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Buying clothes abroad can turn into a real problem: in various producing countries - two different systems the size designation, and the Russian 46th, for example, in the United States is referred to as the 12th dimension, and in Europe - as the 40th. That is why, ordering the catalog fashionable dress or going shopping abroad, you need to know about the different sized engines.

In developing the system notation size clothing manufacturers are guided by several key indicators - growth, chest, thigh girth. The most convenient is the European system sizes - standard EN 13402, as a unit which utilizes centimeters. The dimensions in this case are marked not numbers, and letters - XS (eXtra small - very small), S (small - small), M (medium - medium), L (large - large), XL (eXtra Large - very large) XXL (eXtra eXtra Large - super-large). Dimensions to EN 13402 easy to correlate with the size of clothes, adopted in Russia: XS corresponds to the size of the 42-th, S - 44 th, M - 46 th and so on.

Even without knowing your clothing size, define it simply: each size provides for certain growth and girth of the chest and hips. To determine the ratio and find your size, you can use the following table clothing sizes:

The letter designations for adopted many European brands, clothes that are sold in Russia - for example, Mango, Oggi, H & M, Topshop.

In Russia, most of Europe, the US and UK, there are different designations for the system. Therefore, going to buy clothes in the United States or Europe, it is necessary to find out in advance the ratio of Russian, American and European clothing sizes.

Sweaters and sweatshirts

To indicate the size sweaters and blouses in Europe and the United States uses a different labeling, although the size of Russia and sweaters and blouses, and other clothing designated by the same.

Size jeans

Standard notation system size does not fit jeans. The main parameters to determine the size of jeans are waist circumference, height and length of the internal / stepper seams. Depending on these parameters the size of jeans is as follows:

Size underwear

In Russia and the United States refer to the size of the underwear also differ. In Russia, the main parameter in determining the size lingerie chest is divided into two: for example, in the chest circumference of 88 cm size lingerie will be the 44th. In the US, the size of the corresponding notation underwear size women's clothing.

How do you know your clothing size

The most important in determining its size clothing has the correct removal of measures. Bust generally measured as follows: centimeter tape when measuring passes through the outermost point of the chest, side - under the armpits and on the back a little higher. According to the most salient point is determined and girth hips / buttocks.

Waist circumference should be measured without tightening waist and height - from the back of the head to the foot without shoes. The length of the clothes if necessary measured from the junction of the shoulder and neck.

In Russia, a key parameter size women's clothing considered putting the chest. By measuring the chest, you must keep the usual posture and ensure that centimeter tape adhering tightly to the body of the measured line - without sagging or excessive tightening. Bust divided into two - this is the size of the clothes in the Russian system sizes. If the measurement has turned intermediate value - for example, 90 cm - it is necessary to choose the closest size upwards, that is 92 centimeters, 46th clothing size.

Tatiana Smirnova

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