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A polo does not fit the same way in every style. This is how to check shoulders, chest, sleeves and length, and how to use the size advice for the specific style.

You judge trousers both standing and sitting. Look at the waist, hips, crotch, leg and length, and take the intended cut of the style into account.

A slim build does not need to be corrected. With fit, texture and layers you can deliberately play with the silhouette and the amount of visual volume.

The right trouser length depends on leg shape, shoe and design. No break, a small break and a half break are all usable style choices.

Petite and looking for trousers that fit properly? Here is how to choose the right waist, leg shape and length, and lengthen your silhouette without heels.

No shape is better or worse, but the right cut helps you look confident. This is how to choose for each shape.

Slim fit, regular fit, tailored fit, slim-straight: what do all these fits mean exactly, and which suits your body and style? A clear explanation for women and men.

The length of a sleeve decides more than you think: where the eye goes, how your arms look and how formal a top feels. This is how to choose the sleeve that suits you and the moment.

For shorter men it is all about proportions: the right length, a fitting shoulder and a cut that lengthens the line.

In the fitting room everything seems to fit fine, until you wear it at home. With these checks you know within five minutes whether a garment really fits.

Sleeves that are too short, a polo that ends above the belt, trousers that ride up: familiar to tall men. Here is how to check the fit and choose pieces that really fit.

How should a sweater fit? Shoulders, sleeve length, hem and room around the chest: this is how you check the fit of knitwear in five steps.