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WWII German sizes
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John Lever
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Hi Ingo, I buy jackets from Germany all the time. I would say US/UK 42 is approximately size 52 European, and 44/46 is 54 European.
This might help -
http://goeurope.about.com/cs/shopping/l/bl_clothes_size.htm
John
This might help -
http://goeurope.about.com/cs/shopping/l/bl_clothes_size.htm
John
John Lever
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Ah ! don't know the answer to that. In fact how do the two sizes relate ?Paden said:
For example, a size 36 [ inches]US is not a size 92 [cm] in European size.
What do the numbers actually refer to?
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Clearly 52 is both a modern and vintage size. Just a size after all.
This is something i've always wondered about Euro gear (German leather being an exemplar). I happen to be a 34 UK/US. This equates to a vintage German 44. Weird. (34 * 2.54) / 2 is just over 43. Maybe this is it? The euro size is half the centimetre measurement? It kinda works out. (42 * 2.54)/ 2 = ~53 . . . all approximate, of course, but it's pretty close.
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This is something i've always wondered about Euro gear (German leather being an exemplar). I happen to be a 34 UK/US. This equates to a vintage German 44. Weird. (34 * 2.54) / 2 is just over 43. Maybe this is it? The euro size is half the centimetre measurement? It kinda works out. (42 * 2.54)/ 2 = ~53 . . . all approximate, of course, but it's pretty close.
bk
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The rule of thumb I use is the German size is 10 more than US/UK.
54 is 44 and so on.
54 is 44 and so on.
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All WW2 German sizing for uniforms that I have seen, was in centimeters for the chest sizing.
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John Lever said:
That's right. But what does 52, let's say, refer to in the German/Eurozone vintage system? It's not the number of inches in cm, it's not the size in inches. My scheme kinda works, (marked size = half the size in cm) but i don't suggest it's perfect. And then the question remains why on earth the sizing system would be set up in such a way.
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I have been eyeing a jacket made in Germany but the sizing is confusing.
Size is listed as XXL with a 65cm chest size...Hmmm ? 65cm comes out to 25 inches USA. That doesn't make sense at all.
I am a 50 inch chest USA or 131cm's. A 3XL in Australian clothing.
Does anyone know what size I am in German clothing ? The seller ( who sells to an international customer base) was not able to tell me...and I HATE when people assume you know how to use a a tape measure and lay things flat on the table. It drives me...NUTZ.
Thanks
Size is listed as XXL with a 65cm chest size...Hmmm ? 65cm comes out to 25 inches USA. That doesn't make sense at all.
I am a 50 inch chest USA or 131cm's. A 3XL in Australian clothing.
Does anyone know what size I am in German clothing ? The seller ( who sells to an international customer base) was not able to tell me...and I HATE when people assume you know how to use a a tape measure and lay things flat on the table. It drives me...NUTZ.
Thanks
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