Ways of trying on clothes on the Internet: choosing the best one. Body type also matters. My chest is my dignity
At all times and in all countries, a person is greeted by his clothes. And only they see off the mind. Even in America, where people don't fixate on their own appearance(except for Hollywood stars and representatives of show business). Any meeting, let alone acquaintance, begins with a fleeting "inspection" of a vis-a-vis and putting your own label on him: friend or foe, funny, boring, agree or not agree ... And clothes play an important role in the quality of this label.
How to measure yourself
Therefore, the questions of choosing clothes come to the fore again and again. And if women are somehow accustomed to the fact that everything needs to be tried on and evaluated for themselves, then for men long trips to the shops with try-ons are worse than a bitter radish. Therefore, for ease of selection of things, size tables have been developed. men's clothing... They help to determine the main overall parameters and spend time in the store only on choosing a style and color. The time savings are obvious. And if we have the opportunity to order clothes via the Internet, then such help is simply a vital necessity.
But first of all, you need to take a centimeter and measure your parameters without unnecessary flattery. Where and how - look at the hint in the figure. And remember: if your dimensions are "on the verge of dimensions", you must take into account the style and material of the selected model.
Generally accepted standards
How many people - so many opinions. Roughly the same can be said about the size. But how, then, to live in modern world mass production? There is only one way out - to standardize the sizes. For this, the main categories are highlighted: height and volume (chest, waist, hips) - and the table of clothes is filled in. But this is where the confusion comes in. The point is that as development of easy industry in different countries formed their own standards and, accordingly, their own dimensional grid.
So, for more than two centuries in Europe and the USA, Russia and China standard sizes are fundamentally different from each other. The same (average) may differ in length, width and other indicators if the clothes were purchased in the USA or China. An average person in Russia may seem like a giant to the same Chinese.
Body type matters too
But even this comparative analysis does not guarantee you an accurate hit. The fact is that self-respecting tailors also take into account athletic, thin, full (the presence of a pronounced belly). This helps to "shrink" the clothes so that everyone pays attention to the neatness of the outfit, and not to the very belly. Therefore, when contacting a shop assistant for help, try to convey to him the idea of your body type.
Dimensional grid in Russia
Unlike "approximate" international standard S, M, L, XL, etc., Russian system size is based on a combination of bust, waist and hips. Depending on the type of clothing, the girth of the neck (for shirts) is also added to these parameters, the length is inner seam(for trousers) etc. And all these dimensions are related to growth.
How to define men's sizes clothes (table)? Russia traditionally counts 172-175 cm. Most of the clothes are sewn for this height. But you should not be upset: firms specializing in sewing men's clothing almost never hem the bottom of trousers (suit or analogs). This is done so that in the atelier, for a small fee, the length is adjusted exactly to your height, and the trousers sit correctly.
Sizing chart in the USA
The clothes of the United States are famous for the so-called big sizes. This applies to clothing sports style and casual style... It is believed that a person in such clothes should be comfortable, Nothing should hinder movement. Therefore, large allowances are given for a free fit.
Also, in the US, all measurements are given in inches (not centimeters). To indicate growth, Latin letters are used - S (short: 163-168 cm), R (regular: 170-180 cm) and L (long: 182-190 cm).
Understanding American measurements will help the men's clothing size chart. USA is famous for its benign affordable clothing... Therefore, deny yourself to acquire it only because of ignorance correct size not worth it. Male size chart outerwear very simple. To define your us size, you need to subtract 10 from the Russian (the Russian 44th corresponds to the American 34th, and our 50th is the American 40th).
Dimensional chart in China
Unlike the residents of the United States, the Chinese can be called small. Small stature, thin bone and, as a result, small volumes are the main distinctive features... But the ability to purchase clothing online directly from a supplier is increasingly forcing us to get used to another measurement system. Surely everyone has come across the fact that T-shirts of the same size, made in China and in Russia, will fundamentally differ in size.
Therefore, here, too, a lifesaver is needed - a table of sizes for men's clothing. China offers so many inexpensive clothing that it is impossible not to use it at least once a season. But in order to avoid disappointment, do not be lazy to accurately determine your dimensions and correlate them with the size of the chosen clothing. After all, returning such a purchase is usually more difficult than blaming everything on a bad manufacturer and never using the Internet to buy clothes again.
Being modern is a must for everyone, regardless of age or gender. Let the men's clothing size chart dispel all your doubts, and you can quickly and easily choose the right outfit for yourself.
When making any online purchase, it is important to choose proven and well-established sites. If you do not yet know any online store, and you have turned to its services for the first time, but your peace of mind and your money are dear to you, then you should heed our recommendations.
1. You need to find: "Payment Procedure". Full price the order often differs from the one indicated under the product picture. Probable additional allowances and additions: taxes, deliveries from warehouses and branches, surcharges for non-standard original size or cancellation of the temporary discount. The total amount may be 10-20 percent higher than originally indicated under the product picture. Go through the purchase procedure until the moment of payment - and only then you will see the final price. Most sites offer a choice of standard delivery or expedited delivery. Standard terms are 5-7 days, expedited 1-3 days. The difference in price may vary by 2-2.5 times. And the terms differ insignificantly.
2. It is important to find out how much of the amount the seller keeps for himself in case of a return.
How not to be mistaken with the size when buying clothes over the Internet
A buyer who knows his size for clothes bought in a regular store should carefully choose the size on the site. The Italian size 14 blazer is 2 sizes smaller than the American one. Why American? Because many people around the world use the American scale.
The products of manufacturers from India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Jordan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, China correspond to American (and European) sizes, this is due to the fact that they have been working for the American market for several centuries. After the fall of two partitions - the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall - Russian buyers also began to buy cheap quality clothes from the specified countries. But remember that sizes M, L or XL are Italian clothes different from what Russian customers are used to.
Look at the photos of the clothes on the models. Please note the coat or blouse in the picture (very thin models) look like a rectangle, long and narrow, but the bottom edge of the garment is above the knees of the model, or very close to the level of the waist. On your normal shape, this will be a square.
Do not believe that the chosen thing is the last one. Nine times out of ten, the thing is not. Most likely, this is the quantity of a given product in one specific warehouse.
The advantage of shopping online
In addition to many conveniences, the advantage of online shopping is also the detachment of the buyer from the seller. When shopping online, there is no contact with the seller, the process is easy, especially for those who are annoyed by sales consultants.
How to choose a thing specifically for yourself? How to measure yourself so that you do not get into a mess later? It is very annoying when, due to the difference in size, we cannot navigate in online shopping. And the thing we like, in the end, does not suit us. You can, of course, re-order another one, because you can find all sizes of clothes on the Internet. But still I don't want to be left behind. Plus the ever-arising confusion with the sizes of Russian, European, and even Chinese, because they all have a different designation. the site will help you disassemble this situation by offering available size charts.Problem # 1. We measure ourselves beloved (or loved one)
To correctly determine the size of clothes or shoes, first, let's measure our own natural data. When taking measurements, use a non-stretched centimeter (measuring tape). Measurements are taken on Underwear and with a familiar posture. If you are slouching, you should not stand as a "soldier" at the fitting. Indeed, in ordinary life, you will take your usual postures. Stretching out on a string at the fitting, and then, as usual slouched over, you will feel that the clothes are pulling you together, causing discomfort. Of course, ideally, a girl should not be stooped, but not everyone in her youth was hit on the back by her mother.When taking measurements, ask someone for help. Do not be lazy also and measure a similar thing that is already in your wardrobe. And remember that you need to add a couple of centimeters to your measurements for a free fit.
When choosing clothes important indicators are very many parameters.
For outerwear (jackets, coats, raincoats, etc.), as well as for T-shirts, shirts, blouses, etc., we need to measure the width of the shoulders, chest volume, sleeve length and the length of the product as a whole. When choosing trousers, jeans, shorts, etc., we need a little more indicators. This will be the waist circumference (waist length), thigh circumference (buttocks), thigh circumference (leg width), leg width at the bottom, landing height and product length.
Little tricks when measuring will help in the future to correctly see the difference in size
· Shoulder width is measured from the place where the sleeve is sewn into the product to the same on the other side.Sleeve length is the distance from shoulder seam to the middle of the hand.
When measuring the volume of the chest, a centimeter, passing horizontally around the entire body through breasts, should close on right side breasts.
· Hip circumference is measured in most of them, about 20 centimeters below the waist, at the most prominent points of the buttocks in the back and thighs on the sides.
When measuring all of these above parameters, the legs should be standing together.
Length side seam trousers are best removed not on a person, but on a finished product. These should be pants that fit very well on you or your ward. It is necessary to measure taking into account the belt and to the bottom of the trousers.
When choosing a shoe size, you need to measure the length of the foot of the foot, but not the sole of the shoe.
Place both feet in socks on a piece of paper and trace around them with a pencil (at right angles). In the figure, you need to measure the distance between the points most distant from each other in length, and not in width. When measuring two legs, it is worth choosing greater importance, and round the final result to 5 mm.
And yet, with such a troublesome business, we would advise you to contact the seller or an online consultant who will definitely help you figure out the correspondences of clothing sizes.
Problem # 2. How not to get confused in the size ranges?
Well, here, we have measured all our beauties and now we know ourselves up and down to the nearest millimeter. What's next?
A certain code (digital or alphabetic) is embedded in the size of the clothes, which will correspond to certain parameters human body or parts of it. In our country, since Soviet times, clothes have been designated by three indicators: height - chest girth - hip girth. So, for example, the marking on domestic clothes 170 - 84 - 88 means that these are clothes for a figure with a height of 170 cm, with a chest girth of 84 cm and a hip girth of 88 cm.It is already clear that this model will be designed for a tall, thin woman. And if you have the same height, but two other indicators will be, for example, more than 90, or even 100, it becomes clear that this thing is clearly not for your luxurious "Rubens" forms.
V Lately the three main indicators for determining the size are chest circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference. It is by them that you can determine your "Russian" size.
And this is a table of sizes of the same indicators, but only in the European version
Unraveling the tangle of incomprehensibility
Comparing the tables, we can notice the difference in size. You see that in Europe the situation is somewhat different. There, in general, there are 14 sizes for chest girth - from 42 to 68, and in height - from 146 to 176 (6 in total). You can find out the size in the European standard as follows: you need to subtract 6 from the Russian size. For example: 46 - 6 = 40.
But even here not everything is simple, because even in neighboring countries- Germany and France - can also be different sizes... So a Parisian woman has a hip circumference of 102-104 cm and a chest circumference of 75-78 will correspond to size 44. In Berlin, size 44 will be worn by the owner of a bust of 79-83 cm and hips - 105-108. Yeah! - you say - isn't it easier "by eye". No, it’s not easier. We are online shopping lovers. And in this case, mathematical accuracy is important. 
There are two ways to go. First, define your Russian size, and then correlate it with foreign ones. Or you can use the tables below. So, we define: the thing, which country we liked in the course of online shopping. The available size will be indicated on the lot of this product on the Internet. If, for example, you decide to buy a blouse on Ibe, and your height is 174 cm, then we look at the US line and see that we need a size 12-14. We look to see if it is in the assortment. If - yes, click on the "basket" and go shopping further.
Going to Taobao, I suddenly liked a great sweater. With my height of 160 cm, I go to the China line and see that my size will be 160-165 (or 84-86, respectively). I click to buy. If not, I'm looking for another sweater with "my" performance.
My breasts are my dignity!
This is a women's size chart, taking into account the parameters of the human body and the size of a specific country.
As you already understood, in the Russian correspondence to clothing sizes, the indicator will be the chest girth, divided by two. If my chest girth is 96 cm, then it will correspond to 48th size. But if, when measuring, some intermediate value is obtained, for example, 98 cm, but it is not in the table, then you should choose clothes of the closest size, but always in the direction of increase. In the second case, we choose 100, not 96 and our size is 50th. Do not try to hide your "advantages" and do not pass them off as disadvantages.
By choosing clothes one size smaller, a woman looks even larger. In addition, others may get the impression that the girl suddenly grew out of the thing or bought the wrong size through negligence. Only voluminous blouses and jumpers can be an exception. But here, do not forget that they are specially designed with an increase in the chest. Buying a sweater like this smaller, you change the model itself. Big breasts can be "reduced" by a properly cut product design, but not by clothing small size... Although why hide by God given beauty?
Long legs- the guarantee of correct purchases
Long-legged girls were much more fortunate when choosing trousers. They won't need to hem ready product... Their parameters will most likely match exactly size ranges... But, for us, miniature owners are not very high legs have to take up the scissors. Women's jeans, trousers
We attach strong half of humanity to online shopping!
When going online shopping, take your husbands, lovers and just friends with you. Focusing on these size tables, you can easily update your significant other's wardrobe.
Mens clothing
Men's jeans, trousers
Shoe size chart
Remember, we put our legs on a leaf, and draw around with a pencil. My length is 24 cm. This means that I will buy size 7.5 in American online stores, and 37.5 in European ones, etc.
Conclusion:
Online shopping will become even more affordable if we start choosing the right things to buy. will always help you figure out the correspondences of clothing sizes and the intricacies of online shopping, taking into account the peculiarities of Russian, European and even Chinese online stores.
Friends, today we have a conversation about how to choose the right clothes in the store, how not to be mistaken with the size. It will be a shame to waste your money and time. Although the law on consumer protection allows us to return a new item to the store within two weeks from the date of purchase. But, probably, everyone will agree that this is an additional waste of time and nerves due to poor service, which is still not uncommon in our stores or markets.
Many women love to go shopping, especially when the seasons change or the time of big sales in spring, summer, and winter comes right away. For example, you can buy very cheaply for yourself or winter hat, and put them away in the closet before the onset of cold weather.By the way, it will not be superfluous to review your clothes in it in order to understand what new things you are missing for this moment life.
And if it turns out that you have never worn any outfit in a year, then you urgently need to get rid of it - give it to someone or try to sell it if the thing is in good condition... Now this can be done without leaving home - via the Internet, for example, on the Avito website by going through simple registration... Next, choose the section you need, if it's clothes, then choose: womens / mens / childrens. Take a photo of the thing you are going to sell and post it in the appropriate section with brief description: size, height, color, etc. 
Having disassembled your entire wardrobe, you will understand not only what you need to get rid of, but also what you urgently need to buy. So, you have decided what things you are missing and have decided to go to the store to buy them.
How to choose the right size for clothes
The right choice for you in favor of this or that thing will help you about which I have already written . However, so that the clothes do not turn out to be tight, small or uncomfortable to wear later, you need to choose them correctly in the store. Let's move on to the rules of trying on clothes that will not allow you to make a mistake with the size when buying clothes and not throw money away in vain.
You like the thing, you go with it to the fitting room. Consider the main points that you need to pay attention to when choosing a shirt, jacket, trousers, coats and accessories.
You can even buy an inexpensive thing, but if it is correctly selected, taking into account the characteristics of your figure and fits well on you, then they will definitely say about you that you know how to wear clothes! Well, now you know how to choose the right clothes, and I hope that now you won't go wrong with the size! Lovely women, I wish you only Enjoy the shopping, stylish acquisitions and good mood!
Video - how not to be mistaken with the size of clothes and shoes on Aliexpress
I suggest watching a video with tips on how to choose the size of clothes and shoes if you shop online, on a popular trading and, importantly, a cheap site - Aliexpress.
When buying clothes and shoes in foreign online stores, the most burning topic is the selection required size... It would seem that everything is simple. there is the desired size of shoes, shirt, jacket - take and buy the same. But in reality, not everything is so simple. It's good if the brand is familiar to you and the size is indicated in the usual European format, but if not?
There are several problems that need to be resolved. And all of them are woven into a kind of "Gordian knot", over which you will have to break your head. Let's take a closer look at all these points.
- Almost all manufacturers of clothing and footwear have their own size scales, which can sometimes differ from the generally accepted ones.
- The sizes of clothes and shoes from the same manufacturer may vary depending on the specific model.
- USA, European countries, Russia have different designation systems for clothing and footwear sizes. And if the product is released for a specific market, then it will be provided with the appropriate size data.
Impressive right? Have you come across a cartoon “We buy clothes and shoes on the Internet” on the Internet, which depicts a company dressed completely out of size? But in fact, the devil is so terrible ...
So, you have decided to purchase clothes or shoes in a foreign online store. Earlier products this brand has not been purchased. What to do and how not to get screwed up?
- Measure... This is the best and the right way... If possible, it is enough to visit a traditional store where goods of the brand, the product of which you are going to purchase via the Internet, are offered. Choose a similar model, or rather several, measure it and decide on the size that you need.
- Buy based on size charts... Unfortunately, not everything is going smoothly with them, and the table is different. What are the options?
- Correspondence tables for specific brand... They are considered the most reliable. Sometimes they can simply be found on the official websites of brands or simply on the Internet by submitting a request to a search engine: "brand name size chart".
- Get the current product dimensions and compare with yours. This option "works" mainly on eBay, when sellers, in order to avoid misunderstandings, indicate them in the description of the lot. It is enough for a potential buyer to arm himself with a measuring tape - "centimeter" and he will receive an answer to the question of how much this or that thing suits him. If the Seller did not provide this information, you can always try to write to him and request the necessary data (sleeve length, shoulder width, insole length and width, etc.). Prepare to be this way requires patience and skill, but it is also very reliable. If there are problems with understanding this or that terminology in sizes, our article will certainly help: Actual sizes of clothes. Terminology of foreign stores.
- Use the most popular option, the so-called "Averaged tables" of size correspondence. But, as many experienced Internet shoppers rightly point out, such tables resemble "the average temperature in the hospital, which is still 36.6, and there are already two dead people among the patients." Here the factor of luck already plays a role. We have collected these tables in the article: Correspondence tables of clothing and footwear sizes. USA / Europe / Russia.
If it doesn't fit
Now let's figure out what to do if the purchased product does not fit. There may be several options. It remains only to weigh the pros and cons and choose the one that suits you.
- Bring back... To an online store or seller on eBay. They all have the so-called. "Return Policy", which indicates how long it is possible to return the product and the algorithm this process... However, returns may not be accepted. this is common practice, for example for “final” sales or eBay. Needless to say, the returned goods must be in packaging, with all stickers - labels, without any traces of wear. Therefore, train yourself to always carefully unpack your purchases.
- Sell or donate... On the network you will find many communities that specialize in the sale of things from foreign online stores that do not fit in size. Usually these things are sold here at cost. The most popular of them are Ne Podoshlo and Shophelp.ru. Ordinary electronic bulletin boards can be used.
- Alter, stretch, etc.... It is also a fairly popular way of solving the problem with things that did not fit. Do not forget that tight shoes can be stretched using stretching products that can be found in shoe care departments. And this is done both on the leg, independently, and on special device(at home or in the workshop). The issue of overly spacious shoes can be solved with warm winter or orthopedic insoles. Clothes that do not fit in size can be "saved" in the atelier. Experienced master will always find a way out and offer several options. But needless to say what to make of bigger size smaller is much easier than the other way around.
But returning the goods back is often unprofitable, because the cost of international shipping is borne by the buyer or is simply impossible, for example, left allowable time return, the parcel does not pass the weight limit ( Weight Limit parcels sent to the USA - 500 g).