Sizes of trousers

How to determine your pants size?

Choosing pants in the online store, it is very important to correctly determine your size. Yes, and making purchases in a regular store, it would also be good to immediately pick up suitable pants from the shelf, and not measure the entire size range.

It is very simple to take measurements for determining the size, for this we need to take a centimeter tape and measure the girth at the widest place of the hips, at the most protruding place in the buttocks area and waist at the narrowest place without tightening the measuring tape.

The sizes on the trousers are often indicated European, German, American, in this case we will be helped by a table, with the help of which we will find the size corresponding to the desired one. The decisive parameter when choosing women's trousers is the hip girth, since the fit of the trousers at the waist can be adjusted using a rubber band or a belt.

Size Matching Tables

For ladies

Waist (cm)	Thighs (cm)	Russian size	Italian size	American size	European size	German size	British size	International
58	80	38	0	0	32	30	4	XXS
60	84	40	I	2	34	32	6	XS
64	86	42	II	4	36	34	8	S
66	94	44	III	6	38	36	10	M
70	98	46	IV	8	40	38	12	M
76	102	48	V	10	42	40	14	L
80	106	50	VI	12	44	42	16	L
84	110	52	VII	14	46	44	18	XL
88	116	54	Viii	16	48	46	20	XXL
92	120	56	Ix	18	50	48	22	XXL
96	122	58	X	20	52	50	24	XXXL
98	126	60	Xi	22	54	52	26	XXXXL
102	128	62	Xii	24	56	54	28	XXXXL
106	134	64	XIII	26	58	56	30	XXXXL
110	136	66	Xiv	28	60	58	32	XXXXXL
114	140	68	Xv	30	62	60	34	XXXXXL
118	146	70	XVI	32	64	62	36	XXXXXL

Waist circumference is decisive for buying men's trousers.

Table of men's pants sizes:

Waist circumference (cm)	Russia	USA	Italy	Germany	Jeans size	International
66-70	40	30	38	40	24	XXS
71-72	42	32	40	42	26	XS
73-75	44	34	42	44	28	XS
76-80	46	36	44	46	30	S
81-85	48	38	46	48	32	M
86-88	50	40	48	50	34	L
89-90	52	42	50	52	36	XL
91-95	54	44	52	54	38	XL
96-100	56	46	54	56	40	XXL
101-105	58	48	56	58	42	XXXL
106-110	60	50	58	60	44	XXXL
111-116	62	52	60	62	46	4XL

The most inaccurate, as a rule, is the international size.

Buying pants, which indicate the size in the international format, be sure to try them on!

What is a step seam?

On labels of trousers of well-known brands, in order to simplify selection, not only the size is often indicated, but also the height and length of the pitch seam. The step seam is the seam of the trousers on the inside of the leg from the groin to the ankle. This measure determines the length of the product. The length of the step seam can be useful if you choose pants or jeans without fitting.

There are pants with lowered stitch seam. These are pants cut shalvara, Afghani, Aladdin, Beggi.

Additional sizes

Depending on height and leg length, the following additional sizes exist:

K - trousers for girls and women of small stature, approximately up to 165 centimeters, length of a step seam approximately 75 centimeters.
N is the average height from 165 to 172 centimeters, the length of the inner seam of the trousers is about 81 centimeters.
L- for ladies of high height from 172 centimeters, the length of the step seam is about 88 centimeters.

The presence of additional parameters in the form of size and length of the legs greatly simplifies the choice, buying trousers of the desired length can save money and not hem trousers in the studio.

Tips for choosing

It is better to prepare for going to the store for pants in advance, for this we take all the measurements that may be useful to us: waist girth, hips, length of the product. Select the model of interest and then study the label or ask for help from a consultant.

Advice: take two adjacent sizes into the fitting trousers at once, so you can immediately assess which one is better on the figure and is more comfortable. If you prefer to order clothes in online stores, pay special attention to taking measurements and determining the size of the tables of a particular store, they may differ from the generally accepted ones.