▶ Men’s Size Charts & Conversions: Pants, Shirts, Waist, Chest

What Men’s size am I? On this site you will find Men’s Sizing Charts, Converters from and to US-sizes and an easy guides how to measure your waist, chest, and other sizes.

How Men’s Sizes work

It is important to know that clothing sizes vary depending on the piece of clothes, the manufacturer and the brand. How can you make sure you get the right size when shopping? By measuring your individual body measurements and using our practical size chart, you not only save time, you also avoid unpleasant mistakes. So, how can we help you?

Measurement Guide for Men

Size, posture, and figure determine your clothing size. Get your measurements and then use one of the size charts to find your perfect fit. Be sure to measure without clothes and close to the body.

How to Measure Waist of Men?

  • Stand up straight. Make sure your outer garments are removed because you need to measure on the skin and not over clothing to ensure you get the most accurate measurement.
  • Locate the middle part of the rib cage and the top of the hip bone.
  • Place the tape measure at that middle point and then wrap it around the natural waist with one end overlapping the other.
  • Breathe normally and record the measurements accordingly.

How to Measure Chest Size of Men?

The chest is the most important body part for jacket, shirt or suit jacket measurement.

  • Stand up straight, relax your arms at your side.
  • Ideally ask your mum, spouse, or best friend, to wrap the tape measure around your chest area.
  • Make sure the tape measure has a little room (max. an inch) to move. Depending on the type of jacket (casual vs. formal) you can add an inch (casual can be looser).
  • Measure horizontally around the body at the strongest part of the chest with a tape measure.
Men's Sizes: Guide How to Measure

How to measure Hip or Height?

  • Hip measurement: The hip is measured in the same way as described above for the chest but around your hip. Measure horizontally at the strongest part of the buttocks.
  • Height measurement: Please take off your shoes as measurements need to be made without footwear, from head to toe. The recommended measuring point is the door frame in which you can stand up straight.

Men’s Clothing Size Chart

To convert US-Sizes into International Sizes (EURO-Sizes).

Inter­natio­nal Men's SizesUS Sizes Men'sEU Sizes Men'sUK Sizes Men'sFrench Sizes Men'sItalian Sizes Men's
XS3040304030
XS3242324232
S3444344434
S3646364646
M3848384848
M4050405050
L4252425252
L4454445454
XL4656465656
XL4858485858
XXL5060506060
XXL5262526262

Men’s Pants Size Chart

Men’s Pants Sizes (Waist)

SizeWaist in InchesWaist in Centimeters
XS28-3071-76
S30-3276-81
M32-3481-86
L34-3686-91
XL36-3891-96
XXL40-44101-111
3XL46-50117-127
4XL52-54132-137
5XL56-60142-152
6XL62-64157-162

Men’s Pants Size (Inseam/Length)

Size LengthLength in InchesLength in Centimeters
Extra Short2769
Short2974
Regular3179
Long3384
Extra Long3589

How to measure pants size?

Pants Size Conversion Chart for Men

US / Internat. SizeUK SizeEuro SizeFrench SizeItalian Size
XXS244043
XS28254044
XS28264044
S30274246
S30284246
S30294246
M32304448
M32314448
M32324448
L34334650
L34344650
L34354650
XL38364852
2XL42375054
3XL46385256

How to measure pants size?

Guide: Measure your Pants Size like this

  • To determine your pants size, take your waist size at the top of the hipbone over the shirt and not over your pants. Hold the tape loose and not too tight.
  • Get your inseam measurement from the crotch base to the top of your shoes.
  • Your hip size is determined by measuring the circumference of your hips while keeping the tape horizontal.
  • It is worth remembering that if you are on the borderline between two sizes, always order the larger size.

This is how you measure to find the perfect fitting pants.

Men’s Jean Size Chart

How to measure jeans size?

Men’s Jeans Sizes (Waist)

SizeWaist in InchesWaist in Centimeters
XS28-3071-76
S30-3276-81
M32-3481-86
L34-3686-91
XL36-3891-96
XXL40-44101-111
3XL46-50117-127
4XL52-54132-137
5XL56-60142-152
6XL62-64157-162

Men’s Jeans Size (Inseam/Length)

Size LengthLength in InchesLength in Centimeters
Extra Short2769
Short2974
Regular3179
Long3384
Extra Long3589

Men’s Jeans Size Conversion Chart

Waist (Inch)Length (Inch)US / Internat.EuroWaist (CM)Length (CM)
283028/304070 - 7276
293029/304273 - 7576
303230/324475 - 7781
323232/324680 - 8281
333233/324883 - 8581
343234/325085 - 8781
363436/345290 - 9286
383438/345493 - 9886
403440/345699 - 10586
423442/3458105 - 11086
443444/3460110 - 11386

Guide: Measure your Jean Size like this

You can determine your jeans size by measuring an existing pair of jeans that fit you well. Simply lay your jeans on a flat surface and take the width of your jeans at the upper corner of the jean’s waistband with a measuring tape applied from left to right. Determine your inseam by measuring your crotch down to the bottom of your jeans. You can also get your rise measurement by beginning at the crotch of your jeans to the top of your waist.

This is how you measure to find the perfect fitting jeans.

Men’s Jean Size Calculator

Men’s Shirt Size Chart

US / Internat. SizeUS/UK SizeEuro SizeFrench SizeItalian Size
XS13.5353738
XS14363839
S14.5373940
S15384041
M15.5394142
M15.5404243
L16414344
L16.5424445
XL17434546
XL17.5444647
XXL18454849
XXL18.5465052
3XL19475254
3XL19.5485254
4XL20495456
4XL20.5505456

How to Measure a Men’s Shirt Size?

When purchasing a shirt, there are four essential measurements you have to determine. These are the sizes of your neck, chest, waist, and sleeves:

  • Your neck size is measured by putting the tape around the thickest section of your neck.
  • For your chest size, wrap the tape at the widest part of your chest. The tape should be under your armpits and is parallel to the ground.
  • The waist size is determined by standing straight and wrapping the tape around your natural waistline. The tape should be slightly loose.
  • Finally, the sleeve size is determined by keeping your arms relaxed at your sides. Measure from the center of the back of your neck until your shoulder and the entire length of the arm.

You have the option to add an extra half inch to the cuff measurement to ensure a perfect fit. For a comprehensive sizing guide on men’s dress shirts, click here.

Men’s Jacket Sizes

Body height (inch)Chest width (inch)US sizeEuropean sizeBody height (cm)Chest width (cm)
63 - 6430 - 32XXXS40160 - 16478 - 81
64 - 6532 - 34XXS42162 - 16682 - 85
65 - 6634 - 36XS44166 - 17086 - 89
66 - 6736 - 38S46168 - 17390 - 93
67 - 6838 - 40M48171 - 17694 - 97
68 - 6940 - 42L50174 - 17998 - 101
69 - 7042 - 44L52177 - 182102 - 105
70 - 7144 - 45XL54180 - 184106 - 109
71 - 7244 - 45XL56182 - 186110 - 113
72 - 7345 - 46XXL58184 - 188114 - 117
73 - 7446 - 47XXL60185 - 189118 - 121
74 - 7547 - 483XL62187 - 191122 - 125
75 - 7648 - 493XL64189 - 193126 - 129
76 - 7749 - 504XL66191 - 194130 - 133
77 - 7850 - 515XL68193 - 196134 - 137
78 - 7951 - 525XL70195 - 198138 - 141
79 - 8052 - 536XL72197 - 200142 - 145

To get your over-arm measurement, stand upright and let your arms hang straight at your sides. Let someone measure the broadest part of your shoulders over your arms keeping the measuring tape parallel to the ground. The measurement minus 7 is your jacket size.

When necessary, especially on suit jackets, the chest measurement is very important. Let someone wrap the tape around your chest area brushing over your shoulder blades. Make sure that the tape measure has a room for movement and is not too tight. Adding an extra inch or two is applicable when you want a looser fitting jacket. This is acceptable for casual sports coats or jackets.

For the jacket length, the tape measure is placed on top of your shoulder where you would have a t-shirt seem. For standard jackets like blazer or coat, measure down to the top of the thigh, for a top coat measure to just above the knee.

Getting the sleeve length is also crucial, and it is measured by placing your hand on your hip, so your arms are slightly bent. Measure from the center back of your neck all the way along your arm to the wrist.

This is how you measure to find the perfectly fitting jacket.

Set of men's clothing

Men’s Suit Sizes

Internat. Suit SizeUS Suit SizeEuro Suit SizeChest (Inch)Waist (Inch)Arm (Inch)
S3446342831.5
S3646363032
M3848383232.5
M4048403433
L4250423633.5
L4452443834
XL4654464034.5
XL4855484235
XXL5056504435.5
XXL5256524636

Determining your suit size is almost the same as measuring your jacket size. The chest measurement should be measured under the arms.

  • The shoulder is measured from the top of shoulder across the back, seam to seam. The length can be measured from the bottom of the collar to bottom of the jacket and the sleeve from top of shoulder to end of the seam.
  • To  provide a space for adequate movement, it is typical that you add 2 inches on your chest measurement. Also, the US size of a suit  is larger by 10 compared to the UK size. Therefore, a size 50 in the UK is size 40 in the US.

When you are getting generically sized suits, pick the closest size to what your measurements are. This is very helpful, especially when finding the best fitting suit every time.

This is how you measure to find the perfectly fitting suit. A helpful guide on men’s suit jackets can be found here.

Men’s Belt Size Chart

General Belt SizeNumerical Belt SizeWaist Measurement (inches)Length of Belt
(inches)
XS3026.5-2828-30
S3228.5-3031-32
M3430.5-3233-34
M3632.5-3435-36
L3834.5-3637-38
L4036.5-3839-40
XL4238.5-4041-42
XL4440.5-4243-44
2XL4642.5-4445-46
3XL4844.5-4647-48
4XL5046.5-4849-50

To our belt size guide.

Men’s Underwear Sizes

International SizeUS & UK SizeEuropean & German SizeFrench SizeItalian Size
S32423
M34534
L36645
XL38756
XXL40867

Detailed Underwear Size Guide for Men can be found here.

Plus Sizes for Men

As a rule of the thumb, plus sizes are chosen when you are 6’2’’ or shorter, and your waist measurement is equal or larger than your chest measurement.

Big or plus sizes are marked as 1X, 2X, 3X, etc. An XL is usually equivalent to 1X, and an XXL is like a 2X. On some brands, 0X falls between large or extra large. For tall items, the size may be tagged with a “T” or “Tall” after the size number. Usually, you will see them as 3X Tall or 3XT.

Ring Sizes for Men

To determine your ring size, use a string, a dental floss, or a strip of paper and wrap it around the base of your finger. Mark the meeting point on the string and with a millimeter ruler, measure the string. Convert it to inches as necessary.

Keep in mind to allow enough room to accommodate your knuckle. Also, different fingers on the same and opposite hand may differ in sizes. Therefore, measure the specific finger on which you are planning to wear the ring. Lastly, it is best to measure your fingers at the end of the day where your fingers are likely to be largest.

You can repeat the whole process to make sure you achieved the right size.