How to distinguish, define and select the man's shirt sizes

Clothing in the life of modern man plays far from the last role and is one of its most important aspects. It is an indicator of prosperity and status in society, a way of self-expression. Some people treat it quite calmly and smoothly. Others feed the strongest weakness, and for them it can be a matter of pride or envy. In the appearance of a person it is not difficult to determine to which category of people he belongs, the nature of his activities, interests, belonging (possibly) to some subculture.

Naturally, the tastes of people are completely different and what one likes is not always to the liking of another. But still, what, in your opinion, is the most popular subject of men's clothing? Pants? Costume? T-shirt? Anything else? Perhaps, one of the most popular types of men's clothing can be called shirts (shirts). They can be attributed to everyday clothing, and festive, and sports, and business, and to the independent mind, and to part of any ensemble of several components. Therefore, at least sometimes this subject of the wardrobe is used by any man.

Situations in life are different, and sometimes there may be a problem of choosing a suitable size. Men's sizes of shirts have their own characteristics. Let's look at them.

To determine the size, you need to know the volume of the neck in inches or centimeters. It is measured around the neck under the larynx. And also you need to know the length of the sleeve - this is the distance from the middle of the neck, over the shoulder and elbow, to the wrist. It turns out that the male sizes of the shirt consist of two parts: the volume of the neck and the length of the sleeve. For example, 17 ½ and 37-38. If the measurement is not an integer, but, for example, 37.5, then you need to round it to the whole and to the big side.

Remember that 1 inch = 2, 54 cm. Knowing this, you can easily convert inches to centimeters and vice versa.

There are international (European and American) standards, where all dimensions are denoted by letter values:

XS (Extra Small) - very small sizes of shirts;

S (Small) - small sizes;

M (Middle) - medium-sized shirts;

L (Large) - men's shirts of large sizes;

XL (Extra Large) - very large size;

XXL (Double Extra Large) - huge size.

But the American letter values, as a rule, are less than European ones. Those. If you know that your European size M, and the size ruler on the US tag, then choose the size of S, etc.

Some, choosing men's shirts, sizes determine "in the old manner" - measure the chest circumference and the result is divided into two. For example, when measuring your chest, you got 92. That means your size is 46. Given that there is a size "fork", your shirt will be with a tag size 46-48.

Russian men's shirt sizes are related to European ones:

XS = 44-46;

S = 46-48;

M = 48-50;

L = 50-52;

XL = 52-54;

XXL = 54-56.

I would also like to give some tips for choosing a shirt:

• The new shirt should sit a little loose;
• Between the collar and neck should be a small distance (with the upper button fastened);
• The collar of the shirt should protrude approximately 1 cm from under the jacket;
• When you put on a shirt, there should not be wrinkles on the collar.

Having a clear idea of what kind of men's shirt sizes are, and how to distinguish between them, determine and select, you can quickly and easily choose a shirt for yourself or someone as a gift and be sure that it is excellent " Sit down ", and the owner will be pleased.