How to Measure a Garment (32)

Waist Width Lay the pants down on a flat surface, face up. Use your hands to spread the pants out flat, with the waistband buttoned at the front and the fly zipped close. The front of … Read →

Measuring a dress shirt that fits you well is an excellent way to get started creating your first custom dress shirt size.  The following explanations and videos will clearly explain how to measure a dress shirt. … Read →

Measuring tailored suit jackets and sport coats can be tricky, but taking the following precautions will produce the best results: 1. Button the jacket up fully. 2. Lay the garment on a flat, hard surface to … Read →

Body measurements and the shirt dimensions stored in your Proper Cloth account are quite different. Chest Width, Midsection Width, Bottom Width, and Sleeve Width are all taken from a shirt laying flat on a surface. Thus, … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Collar Around Unbutton the shirt and spread it out on its back. Place one end of the measuring tape at the center of the button where the button stitching comes through … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Sleeve Length With the shirt front and cuffs buttoned, lay the shirt down and spread it out on its front. Pull the sleeve away from the shirt body. Do not stretch … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Yoke Width Button up the shirt and spread the shirt out on its front. Measure for the point where the yoke meets the sleeve, straight across, to the same point on … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Chest Width Spread the shirt out on its back. Be careful to fully spread out any wrinkles or folds that might hide underneath. If the shirt has rear pleats, this will … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Midsection Width Spread the shirt out on its back such that there are no wrinkles or folds underneath. Find the narrowest part of the shirt’s body. This is probably about halfway … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Back Length With the shirt spread out on its front, measure from the base of the back of the collar straight down to the center of the very bottom of the … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Sleeve Width Lay the shirt on its back. Spread the shirt sleeve out flat such that the seam along the bottom of the sleeve is where the sleeve is folded. Place … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Cuff Around Unbutton the shirt cuff and spread the cuff out flat. Be sure to unbutton the sleeve placket (also known as the gauntlet) button to aid in spreading out the … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Short Sleeve Opening The short sleeve opening width is measured along the bottom edge of the sleeve opening. Start with the shirt buttoned up fully, facing up. On a firm, flat … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Short Sleeve Width Lay the shirt on its back. Spread the shirt sleeve out flat such that the seam along the bottom of the sleeve is where the sleeve is folded. … Read →

How to Measure a Shirt: Short Sleeve Length The short sleeve length is measured along the top edge of the short sleeve. Start with the shirt buttoned up fully, facing up. On a firm, flat surface, … Read →

Measure Straight Across the Top of the Waistband To measure the Waist Width, lay the pants down, face up, on a flat surface. Use your hands to spread the pants out flat, with the waistband buttoned … Read →

The Hip Width measurement determines the widest part of the seat of the pants. With the pants lying face up on a flat surface, button the waistband, zip the fly closed, and use your hands to … Read →

Lay the pants flat on their sides, so that the legs are folded along the front and back creases. Fold the top leg up over the waistband, making the bottom of the crotch visible. Use your … Read →

Lay the pants flat on their sides, so that the legs are folded along the front and back creases. Fold the top leg up over the waistband, making the bottom of the crotch visible. Use your … Read →

Lay the pants flat on their sides, so that the legs are folded along the front and back creases. Fold the top leg up over the waistband, making the bottom of the crotch visible. Use your hands … Read →