Men's clothing size chart and how to use it correctly

To select clothing for the strong half of humanity, it is necessary to take measurements correctly and select the item number corresponding to the data obtained. The table of men's clothing sizes will help with this, which is very important to learn how to use correctly.

Content

Size Conversion Charts
Shirts
Trousers
Outerwear
Shorts
Underwear
Shoes
Socks
Types of male figures
How to measure your parameters
Video

Size Conversion Charts

For the most accurate determination of the required number, you should use the diagrams. It is important to pay attention to the country of manufacture, since they may have different standards. The diagrams below will help you choose any item.

Shirts

The diagram below shows the correspondence of sizes when choosing shirts. This diagram is also suitable for T-shirts, sweaters and jackets.

Chest circumference, mm	Sleeve length, mm	Russian standard	English	International	European	USA
880-920	610-615	44	36	S	38	36
920-960	615-620	46	38	S	40	38
960-1000	620-625	48	40	M	42	40
1000-1040	625-630	50	42	M	44	42
1040-1080	630-635	52	42	L	46	42
1080-1120	635-640	54	44	L	48	44
1120-1160	640-645	56	46	XL	50	46
1160-1200	645-650	58	48	XL	52	48
1200-1240	650-655	60	50	XXL	54	50
1240-1280	655-660	62	52	XXL	56	52
1280-1320	660-665	64	54	XXXL	58	54
1320-1360	665-670	66	56	XXXL	60	56
1360-1400	670-675	68	58	XXXL	62	58
1400-1440	675-680	70	60	XXXL	64	60

Trousers

This diagram will help you choose trousers, pants or breeches.

America	Russia	Double standard room	Height, mm	Waist circumference, mm	Length of product along the inner seam, mm
S	44	44/46	1660-1700	740-770	780-800
S	46	44/46	1680-1710	780-810	790-810
M	48	48/50	1710-1760	820-850	800-820
M	50	48/50	1740-1790	860-890	810-830
L	52	52/54	1770-1820	900-940	820-840
L	54	52/54	1800-1840	950-990	830-850
XL	56	56/58	1820-1860	1000-1040	840-860
XL	58	56/58	1840-1880	1050-1090	850-870
XXL	60	60/62	1850-1890	1100-1140	860-880
XXL	62	60/62	1870-1910	1140-1190	870-890
3XL	64	64/66	1890-1930	1200-1240	880-900
3XL	66	64/66	1890-1930	1250-1290	880-900
4XL	68	68/70	1890-1930	1300-1340	880-900
4XL	70	68/70	1890-1930	1350-1390	880-900
5XL	72	72/74	1890-1930	1400-1440	880-900
5XL	74	72/74	1890-1930	1450-1490	880-900
6XL	76	76/78	1890-1930	1500-1540	880-900
6XL	78	76/78	1890-1930	1550-1590	880-900

Outerwear

When choosing a men's jacket or coat size, you should take several body measurements, including sleeve length. The table shows all the standards, presented in mm.

Breast	Waist	Hips	Sleeve	Russia	International letter	England	USA	Europe	Italy
880-920	700-760	920-960	590-600	44	XXS	32	34	38	42
920-960	760-820	960-1000	600-610	46	XS	34	36	40	44
960-1000	820-880	1000-1040	610-620	48	S	36	38	42	46
1000-1040	880-940	1040-1080	620-630	50	M	38	40	44	48
1040-1080	940-1000	1080-1120	630-640	52	L	40	42	46	50
1080-1120	1000-1060	1120-1160	630-640	54	XL	42	44	48	52
1120-1160	1060-1120	1160-1200	640-650	56	XXL	44	46	50	54

Shorts

When choosing shorts, you can rely on the measurements of the trousers. You can use separate schemes that suggest a more accurate result. All girths are indicated in mm.

Breast	Waist	American letter number	Standard
860-890	740-770	S	44
900-930	780-810	S	46
940-970	820-850	M	48
980-1010	860-890	M	50
1020-1050	900-940	L	52
1060-1090	950-990	L	54
1100-1130	1000-1040	XL	56
1140-1170	1050-1090	XL	58
1180-1210	1100-1140	XXL	60
1220-1250	1150-1190	XXL	62
1260-1290	1200-1240	3XL	64
1300-1330	1250-1290	3XL	66
1340-1370	1300-1340	4XL	68
1380-1410	1350-1390	4XL	70
1420-1450	1400-1440	5XL	72
1460-1490	1450-1490	5XL	74
1500-1530	1500-1540	6XL	76
1540-1570	1550-1590	6XL	78

Underwear

According to American standards, the smallest clothing size is designated by the letter S. This is the number from which the calculation of parameters begins.

Waist, mm	International digit	American letter number
800-850	4	S
860-910	5	M
920-970	6	L
980-1030	7	XL
1040-1090	8	XXL
1100-1150	9	3XL
1160-1230	10	4XL
1240-1350	12	5XL
1360-1470	14	6XL

Shoes

The data decoding is carried out in 3 number grids: European, Russian and US. The length in the table is presented in mm.

Russian	European	USA	Foot length
39	40	7	250
39.5	40.5	7.5	255
40	41	8	260
40.5	41.5	8.5	265
41	42	9	270
41.5	42.5	9.5	275
42	43	10	280
42.5	43.5	10.5	285
43	44	11	290
43.5	44.5	11.5	295
44	45	12	300
45	46	13	310
46	47	14	320

Socks

The length of the insole and foot is measured in mm.

Foot	Insole	Estimated shoe number	Russia	International number	European number	US-standard
219 - 226	224 - 231	36	23	S	37-38	8
226 - 233	231 - 238	37	23	S	37-38	8
233 - 239	238 - 245	38	25	M	39-40	9
239 - 246	245 - 252	39	25	M	39-40	9
246 - 253	252 - 259	40	25	M	39-40	9
253 - 260	259 - 267	41	27	L	41-42	10
260 - 267	267 - 274	42	27	L	41-42	10
267 - 273	274 – 280	43	27	L	41-42	10
273 - 280	280 - 288	44	29	XL	43-44	11
280 - 288	288 - 296	45	29	XL	43-44	11
280 - 288	296 - 305	46	29	XL	43-44	11
297 - 306	305 - 315	47	31	XXL	45-46	12

Types of male figures

When a man chooses what size of clothes will suit him, he should also pay attention to his body type. There are four main body types:

oval;
triangle;
rectangle;
trapezoid.

The most attractive and correct is considered to be a trapezoid. Most things in a variety of size grids are designed for men with this body type. If he has a figure of the "triangle" type, it is more difficult for him to choose a suit or trousers, since the width of his hips is larger than standard.

It is recommended to take separate measurements of all body parameters and choose a thing according to the data obtained. This may mean that the jacket and trousers will be different. However, only in this case the suit will fit perfectly.

When choosing, you should give preference to a larger suit.

How to measure your parameters

To correctly determine men's clothing sizes, you need to know the correct body circumference. The above diagrams indicate the range of acceptable limits. The fit of the item on the body will depend on the correctness of the measurements taken. How to take measurements correctly is described below.

Breast	The measuring tape encircles the chest at the most voluminous and protruding points.
Waist	The thinnest part of the torso is selected.
Hips	The largest part of the buttocks is measured.
Hand	The distance from the shoulder to the wrist is measured with the arm extended.
Neck	The band goes around the base of the neck above the collarbones.
Leg length	The distance from the groin to the ankle bone is measured with the leg extended.

Above were tables of correspondence of men's clothing sizes to physical parameters of the body. Clothing sizes for men should be selected after measuring the physical parameters of the body. This is the only way to determine the exact number of the item.