about their significance, the editorial board. "Site" I have prepared a decoding of these useful symbols.