Size charts

Measurement locations

Military sizes are more accurate than civilian sizes in general. If you measure yourself carefully, you'll get fitting clothing. There's no reason not to order online, at least if you're ordering from Varusteleka.

  • Overall length is measured with shoes off.
  • Waist is measured at the navel.
  • Chest is measured just below the armpits.
  • Inner seam, in trousers is the seam of the leg, that runs from the crotch to the ankle. It's usually measured from your pants, not from your body.
  • When taking measurements, don't add some just to be sure. Take the exact numbers. If you seem to get varied results, measure yourself five times and get the average.
  • As in almost every country in the world, we give our information in the metric system. If you find this hard, use an online conversion software. Best idea would be to find out metric numbers for your own measurements, so you only need to use the conversion once.

International size charts

Different apparel use different size systems. Below are some of our most common size systems deciphered:

Gloves

Glove size measurement

Glove size is the circumference of your hand measured around the widest point of your palm. If you measure in inches, the result is your glove size. If you're metric, divide the measurement by 2,54.

The average adult male hand is 23 cm, so 23 / 2,54 = 9.06. The correct glove size in this example is 9.

Headgear

Head wear measurement is the circumference of the crown, measured around the skull, about one centimeter above the ears. Make sure to measure accurately - keep the measure tape tight. Generally, you'll want a hat that is not too small - 1 cm wont make much difference though. Some headgear (especially berets) will loosen and "grown in size" when used. This can be accounted for by ordering one size smaller.

cm inch Common
52 cm6 1/2XS
53 cm6 5/8XS
54 cm6 3/4S
55 cm6 7/8S
56 cm7M
57 cm7 1/8M
58 cm7 1/4L
59 cm7 3/8L
60 cm7 1/2XL
61 cm7 5/8XL
62 cm7 3/42XL
63 cm7 7/82XL
64 cm83XL

Footwear

EU-koko Jalan pituus UK-koko US-koko
EU 35 220 mm UK 3 US 4
EU 35.5 224 mm UK 3.5 US 4.5
EU 36.5 229 mm UK 4 US 5
EU 37 233 mm UK 4.5 US 5.5
EU 37.5 237 mm UK 5 US 6
EU 38 241 mm UK 5.5 US 6.5
EU 39 246 mm UK 6 US 7
EU 39.5 250 mm UK 6.5 US 7.5
EU 40 254 mm UK 7 US 8
EU 40.5 258 mm UK 7.5 US 8.5
EU 41.5 262 mm UK 8 US 9
EU 42 267 mm UK 8.5 US 9.5
EU 42.5 271 mm UK 9 US 10
EU 43.5 275 mm UK 9.5 US 10.5
EU 44 279 mm UK 10 US 11
EU 44.5 284 mm UK 10.5 US 11.5
EU 45 288 mm UK 11 US 12
EU 46 292 mm UK 11.5 US 12.5
EU 46.5 296 mm UK 12 US 13
EU 47 301 mm UK 12.5 US 13.5
EU 48 305 mm UK 13 US 14
EU 48.5 309 mm UK 13.5 US 14.5
EU 49 313 mm UK 14 US 15
EU 49.5 318 mm UK 14.5 US 15.5
EU 50.5 322 mm UK 15 US 16

Please note! The chart is based on hard facts about shoe size conversions: Paris Points, Barleycorns, and such. Some manufacturers and other sources convert shoe sizes incorrectly, don't believe the fake news! Our truth is the correct one.

To improve your odds of getting the right size boots when ordering online, we strongly recommend measuring your feet to find out your true size in various size systems. Quite often two choices will be suitable in terms of length: in these cases, you may prefer the larger one if you have wide feet or the smaller one if your feet are narrow.

The correct manner to measure your foot is to trace your footprint on a piece of paper with a pencil and then measure the length. Do both feet, it's not common to have perfectly symmetric feet.

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