40 the size of the European - this is what a Russian, or How not to get confused in a world of clothing sizes

Globalization gave us a huge selection of productsfrom around the world. Clothing is no exception. However, when buying imported things, we are often in difficulty before the "nonnative" standards of sizes. This article will help dispel all the ambiguity of the dimensional tables.

What are the size systems?

Nowhere is it possible to find the exact figure of the systems of clothing sizes existing in the world. We do not need this. When shopping, incl. and virtual, we come across several of them:

• Russian;
• international;
• European;
• the US / UK system.

Russian and European clothing systemsare calculated in centimeters. However, 40 sizes of clothes in Italy will not match the same in Russia, since the standards by which the sizes are formed are different. American is measured in inches. Therefore, when buying clothes from the US and England, keep in mind that this size should be multiplied by 2.5 - just as many times as an inch longer than a centimeter.

An interesting way to build an international system of sizes is the only one where numerals are used instead of numbers.

How to correctly take measurements

So still, the 40th European size is whatRussian? The first step to determining its size in various systems is the correct removal of measurements. The most important is to measure your height, waist circumference, chest and hips. You will need an assistant and a centimeter tape. Take measurements in your underwear or thin light clothing, relaxing your muscles and not pulling your stomach.

• Growth. Stand barefoot against the wall, straighten your shoulders - this is the optimal position for measurement. The length from the crown to the heels and will be the right figure.
• Circumference of the thorax. A centimeter tape should cover the most prominent points of the chest, the lower parts of the shoulder blades and axillary cavities. Be sure to place the tape horizontally.
• Waist. The narrowest part of the trunk. The tape does not overtighten the body.
• Hip girth. The tape should pass horizontally through the most protruding part of the buttocks.

After the measurements are ready, it's easy to find out your Russian clothing size. To do this, you need to divide the parameters of the chest girth by two. If it is 80, then yours is 40 size clothes.

For your convenience - this table of sizes of clothes for women

Correspondence of the sizes of the USA and Russia

Knowing your Russian size, you can easily understand American - for this use this system of equivalents.

Correspondence of international and Russian sizes

Here, Russian buyers experience the mostdifficulties, since there is no clear scheme for transferring the dimensions according to our standards to international letters. The Russian dress size 40, for example, will be equal to XS, the smallest.

To find out your exact size, arm this table.

Correspondence of European and Russian sizes

To find out your European size, you just need to subtract from the Russian 8.

40 size European - this is what Russian? It turns out that 46-48.

However, if you want to purchase the most luxurious linen - French - then you just take away from its size 4.

To make it more convenient to choose European clothes, taking into account your growth and other parameters, see the table below.

It is worth adding that Europe only recently cameto the uniform standard of the sizes of clothes - in 2004. Before that, with the size of the EU there was a real mess. For example, the Italian 44 size trousers corresponded to 12 English, Belgian 40, German 38 and Portuguese 46. None of the countries did not want to abandon their system of sizes. The struggle for a common standard lasted about 3 years, during which thirty countries in Europe gradually "gave up." The Italians adopted the general system last. Now it is easy to answer the question: 40 the size of the European - this is what Russian?

Now European clothing is labeled withindicating the parameters in centimeters against the background of a visual representation of the human body. The new standard is called EN 13402. It is based on a whole set of indicators: body size, anthropometric data of EU citizens, the international measurement system, as well as on pre-existing standards. EN 13402 implies an indication of the main and additional dimensions. The first and forms the digital size designation. For women's clothes, for the most part, the main formative is the girth of the chest - for suits, coats, jackets, dresses, jersey, blouses, shirts, pajamas, swimsuits. But there are exceptions. Waist circumference for trousers, skirts, underwear. For bras - girth under the chest. For tights - growth. Therefore, the question of whether the size of the European - what a Russian, depends on the nuances.

By the way, recently there was a proposal onthe development of a new uniform standard for clothing sizes in the form of pictograms - a 5-digit code of numbers and letters, in which for the main size, the first three digits will be assigned, and for the two additional - the last two letters.