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Size guide

Kopfumfang / head girth

Head circumference in cm: Place the measuring tape around your head (at forehead height above the eyebrows). The measurement determined in centimetres corresponds to your head circumference.

Head circumference 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64
US size:
S/7
M/7¼
L/7½
XL/7¾
XXL

Herrenoberbekleidunggrößen / Men's outerwear sizes

You can determine your ideal ready-to-wear and order size by comparing your body measurements with our measurement charts . Select the correct length (normal, short, long) based on your body size. Now measure your chest and waist circumference and then take the order size from the table.

Chest circumference: Maximum horizontal circumference measured with normal breathing and upright posture, the measuring tape horizontally under the armpits and over the breast lift.
Waist circumference: circumference of the natural waistline between the upper edge of the hip bones and the lower ribs, measured with normal breathing, upright posture and relaxed abdomen.

Normal:

Normal 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66
International XXS XS S M M/L L XL XXL SIZE 3XL 4XL 5XL 6XL 7XL
German Armed Forces 6 7 8 9 10 11
Chest circumference (cm) 86-89 90-93 94-97 98-101 102-105 106-109 110-113 114-117 118-121
Waist circumference (cm) 74-77 78-81 82-85 86-89 90-94 95-99 100-104 105-109 110-114
Collar size (cm) 35/36 37/38 39/40 41/42 43/44 45/46 47/48 49/50 51/52

Short sizes:

German 23 24 25 26 27 28
International S-Short M-Short M/L L-Short XL-Short XXL-Short
German Armed Forces 1 2 3 4 5
Chest circumference (cm) 93-96 97-100 101-104 105-108 109-112 113-116

Long sizes:

German 94 98 102 106 110 114
International S-LONG M-LONG M/L L-LONG XL-LONG XXL-LONG
German Armed Forces 12 13 14 15 16
Chest circumference (cm) 92-95 96-99 100-103 104-107 108-111 111-114

BW sizes:

BW sizes: I II III IV
44-46 48-50 52-54 56-58

Trouser sizes / trouser sizes:

The trousers from 5.11, Blackhawk, VertX, UfPro and other manufacturers are given in inch measurements/jeans sizes and are converted as follows:

W=Weite - waist, is given first and corresponds to the waist/waist size=order size
W=width - waist is given first and corresponds to the waist size=order size
L=Länge - length, the second corresponds to the inseam / leg length=length size
L=length - length, the second corresponds to the inseam / leg length=length size
1 Inch=2.54 cm. Find out your size by measuring the width and length in cm and dividing each by 2.54 cm!
1 inch=2.54 cm. Find out your size by measuring the width and length in centimetres and divide by 2.54 inches each!

German men's clothing:

Waistband in inches: 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52
short: 23 / BW-1 24 / BW-2 25 / BW-3 26 / BW-4 27 / BW-5
normal: 44 46 / BW-6 48 / BW-7 50 / BW-8 52 / BW-9 54 / BW-10 56 / BW-11 58 60 62 64 66 68
slim: 98 / BW-12 102 / BW-13 106 / BW-14 110 / BW-15 114 / BW-16
International: XS S M M/L L XL XXL SIZE 3XL 4XL 5XL 6XL 7XL

Jeans size:

Jeans size: 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52
Length up to 165 cm: 28/30 30/30 32/30 34/30 36/30 38/30 40/30 42/30 44/30
Length up to 175 cm: 28/32 30/32 32/32 34/32 36/32 38/32 40/32 42/32 44/32
Length up to 185 cm: 28/34 30/34 32/34 34/34 36/34 38/34 40/34 42/34 44/34
Length up to 195 cm: 28/36 30/36 32/36 34/36 36/36 38/36 40/36 42/36 44/36
open length: x x x x x x x x x 46/39 48/39 50/39 52/39

US sizes:

US sizes: Inch 23,5-27 Inch 27,5-31 Inch 31,5-35 Inch 35,5-39 Inch 39.5-43 Inch 43.5-47 Inch 47.5-51 Inch 51.5-55
short: XS-Short S-Short M-Short L-Short XL-Short XXL-Short
normal: XS SHORT S M L XL XXL SIZE 3XL 4XL 5XL 6XL 7XL
slim: XS-Long S-Long M-Long L-Long XL-Long XXL-Long 3XL-Long 4XL-Long

BW-Sizes:

BW-Sizes: S M L XL XXL
44-46 48-50 52-54 56-58 60-62

Gürtelgrößen / belt sizes:

International: S M L XL XXL 3XL 4XL
Length (cm): 74-84 84-94 64-104 104-114 114-124 124-134 134-144

Laundry sizes / Laundry sizes:

Underwear sizes: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
International: XS S M L XL XXL SIZE 3XL 4XL
German men's clothing: 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60
Chest circumference (cm): 83-88 89-93 94-99 100-104 105-109 110-114 115-119 120-124
Waist size (cm): 75-79 80-85 86-90 91-96 97-102 103-108 109-114 115-120
Body height (cm): 158-168 162-172 166-176 170-180 174-184 178-188 180-190 184-194

Glove sizes / Glove sizes:

To determine the correct glove size, measure the circumference of the hand without the thumb at the widest point (above the knuckles). To ensure that the gloves do not fit too tightly, the measuring tape should be placed loosely around the hand .

Hand circumference (cm): 17,5 18 19 22 24 27 28 30,5
International: XXS XS S M L XL XXL SIZE 3XL
German size: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Damengrößen / Ladies size:
Ladies' outerwear normal size. In addition to normal sizes, there are also short and long sizes for ladies' outerwear. However, these are only available in specialised shops.
The sizes (in Europe) are calculated by halving the bust circumference in centimetres minus 6. Example: 92 cm bust : 2=46 - 6=size 40.

German: 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
International: XXS XS S M L XL XXL SIZE 3XL 4XL
US Sizes: 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
inch Sizes: 26 27 28 29 30 32 34 36 38

Kindergrößen / Kids size

In children's clothing, the clothing size indicates body height in centimetres. For example, the size 164 is for children who are up to 164 cm tall.

Children's sizes: 104 116 128 140 152 164 176
International: XXS XS S M L XL XXL

Shoe sizes

Sizes and measurements may vary depending on the manufacturer, brand and shape. How to determine the shoe size:
Place your foot on a ruler or measuring tape. Read off the measured inside dimension and look in the table to see which shoe size corresponds to the measured value!

Order sizes: Inside measurement BW Addidas UK Hanwag UK Lowa UK Meindl UK Haix UK Bates US Rebook US 5.11 US Oakley US Underarmor US
35 22.3 cm 2 ½ 3
35,5 3 3 ½
36 23 cm 3 ½ 3 3
36,5 3 ½ 3 ½ 4
37 23.6 cm 240 4 4 4 4 ½
37,5 4 ½ 4 ½ 4 ½ 5
38 24.3 cm 245 5 5 5
38,5 5 ½
39 25 cm 250 5 ½ 5 ½ 5 ½ 6 6 6 6 ½ 6 ½ 6 ½
39,5 6=39 1/3 6 6 6 6 ½
40 25.6 cm 260 6 ½ 6 ½ 6 ½ 6 ½ 6 ½ 7 7 7 7 7
40,5 7=40 2/3 7 7 ½ 7 ½ 7 ½ 7 ½
41 26.3 cm 265 7 ½ 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
41,5 7 ½=41 1/3 8 7 ½ 7 ½ 7 ½
42 27 cm 270 8 8 ½ 8 8 8 9 8 ½ 8 ½ 8 ½ 8 ½
42,5 8 ½=42 2/3 8 ½ 8 ½ 8 ½ 9 9 9 9
43 27.6 cm 275 9 9 10 9 ½ 9 ½ 9 ½ 9 ½
43,5 280 9=43 1/3 9 9
44 28.3 cm 285 9 ½ 9 ½ 9 ½ 9 ½ 9 ½ 11 10 10 10 10
44,5 10=44 2/3 10 10 10 10 ½ 10 ½ 10 ½ 10 ½
45 29 cm 290 10 ½ 10 ½ 10 ½ 10 12 11 11 11 11
45,5 295 10 ½=45 1/3 10 ½ 11 ½ 11 ½ 11 ½ 11 ½
46 29.6 cm 300 11 11 11 11 11 13 12 12 12 12
46,5 11 ½=46 2/3 11 ½ 11 ½ 11 ½
47 30.3 cm 305 12 12 12 11 ½ 14 12 ½ 12 ½
47,5 12=47 1/3 12 13 13 13 13
48 31 cm 310 12 ½ 12 ½ 12 ½ 12 ½ 12 ½
48,5 13=48 2/3 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 ½ 13 ½
49 31.6 cm 13 ½ 13 ½ 13 ½ 13 ½ 14 14
49,5 13 ½=49 1/3 14 14 14 15 15
50 32.3 cm 14 14 15 15
50,5 15 14 ½
51 33.0 cm 15 15

Mystery Ranch backpack sizes

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