Learn how to find your US clothing size and conversion measurements to make your international purchases with complete confidence!
Figuring out your clothing size in the US can be challenging, especially when shopping online. Have you ever picked out a pair of pants and found them to be the wrong fit? If this is your concern when shopping for men’s, women’s, or children’s clothing in the US, you’ve come to the right place!
In this blog, we will teach you how to convert clothing sizes to Brazilian sizes and share tips for importing more economically.
Differences between Clothing in the USA and Brazil
Many Brazilians who shop internationally get confused when it comes to selecting a size, and it's no wonder. This is because, just like many other measurements used in the US, such as miles, feet and Fahrenheit , clothing sizes also end up being different.
The American metric system for clothing measurements uses inches , which are approximately 2.54 centimeters .
Some international stores provide specific measurements for their garments, such as sleeve length, waist length, leg length, shoulder length, and more. So having a measuring tape on hand is essential for accurately converting your measurements from centimeters to inches.
In addition, knowing some terms in English can help you when searching, both in physical and online stores, such as “ Tall ”, “ Short ” and “ Petit ”. Also, stores can provide sizes according to the body part, so it is important to know what “ Height ”, “ Chest ”, “ Waist ”, “ Hips ” and “ Breast ” and other words mean to make it easier to convert measurements. One tip is to put the word in Google Translate to find out which part of the body it refers to.
How to Convert Clothing Sizes from US to Brazil
Converting sizes can be simple as the standards are well established. We provide conversion charts for women's, men's and children's clothing.
It is worth remembering that some sizes, such as “XXXL” or “XXXXL”, may not be available in Brazil, and are items for people with greater weight or height who have difficulty finding models in these sizes in Brazilian stores.
In children's clothing you can also see sizes such as 3, 5, 6x and 7, which were made for older babies in the same age range.
The most common measurements are not that difficult to learn and follow a standardized order. If you already know the size you wear here in Brazil, just consult the tables and you won't go wrong!
It is worth remembering that these sizes apply to more basic items, such as short-sleeved t-shirts, jackets, and shorts. However, there are specific items that have different and precise sizes depending on the type of clothing.
Specific Sizes and Measurements
Although clothing sizes in the US are numbered as explained in the previous topic, there are some specific items that have different numbers.
Both men's and women's pants can have two measurements: one for the waist and another for the leg length. In the United States, it is very common to have two sizes on the label of pants, especially jeans, because the leg length may be correct, but the waist is not. Therefore, pants in the United States are made with the garment that best fits your body in mind!
So, for example, a size 32/30 means the pants have a 32" waist (32W) and a 30" leg length (30L).
However, for pants that are one size fits all, you can use the conversion table below:
Men's dress shirts may have broken numbers, such as “15½”.
While suits have similar sizes to Brazilian ones, but with intervals of 2 in 2 sizes.
And for women's clothing, such as dresses, skirts and coats, there are also size peculiarities:
Tips for Importing Cheaper Clothes
A great strategy to save on imports is to buy clothes out of season.
Since Brazil is in the Southern Hemisphere and the US is in the Northern Hemisphere, the seasons are opposite. During winter in Brazil, for example, it is summer in the US, and this results in sales there.
And because of this fact, clothes there are on sale in Brazil, because, as here in the winter we would be buying clothes for the cold, in the USA it is hot, that is, the demand for clothes for the cold there is lower and they soon lower the prices, since the intention is to do something similar to a “stock clearance”.
Well, now that you know the clothing sizes in the USA, take the opportunity to continue learning about importing with our blogs, it's worth checking out !
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