A belt is one of the classic items in both men's and women's wardrobes. For a girl, it not only serves as a support for trousers, jeans or a skirt, but also acts as a fashion accessory. In order for the belt to be comfortable and functional, not to fall off or overtighten, you need to choose the right size.
How do you know what size belt you need?
Determining the size of a belt is much more difficult than determining the size of any other clothing. Traditional measurements will not work. First, you need to decide exactly for what purpose you are purchasing a belt and where you are going to wear it. For men, everything is simple: they most often wear it to support their trousers, that is, in special slots on the hips. A woman is a real inventor because she can wear it:
- at the waist;
- on the hips;
- high waisted (right under the bust);
- for fastening trousers or skirts;
- as a decorative element over a sweater, outerwear, etc.
Important! Don't forget about fashion trends! At the peak of popularity are decorative belts that emphasize the waist.
Thus, to determine the size of the belt, you need to take measurements of the place where you are going to wear it.
The second option is even simpler than the previous one. If you are looking for a replacement for your old belt, measure its length without trying it on yourself.
How to take measurements correctly?
To select the correct length, it is important to make accurate substitutions. You can do this in two ways:
- girth on oneself;
- according to the old belt.
In the first case, you will need a measuring tape. All you need to measure is the circumference of the place where the belt will be worn. This could be the waist, hips.
Important! Before measuring, put on the item with which you plan to wear the belt. If you are going to wear it with a coat, you will have to measure over it.
The girth is measured while exhaling, in a calm state of the body, so that nothing presses on it later. Do not tighten the tape: calmly wrap it around your waist. If you are preparing to buy a belt for trousers, then for ease of measurement you can insert a measuring tape into the harness.
Remove the tape and record the result. The size will be the length of the belt from the buckle to the middle hole.
For the second method, you need to lay out the old belt on a flat surface and, using the same tape, measure the distance from the plaque to the hole where you most often fastened it. This will be the size that is comfortable for you.
Women's belt size chart
Size designations may differ between different manufacturers in offline and online stores. They are usually indicated in a numerical value, i.e. based on the size of the waist or hips. Letter designations are also often used - the so-called international symbols (XXS-XXL).You can see the size correspondence in the approximate table for women's belts.
An example of determining the size of a women's belt
Most often, the sizes of the belts differ by 10 cm (70, 80, 90, etc.). In real life, it is more common to find waist or hip circumferences that are not equal to a round number (for example, 67 cm, 92 cm). We recommend purchasing a strap that is as close to your size as possible.. Let's look at an example. If your waist circumference is 67 cm, then feel free to buy a belt marked 70, and if your volume is 92 cm, then give preference to a belt 90 cm long. Don’t worry, in both cases you will have enough holes to fasten the strap, since the average length is measured by central hole.
Do Russian and European (US) sizes correspond to each other?
Please note that women's belt sizes are designated differently in different countries:
- In Russia, other CIS countries and Europe, the length is measured and indicated in cm;
- In the USA - in inches.
Important! 1 cm is 0.39 inches. For example, the Russian size is 70 cm, in America it will be indicated by a different number - 28 inches.
How to reduce a women's leather belt to the desired length?
If you like a belt in a store, but it doesn't fit your size, don't despair. Most modern leather belts can be shortened at home or in a special workshop.
Important! An ideal example should be fastened to the third or middle hole. A free end that is too long or short looks unsightly. Besides, it's inconvenient.
You can shorten the straps yourself using the following types of buckle fastening:
- on the screw;
- on the clamp.
In the first version, the leather part is attached to the buckle using a small screw. Unscrewing it with a screwdriver will not be difficult even for a girl.After this, you need to cut off the excess length, use an awl to punch a hole for the screw and assemble the structure to its previous state.
Some buckles are attached to the belt with a clip. They are most often found on men's models, but similar ones can also be found for women. In this case, shortening the length is not difficult: just unfasten the clip, cut off part of the leather and insert the belt back. You don't even need to punch a hole.
Important! If you buy a belt with a buckle attached, you will have to go to a workshop to have it shortened. At home, stitching a belt a second time is an almost impossible task.
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Thank you for your article about belts, Alexandra, it was useful. I have a narrow waist for a man, and none of the men's belts fit me. Everyone is great. when I buy, I have to pierce the holes myself, shorten them, etc. this is hemorrhoids) Do you think it is relevant to buy a women's belt? They are just the right size for me. Anyway, I don’t use a belt as a decorative element and it’s not visible under a T-shirt or sweater, and the concept of “male/female” is now generally blurred in my opinion. with the exception of very wide or narrow-narrow belts that look purely feminine.And the fact that women’s buckles have a slightly different shape and are usually more shiny - well, on the one hand, let it shine, whoever sees it doesn’t care. I would like to hear your opinion as an expert on this issue.