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Women devote much more attention and time to their wardrobe. It is a fact. They know exactly by what parameters to determine their size in a variety of systems and dimensional nets. What can not be said about men who buy clothes either with the help of sellers, or simply choose a model 'by eye'.

In the past few years, the shopping culture has changed and people have the opportunity to shop online, on sale sites, directly from factories and ateliers, etc. This type of shopping is gaining popularity every year. To choose clothes, you need to know exactly your size and today we will analyze how to choose the size of clothes for men.

Contents

How does the size of men's clothing compare?
Size chart for jackets, jumpers, vests, robes, sweaters, jackets, shirts.
Size table of classic shirts (shirts)
How to choose the size of men's jeans
Jeans Size Chart
Size Chart: Pants and Shorts
Chinese clothing sizing system

How does the size of men's clothing compare?

S tylish clothing should, above all, be comfortable. How comfortable one feels in a suit or jeans depends on the correct size. To correctly determine it, you need to take measurements. It will be most convenient to resort to the help of another person.

For a man, the defining measures are:

Growth;
Neck girth;
Chest girth;
Waist circumference;
Hip girth;
The length of the sleeve;
The length of the outer seam of the trousers;
The length of the inner seam of the trousers.

For the choice of shirts, jackets, jumpers, sweaters, outerwear, the main parameter is the girth of the chest and height. Shirts are sized in terms of neck girth. Trousers and jeans are purchased according to the size grid, which is determined by the girth of the waist and hips. The growth parameters of trousers, as a rule, have a separate indicator.

The size charts of clothing manufacturers in different countries have different alphabetic or numerical classifications. In the international grid, sizes are classified by letter codes from the smallest XXS to the largest 5XL , where S is a derivative of the English small (small), M – medium (medium), L – large (large, large). The letter X and numbers indicate the degree of a particular size.

For comparison, the smallest adult size 44 in the Russian dimensional grid corresponds to XXS in the international classification and has the following parameters:

Average chest girth 88 cm;
Waist circumference 70 cm;
Hip girth 92 cm;
Sleeve length 59 cm.

The 44th size of the Russian dimensional grid corresponds to the international standard XXS, English (UK) 32nd, American (US) 34th, European (EU) EU) 38th and Italian (IT) 42nd sizes.

For the purchase of men's clothing, the chest girth is the most indicative, therefore this measure is considered decisive for men, along with the indicator of his height. In the international system of sizes for a strong half of humanity, the following sizes are determined by chest girth:

XXS – 70-78 cm;
XS – 78-86 cm;
S – 86-94 cm;
M – 94-102 cm;
L – 102-110 cm;
XL – 110-118 cm;
XXL – 118-129 cm.

If a man's chest girth is determined by an extreme figure, which is located exactly at the intersection of two different dimensional indicators, then a larger size should be preferred. Such a choice is due to elementary comfort, if the clothes are even a little tight, this can cause a lot of inconvenience.

Size chart for jackets, jumpers, vests, robes, sweaters, jackets, shirts.

Russian- size	International native size	Girth chest (cm)	Girth waist (cm)	Girth hips (cm)	Length sleeves (cm)	England	USA	Europe	Italy
44	XXS	88	70	92	59	32	34	38	42
46	XS	92	76	96	60	34	36	40	44
48	S	96	82	100	61	36	38	42	46
50	M	100	88	104	62	38	40	44	48
52	L	104	94	108	63	40	42	46	50
54	XL	108	100	112	63	42	44	48	52
56	XXL	112	106	116	64	44	46	50	54
58	XXXL	116	112	120	64	46	48	52	56
60	XXXL	120	118	124	65	48	50	54	58
62	XXXL	124	120	128	65	50	52	56	60
64	4XL	128	124	132	66	52	54	58	62
66	4XL	132	128	134	66	54	60	60	64
68	5XL	136	132	136	66	60	62	62	66
70	5XL	140	136	138	66	62	64	64	68

Size table of classic shirts (shirts)

Russian- size	International native size	Russian- size on the collar	Neck circumference (cm)	USA	Europe
42	S	37	37	14.5	37
42	S	38	38	15	38
44	M	39	39	15.5	39
46	M	40	40	15.5	40
48	L	41	41	16	41
50	L	42	42	16.5	42
52	L	43	43	17	43
54	XL	44	44	17.5	44
56	XXL	45	45	18	45
58	XXL	46	46	18	46

How to choose the size of men's jeans

For many men, jeans are the most comfortable daily wear. When buying new denim trousers, many people follow the simplest path – they measure the belt of old jeans with a tape measure or a centimeter and are guided by these indicators when choosing a new pair. This approach is incorrect, since jeans tend to stretch and fit when worn, which means that old jeans are no longer suitable as a reference.

The best method of referencing old denim pants is size. You just need to find the most comfortable jeans in your wardrobe and study the sizes on the label sewn into the belt. Jeans sizes have two parameters:

W (waist) is an indicator of the waist;
L (length) is a measure of length.

If a person knows exactly his Russian size, then it will not be difficult to determine the size of jeans by the waist – you need to subtract 16 from the number that determines the size. Thus, it turns out that if a person has 50 size according to the Russian table, then the size of jeans will suit him W 34 ( 50 – 16 = 34).

Dealing with the length is even easier, it is indicated in inches along the outer length of the leg. If you measure the distance from the upper joint of the leg in the groin area to the ankle and multiply this figure by 0.39, you get the height indicator of jeans in inches. For example, if the leg length is 90 cm, then in inches it will be 35 (90 x 0.39 = 35.1), respectively, the second size should be L 35.

Jeans Size Chart

Russian- size	International native size	Waist (cm)	Hip girth (cm)	Jeans girth waist (inches)	USA
44	XXS	70	92	28	2-4
44-46	XXS / XS	70-76	92-96	29	4
46	XS	76	96	30	6
46-48	XS / S	76-8 2	96-100	31	6-8
48	S	82	100	32	8
48-50	S / M	82-88	100-104	33	8-10
50	M	88	104	34	10
50-52	M / L	88-94	104-108	35	10-12
52	L	94	108	36	12
52-54	L / XL	94-100	108-112	38	12-14
54	XL	100	112	40	14
56	XXL	106	116	41	16
56-58	XXL / XXXL	106-112	116-120	42	16-18
58	XXXL	112	120	44	18
60	XXXL	118	124	46	20
62	XXXL	120	128	48	22

Size Chart: Pants and Shorts

Russian- size	International native size	Waist (cm)	Hip girth (cm)	England	USA	Europe	Italy
44	XXS	70	92	32	34	38	42
46	XS	76	96	34	36	40	44
48	S	82	100	36	38	42	46
50	M	88	104	38	40	44	48
52	L	94	108	40	42	46	50
54	XL	100	112	42	44	48	52
56	XXL	106	116	44	46	50	54
58	XXXL	112	120	46	48	52	56
60	XXXL	118	124	48	50	54	58
62	XXXL	120	128	50	52	56	60
64	4XL	124	132	52	54	58	62
66	4XL	128	134	54	60	60	64
68	5XL	132	136	60	62	62	66
70	5XL	136	138	62	64	64	68

Of course, it is very rare to hit the exact size, so if there is a discrepancy, it is better to give preference to a slightly longer length and a slightly smaller size at the waist. Jeans during the first wash can be very 'shrink' in length, in addition, the length can be easily adjusted with a couple of seams on the sewing machine. And at the waist, jeans tend to stretch, so a slight decrease will not play a big role.

Chinese clothing sizing system

On the counters of modern stores, clothes made in China occupy a very large share, so it is also necessary to touch upon Chinese sizes. If the clothes are made in China, under the brand and license of a certain brand, then its size must correspond to European parameters. However, as experience shows, the overwhelming majority of Chinese clothing for various purposes is undersized by one, or even two items.

Chinese size	Russian size	Bust (cm)	Waist (cm)	Neck circumference (cm)	Height (cm)
XS	44	88	76	38	<164
S	46	92	80	39	164-170
M	48	96	84	40-41	170-176
L	50	100	88	41-42	176-182
XL	52	104	92	42-43	182-188
XXL	54	108	96	43-44	182-188

The official table of Chinese sizes is very similar to the European system, so you can focus on it, taking into account the tendency to underestimate the parameters.