Abstract: A method for optimizing an electronic ordering system for clothing, comprising the steps: provision of a web shop, in which clothing is offered, on a web-shop server; provision of a user terminal comprising a client program for communication with the web shop; provision of an electronic communications network for connecting the client and the server; provision of an electronic selection system for the user selection of an item of clothing offered in the web shop, the item of clothing being selected according to a size specification; provision of the electronic ordering system for the server and the client, in order to initiate a binding sales order for the size-dependently selected item of clothing; the method being characterized in that the client program, prior to the selection by the user of an item of clothing offered in the web shop, requests at least one specific size value from the user and transmits said value to the web-shop server, and the web-shop server controls the electronic selection system acc