Buying clothes online is easier and sometimes cheaper too. In fact, in the past of the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping has become a norm. You can go through the catalogs at your fingertips and can buy anything you want from the comfort of your couch. Despite the convenience and feasibility, there is one problem that makes people hesitate to buy clothes online. The problem underlies the issue of perfect fitting that you desire in your clothes. The article gives you the following guidelines for buying clothes with the best possible fit, even when you can not touch and try the item physically. The crux of the given guidelines is that you must know your size, the way around women’s and men’s clothing size conversion chart, and the size charts of your favorite brands. Following are the details:
The challenges
Clothing sizes are complex to understand. Everyone has different nooks and crooks of the physique that cannot fit perfectly in a number system. The “S” (small), “M” (medium), and “L” (large) are far general categories that can boggle your mind some more. As a result, you can end up ordering completely wrong size clothes even from the brands you are most familiar with.
To make the matter worse, all brands have different kinds of size systems. A size 9 by one brand can be similar to the size 12 of another brand. To get a grip on the complexity of size, you must know your actual size perfectly. The only way you can have an accurate size for your clothing is to measure your body carefully, preferably in workout clothes.
Know your own size
As we are talking about men’s clothing size, the focus will be on the way men can measure themselves to get a perfect fit while shopping online. The main measurements for men’s clothing are their height, inseam, waist, chest, upper half-length, leg length, arms, and neck. The right place to measure the waist is to take the size around your mid-section right above your navel. The inseam refers to the length of your leg’s underside, from the groin to the length of pants you want to order. For instance, the inseam is different for long pants, shorts, and three quarters. Arms are measured from shoulder to the wrist or to the section where you want your sleeves to end. Measure your chest around the broadest part. You can add the size of your thighs and armholes by measuring them around and leaving margins according to your comfort because some people like slim fits while others are more comfortable in looser fitting.
Tip
For accuracy in measurement is that use soft and flexible measuring tapes that tailors use. The retractable hard strips will not mold around your body to give a perfect size. If you do not have a tailor measuring tape, use yarn and measure afterward on a centimeter or meter scale. Knot or cut them to make the endpoints for each measurement.
Double-check your measurements for more security.
Use size conversion charts
Knowing your correct size will give you more confidence while you are purchasing your clothes from online stores. Check the size charts on the site you are using for online shopping. Notice that under which category, S, M, L, or XL, your measurement falls. Moreover, once you know your accurate size, you can convert it from the UK to Canada to US sizes on size conversion charts available on most clothing websites. Your measurement might be size 12 according to the UK size, but 10 under US or Canada size charts.
Tip
Always check the return policy of the online clothing shop from where you are purchasing your clothes. Sometimes size charts are not accurate. At other times, you might mistake in matching or converting your measurement to the given sizes. Therefore, ensure that the website has an easy and reasonable return policy.
Keep a record of your favorite brands
People are making lots of online purchases from a plethora of brands due to the COBID-19 protocols. In this situation, make a record of your experience with every brand. What works best and what does not. For example, if you bought a pair of shorts from a brand that fits you perfectly, write the brand, your measurement, and the size that aligned with your measures. This way, you can purchase other shorts or pants with the same size and measurement alignment in the future. Likewise, note down the brands whose size didn’t work well so you can avoid any mistake the next time you purchase from that site if you ever do it again.
All in all, online shopping is an enjoyable and feasible way to buy your clothes. Besides following the given guidelines, make sure not to buy any clothes online that you can not return. The online shopping arena is huge, so make your purchase from the vendor who has the best return and shipping policies along with an accurate size chart.
