Clothing Sizes

The cheapest way to buy camouflage is to buy army surplus clothing. Armies being very fond of standards there is a set of standard clothing sizes know as NATO standard sizes. These can be a bit cryptic if you don’t know what you are looking at. However once you know what the numbers mean it can be much easier to search for cheap kit.

How to read NATO clothing sizes

NATO sizes are made of 5 or 6 digit numbers, separated by slashes, which represent metric measurements, in centimeters, for different parts of the body.

NATO Jackets & Shirt Sizes

With shirts (in British military speak shirts are called “Jackets”) and jackets (in British military speak jackets are called “Smocks”), NATO sizes will be displayed as XXX/YY
Where:

XXX is your full height in centimetres. (Note: This is not the length of the shirt or jacket.)
YY is your chest size in centimetres.

NATO Trouser Sizes

Trousers sizes are written as XX/YY/ZZ
Where:

XX is your waist size in centimetres.
YY is your inner leg size in centimetres.
ZZ is your seat size in centimetres.

Clothing size tables

NATO Jacket & Shirt Sizes

	UK Chest Size		Height
NATO Size	Centi-metres	Inches	Centi-metres	Feet & Inches	Size
170/88	88	35″- 37″	170	5’5″ – 5’9″	Short
170/96	96	38″- 40″	170	5’5″ – 5’9″	Short
170/104	104	40″- 42″	170	5’5″ – 5’9″	Short
170/112	112	44″-46″	170	5’5″ – 5’9″	Short
180/88	88	35″- 37″	180	5’10” – 6′	Regular
180/96	96	38″- 40″	180	5’10” – 6′	Regular
180/104	104	40″- 42″	180	5’10” – 6′	Regular
180/112	112	44″-46″	180	5’10” – 6′	Regular
190/96	96	38″- 40″	190	6′ – 6’8″	Long
190/104	104	40″- 42″	190	6′ – 6’8″	Long
190/112	112	44″-46″	190	6′ – 6’8″	Long
190/120	120	46″- 48″	190	6′ – 6’8″	Long

NATO Trouser Sizes

	Inside Leg / Inseam		Waist Size		Seat Size
NATO Size	Centi-metres	Inches	Centi-metres	Inches	Centi-metres	Inches	Size
80/76/92	80	31″- 33″	76	30"	92	36"	Regular
80/80/96	80	31″- 33″	80	32"	96	38"	Regular
80/84/100	80	31″- 33″	84	33.6″	100	40"	Regular
80/88/104	80	31″- 33″	88	35.2″	104	42"	Regular
80/92/108	80	31″- 33″	92	36"	108	44"	Regular
80/96/112	80	31″- 33″	96	38"	112	45"	Regular
80/100/116	80	31″- 33″	100	40"	116	46.5"	Regular
80/104/120	80	31″- 33″	104	42"	120	48"	Regular
80/108/124	80	31″- 33″	108	44"	124	49"	Regular
80/112/128	80	31″- 33″	112	46"	128	50.5"	Regular
85/76/92	85	33″- 36″	76	30"	92	36"	Long
85/80/96	85	33″- 36″	80	32"	96	38"	Long
85/84/100	85	33″- 36″	84	33.6″	100	40"	Long
85/88/104	85	33″- 36″	88	35.2″	104	42"	Long
85/92/108	85	33″- 36″	92	36"	108	44"	Long
85/96/112	85	33″- 36″	96	38"	112	45"	Long
85/100/116	85	33″- 36″	100	40"	116	46.5"	Long
85/104/120	85	33″- 36″	104	42"	120	48"	Long
85/108/124	85	33″- 36″	108	44"	124	49"	Long
85/112/128	85	33″- 36″	112	46"	128	50.5"	Long

Hat Sizes

Size Range	Size - Inches	Size - Centi-metres	Hat Size (UK)	Hat Size (US)
Extra Small	20 1/4"	52	6 3/8	6 1/2
Extra Small	20 3/4"	53	6 1/2	6 5/8
Small	21 1/8"	54	6 5/8	6 3/4
Small	21 1/2"	55	6 3/4	6 7/8
Medium	21 7/8″	56	6 7/8	7
Medium	22 1/4″	57	7	7 1/8
Large	22 5/8″	58	7 1/8	7 1/4
Large	23″	59	7 1/4	7 3/8
X-Large	23 1/2″	60	7 3/8	7 1/2
X-Large	23 7/8″	61	7 1/2	7 5/8
XX-Large	24 1/2″	62	7 5/8	7 3/4
XX-Large	24 5/8″	63	7 3/4	7 7/8
XXX-Large	25"	64	7 7/8	8

Boot Sizes

Euro	UK	US	Inches	Centi-metres
39	5.5	6	9 1/4"	23.5
39.5	6	6.5	9 1/2"	24.1
40	6.5	7	9 5/8"	24.4
40.5	7	7.5	9 3/4"	24.8
41	7.5	8	9 15/16"	25.45
41.5	8	8.5	10 1/8"	25.7
42	8.5	9	10 1/4"	26
42.5	9	9.5	10 7/16"	26.7
43	9.5	10	10 9/16"	27
43.5	10	10.5	10 3/4"	27.3
44	10.5	11	10 15/16"	27.9
44.5	11	11.5	11 1/8"	28.3
45	11.5	12	11 1/4"	28.6
45.5	12	12.5	11 13/32"	29
46	12.5	13	11 9/16"	29.4
46.5	13	13.5	11 23/32"	29.8
47	13.5	14	11 7/8"	30.2
47.5	14	14.5	12 1/16"	30.6
48	14.5	15	12 3/16"	31
49	15	15.5	12 3/8"	31.4
49.5	15.5	16	12 1/2"	31.8
50	16	16.5	12 11/16"	32.2