{"id":4283,"date":"2020-12-11T21:58:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T02:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/propercloth.com\/reference\/?p=4283"},"modified":"2024-09-19T12:01:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:01:46","slug":"body-measurements-vs-shirt-dimensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propercloth.com\/reference\/body-measurements-vs-shirt-dimensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Measurements vs. Shirt Dimensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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, multiplying them by 2 will yield the actual circumference of the shirt in these areas. For other measurements such as Collar Size and Sleeve Length, the true measurements will be stored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, here\u2019s how you would measure around your waist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/paper-attachments.dropbox.com\/s_EEAD16DA830A70149CC74CDAD831853219C984C6CA7D89106B5427CBEBF8660E_1607723711604_image.png\" alt=\"Tape measure should be loosely wrapped around midsection.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to how we measure and store the Midsection Width dimension:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/paper-attachments.dropbox.com\/s_EEAD16DA830A70149CC74CDAD831853219C984C6CA7D89106B5427CBEBF8660E_1607723718256_image.png\" alt=\"Shirt should be laid flat with tape measure laid across the midsection of the shirt.\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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