Clothes sizes: US vs. Russia
Sep 20th, 2008 | By Tatiana | Category: EnglishRussian clothing sizes are barely standard. They are usually based on the diameter of the waist in centimeters.
Shoe sizes are the measurement of the foot in special units called ‘shtih’, which is equal to 2/3 cm. The number of ‘shtihs’ of your foot is your shoe size. Ring sizes are the diameter of the finger in centimeters.
Men’s
The men’s sizes in Russia are based on the combination of four measures: height, chest, waist diameter and length for pants. The biggest men’s shoe size produced in Russia is 48, which correspond to 14 in the US system.
Shirts
|
US |
Russia |
|
|
14 |
S |
44 |
|
14½ |
S |
44 |
|
15 |
M |
46 |
|
15½ |
M |
48-50 |
|
16 |
L |
52 |
|
16½ |
L |
54 |
|
17 |
XL |
56 |
|
17½ |
XL |
58 |
|
18 |
XXL |
60 |
|
18½ |
XXL |
62 |
Pants
|
US |
Russia |
|
29 |
44 |
|
30-31 |
46 |
|
32-33 |
48 |
|
34-35 |
50 |
|
36-37 |
52 |
|
38-39 |
54 |
|
40-41 |
56 |
|
42-43 |
58 |
Shoes
|
US |
Russia |
|
6 |
38 |
|
6.5 |
38.5 |
|
7 |
39 |
|
8 |
40.5 |
|
8.5 |
41 |
|
9 |
41.5 |
|
9.5 |
42 |
|
10 |
43 |
|
10.5 |
43.5 |
|
11 |
44.5 |
|
11.5 |
45 |
|
12 |
45.5 |
Women’s
The measure for the women’s sizes in Russia is the half chest in centimeters. Sometimes other measures like waist and thigh diameter may be considered as well.
Tops
|
US |
Russia |
|
XXS |
38 |
|
XS |
40 |
|
S |
42 |
|
M |
44 |
|
L |
46 |
|
XL |
48 |
|
XXL |
50-52 |
|
XXXL |
54+ |
Bottoms
|
US |
Russia |
|
|
00 |
XXS |
38 |
|
0 |
XS |
40 |
|
2 |
XS |
40 |
|
4 |
S |
42 |
|
6 |
S |
42 |
|
8 |
M |
44 |
|
10 |
M |
44 |
|
12 |
L |
46 |
|
14 |
L |
46 |
|
16 |
XL |
48 |
|
18 |
XXL |
50-52 |
|
- |
XXXL |
54+ |
Shoes
|
US |
Russia |
|
5 |
35.5 |
|
5.5 |
36 |
|
6 |
36.5 |
|
6.5 |
37 |
|
7 |
38 |
|
7.5 |
38.5 |
|
8 |
39 |
|
9.5 |
40 |
