D&G Sweater Sizing

[Lyon]

I'm new here, so I apologize if this is a stupid question. Anyway, I'm looking at buying a sweater from the F/W 06-07 D&G runway collection, and I'm not sure about sizing. My chest measures exactly 40 inches, and I don't know what size would fit me best. (I would buy it online, so I can't try it on.) The sweater is sized in inches, not S M L.

Do I need a 40? Or does it need to be bigger? If so, how much bigger? I want it to fit approximately like it does on the model from the show.

Thanks for your help.

 

[ghulkhan]

I tried on a sweater similar to that at saks..not the exact same one from D and G but it was from the same collection...
im a 40 and medium was fine

 

[VMan]

Size 48 or 50 should work. Hard to say which exactly, as a lot of designers sizing is inconsistent and varies by the particular item.

 

[Zubberah]

I find Italian brands notoriously inconsistent when it comes to sizing. Most of the time they are on small side, esp. if it is diffusion/Ittierre stuff from Versace or D&G. I would go one size bigger, which would suit this particular sweater IMO.

 

[johnapril]

Dolce and Gabbana run tight. What I'm saying is, even if it's your size, you might look pretty stupid in it.

 

[ghulkhan]

dolce and gabanna does run pretty tight..but all those nordic sweaters they did for d and g..the ones i saw were sized sml..but im about 5' 10.5 " 158 pounds..and i wear size 50 pretty well in dolce so ...