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WAIT A MINUTE! WHO SAYS
I WEAR A 54?

Understanding the European Size Chart

As more and more clothing is manufactured in Europe—or as more and more clothing manufacturers seem to wish to give that impression—a gentleman may be asked to try on garments labeled with unfamiliar sizes, most of them much larger than anything he has ever before tried on. A gentleman need not be alarmed. A single chart will help him understand the correlatives:

Hats

USA	Europe
6 . . . . . . . .	54
7 . . . . . . . .	56
71/4 . . . . . . .	58
71/2 . . . . . . .	60
73/4 . . . . . . .	62

Shirts

USA/UK	Europe
14 . . . . . . . .	36
141/2 . . . . . .	37
15 . . . . . . . .	38
151/2 . . . . . . .	39
16 . . . . . . . .	41
161/2 . . . . . . .	42
17 . . . . . . . .	43
171/2 . . . . . . .	44
18 . . . . . . . .	45

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Shoes

USA	UK	Europe
7 . . . . . .	61/2 . . . . .	40
71/2 . . . . .	7 . . . . . . .	401/2
8 . . . . . .	71/2 . . . . .	41
81/2 . . . . .	8 . . . . . . .	42
9 . . . . . .	81/2. . . . .	421/2
91/2 . . . . .	9 . . . . . . .	43
10 . . . . . .	91/2 . . . . .	44
101/2 . . . .	10 . . . . . .	441/2
11 . . . . . .	101/2 . . . . .	45
111/2 . . . . .	11 . . . . . . 46
12 . . . . . .	11 1/2 . . . . .	461/2

Suits

USA/UK	Europe
36 . . . . . . . .	46
38 . . . . . . . .	48
40 . . . . . . .	50
42 . . . . . . . .	52
44 . . . . . . . .	54
46 . . . . . . . .	56
48 . . . . . . . .	58

Underwear

USA	Europe
34 . . . . . . . .	5
36 . . . . . . . .	6
38 . . . . . . . .	7
40 . . . . . . .	8
42 . . . . . . . .	9
44 . . . . . . . .	10
46 . . . . . . . .	11
48 . . . . . . . .	12