Three garments, sized three different ways, because your shirt size and your waist are not the same conversation. Two minutes here is the difference between a kit that fits and a kit that goes back.
The single most useful rule on this page: measure a garment you already own, not your own body. Body measuring is where most people go wrong, because a tape around your waist and a waistband are two different numbers.
Step 1
The shirt goes by your weight.
This maker cuts the shirt to body weight rather than to a chest measurement. That is unusual, and it works in your favour: you know your weight without getting up. If you sit on the line between two sizes, take the larger one. A dress shirt that pulls at the placket is the one mistake nobody forgives.
| Size | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| M | 99–117 lb | 45–53 kg |
| L | 117–128 lb | 53–58 kg |
| XL | 128–143 lb | 58–65 kg |
| 2XL | 143–159 lb | 65–72 kg |
| 3XL | 159–176 lb | 72–80 kg |
| 4XL | 176–194 lb | 80–88 kg |
| 5XL | 194–212 lb | 88–96 kg |
| 6XL | 212–231 lb | 96–105 kg |
| 7XL | 231–254 lb | 105–115 kg |
| 8XL | 254–276 lb | 115–125 kg |
Step 2
The trousers go by the waist you already own.
The size number is the waist in inches. Take the trousers that fit you best, lay them flat, measure the waistband from edge to edge and double it. That number is your size. The cut is straight-leg with a slight taper and a stretch weave — a tailored line, not a relaxed one.
| Size | Waist | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 29" | 74 cm |
| 30 | 30" | 76 cm |
| 31 | 31" | 79 cm |
| 32 | 32" | 81 cm |
| 33 | 33" | 84 cm |
| 34 | 34" | 86 cm |
| 35 | 35" | 89 cm |
| 36 | 36" | 91 cm |
| 38 | 38" | 97 cm |
| 40 | 40" | 102 cm |
| 42 | 42" | 107 cm |
Step 3
The shoe goes by the length of your foot.
Stand with your heel against a wall, mark the floor at the tip of your longest toe, and measure from wall to mark. Match the centimetre column — it is the one figure that never drifts between makers.
Measure late in the day, standing, wearing the socks you would wear with these. Feet spread over the course of a day and the difference is a full half size.
Chelsea boot — Power, Executive, Elegance, Midnight and Contrast
US and UK here are the standard conversion, for orientation only.
| EU | US | UK | Foot length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 7 | 6.5 | 25.3 cm | 10.0" |
| 41 | 8 | 7.5 | 26.0 cm | 10.2" |
| 42 | 8.5 | 8 | 26.7 cm | 10.5" |
| 43 | 9.5 | 9 | 27.3 cm | 10.8" |
| 44 | 10 | 9.5 | 28.0 cm | 11.0" |
| 45 | 11 | 10.5 | 28.7 cm | 11.3" |
| 46 | 12 | 11.5 | 29.3 cm | 11.5" |
Sneaker — Modern Code
Different maker, different grade, and it stops at EU 48. The US column below is the one this maker publishes rather than a generic conversion, so it is the one to trust.
| EU | US | Foot length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 6.5 | 24.5 cm | 9.6" |
| 40 | 7.5 | 25.2 cm | 9.9" |
| 41 | 8 | 25.8 cm | 10.2" |
| 42 | 8.5 | 26.5 cm | 10.4" |
| 43 | 9 | 27.2 cm | 10.7" |
| 44 | 9.5 | 27.8 cm | 11.0" |
| 45 | 10.5 | 28.5 cm | 11.2" |
| 46 | 11 | 29.2 cm | 11.5" |
| 47 | 11.5 | 29.8 cm | 11.7" |
| 48 | 12 | 30.5 cm | 12.0" |
Still unsure?
Write to support@themodernattractioncode.com with your weight, the waist of a trouser that fits you, and your foot length in centimetres. We will tell you which sizes to pick. We would rather spend five minutes with you now than process a return later.
And if a piece still misses, we fix it and you keep the piece — see the return policy.