Thonging Tyler
12-31-2003, 08:34 PM
I found this convertion chart on "the Thong Wears board" I at times have bought women's thongs since finding men's thongs in Utah has been hard. I know it's long but I just wanted to share.
Size problems.
First you must know what sizing system you are using. US, UK, Euro and Japan's sizing is different. So advice from England does not work in the US, etc.
For international conversion between of women's sizes use this link http://www.onlineconversion.com/womens_clothing.htm
Second you must know if the size is from the Junior, women's or petite size ranges. They are all different !!
Third you must realize that there are different sizing systems for dresses, pants, blouses & sweaters. Just kike in men, women's suit sizes is different again. Even within the US, women's clothing sizes can vary widely. A size 8 dress from a designer in NYC can be a size 14 in a ready to wear dress. Several NY fashion designer's use a "perfect" size 8 model who is a man. Sear's is the only known company that uses a recommended national size standard.
Regarding underwear it gets even more bazar. Panty size is dependent on hip size. So panty size is different from pants, size that is different from dress size. Who knows were skirts fit in.....
The following tables may be of some help. Remember these are US tables.
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Panty size is determined by hip size.
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Hips Panty
32-34 5
35-37 6
38-40 7
41-42 8
42-44 9
45-46 10
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Just remember that this is not the same as dress or shorts sizes.
This table will throw more confusion on the subject. Note mens size is at the end.
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Miss or Bust/chest Waist Hips Men's
Woman's (inches) (inches)** (inches) size
size*
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4 30/30-1/2 21/21-1/2 32/32-1/2 ***
6 31/31-1/2 22/22-1/2 33/33-1/2 ***
8 32/32-1/2 23/23-1/2 34/34-1/2 ***
10 33/34 24/25 35/36 ***
12 34-1/2/35-1/2 25-1/2/26-1/2 36-1/2/37-1/2 36(S)
14 36/37 27/28 38/39
16 37-1/2/38-1/2 28-1/2/29-1/2 39-1/2/40-1/2 38(M)
18 39/40-1/2 30/31 ½ 41/42-1/2 40(M)
20(38) 41/42-1/2 32/33 ½ 43/44-1/2 42(L)
22(40) 43/44-1/2 34/35 ½ 45/46-1/2 44(L)
(42) 45/46-1/2 37-1/2/39-1/2 46/47-1/2 46(XL)
(44) 47/48-1/2 40/42 48/49-1/2 48
(46) 49/50-1/2 42-1/2/44-1/2 50/51-1/2 50
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* Woman's sizes are shown in parenthesis.
** Waist measurements shown here are misses sizes; men's
sizes are approximately 3 inches larger.
*** Not available in men's sizes.
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The funny thing is you may be best to convert the size to Euro sizing before trying to turn that into inches.
Now a trick from the open air market place. When shopping in a market it is impossible to try on cloths. So how to check the fit ? Simple, as you put on weight you add girth to your waist and neck. Your neck is about ½ the size of your neck. So take a something that fits you around the waist, do up the button and stretch it around your neck. Because the fabric is doubled over it should meet in the back with a tiny overlap. Note how much overlap there is. Now check a couple of others and see what the variation is. It's probably not much. Armed with this information you can purchase shorts, jeans or other items with out trying them on. Armed with your built in measure you get about the right fit with out looking at the misleading labels.
You may you get a funny look from the sales staff when using this system. Just explain it to them and they will go away pleased to have learnt a new trick, they have the same problem finding cloths that fit.
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Size problems.
First you must know what sizing system you are using. US, UK, Euro and Japan's sizing is different. So advice from England does not work in the US, etc.
For international conversion between of women's sizes use this link http://www.onlineconversion.com/womens_clothing.htm
Second you must know if the size is from the Junior, women's or petite size ranges. They are all different !!
Third you must realize that there are different sizing systems for dresses, pants, blouses & sweaters. Just kike in men, women's suit sizes is different again. Even within the US, women's clothing sizes can vary widely. A size 8 dress from a designer in NYC can be a size 14 in a ready to wear dress. Several NY fashion designer's use a "perfect" size 8 model who is a man. Sear's is the only known company that uses a recommended national size standard.
Regarding underwear it gets even more bazar. Panty size is dependent on hip size. So panty size is different from pants, size that is different from dress size. Who knows were skirts fit in.....
The following tables may be of some help. Remember these are US tables.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Panty size is determined by hip size.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Hips Panty
32-34 5
35-37 6
38-40 7
41-42 8
42-44 9
45-46 10
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Just remember that this is not the same as dress or shorts sizes.
This table will throw more confusion on the subject. Note mens size is at the end.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Miss or Bust/chest Waist Hips Men's
Woman's (inches) (inches)** (inches) size
size*
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4 30/30-1/2 21/21-1/2 32/32-1/2 ***
6 31/31-1/2 22/22-1/2 33/33-1/2 ***
8 32/32-1/2 23/23-1/2 34/34-1/2 ***
10 33/34 24/25 35/36 ***
12 34-1/2/35-1/2 25-1/2/26-1/2 36-1/2/37-1/2 36(S)
14 36/37 27/28 38/39
16 37-1/2/38-1/2 28-1/2/29-1/2 39-1/2/40-1/2 38(M)
18 39/40-1/2 30/31 ½ 41/42-1/2 40(M)
20(38) 41/42-1/2 32/33 ½ 43/44-1/2 42(L)
22(40) 43/44-1/2 34/35 ½ 45/46-1/2 44(L)
(42) 45/46-1/2 37-1/2/39-1/2 46/47-1/2 46(XL)
(44) 47/48-1/2 40/42 48/49-1/2 48
(46) 49/50-1/2 42-1/2/44-1/2 50/51-1/2 50
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* Woman's sizes are shown in parenthesis.
** Waist measurements shown here are misses sizes; men's
sizes are approximately 3 inches larger.
*** Not available in men's sizes.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The funny thing is you may be best to convert the size to Euro sizing before trying to turn that into inches.
Now a trick from the open air market place. When shopping in a market it is impossible to try on cloths. So how to check the fit ? Simple, as you put on weight you add girth to your waist and neck. Your neck is about ½ the size of your neck. So take a something that fits you around the waist, do up the button and stretch it around your neck. Because the fabric is doubled over it should meet in the back with a tiny overlap. Note how much overlap there is. Now check a couple of others and see what the variation is. It's probably not much. Armed with this information you can purchase shorts, jeans or other items with out trying them on. Armed with your built in measure you get about the right fit with out looking at the misleading labels.
You may you get a funny look from the sales staff when using this system. Just explain it to them and they will go away pleased to have learnt a new trick, they have the same problem finding cloths that fit.
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