Measurement Guide

COLLAR MEASURE

Completely open up the shirt and place it, back down, on a flat surface. Stretch out the collar's inside area and measure from the button's fastening knot, across the inside of the collar, to the button hole at the far side.

 

CHEST MEASURE

Do up all the buttons and lie the shirt down flat with the buttons up. Try to make sure that all creases are removed from the back of the shirt. Ensure that the area between the armpits is fully extended before measuring the space between them. The measurement should be taken between the outer edges of the armpit seams. Do remember that the measure should be the full width of the shirt and the seams could end up on the back, depending on how it is sewn.

 

WAIST MEASUREMENTS

Do up all the buttons and lie the shirt down flat with the buttons up. Try to make sure that all creases are removed from the back of the shirt. The waist measurement is taken across the waist where the shirt is at its narrowest. Do remember that the measure should be the full width of the shirt and the seams could end up on the back, depending on how it is sewn.

 

BOTTOM SECTION

Do up all the buttons and lie the shirt down flat with the buttons up. Try to make sure that all creases are removed from the back of the shirt. Measure across the bottom of the shirt, in line with where the side seams end.

 

SHIRT LENGTH

Do up all the buttons and place the shirt as flat as possible with the back facing upwards. Try to make sure that all creases are removed from the downward facing side. The shirt length is measured down the middle of the shirt's back, from the seam that attachs the collar to the very bottom of the shirt.

 

SHOULDER WIDTH

Do up all the buttons and place the shirt as flat as possible with the back facing upwards. The shoulder width is measured from the highest point of the arm seam, across the yoke, to the opposing point on the corresponding shoulder.

 

SLEEVE LENGTH

Do up all the buttons and place the shirt as flat as possible with the back facing upwards. Stretch out the sleeves so that they lie completely flat. Measure from the sleeves highest point, in a straight line, down to the bottom of the cuffs.

 

SLEEVE WIDTH

Do up all the buttons and lie the shirt down with the back facing upwards. Stretch out the sleeves so that they lie completely flat. The sleeve is measured from the armpit (the point where the sleeve seam crosses the shirt's side seam) right across the sleeve.

 

CUFF

Do up the cuffs and lie them down flat, inside out. Make sure the cuff is completely stretched out and measure from the buttons knot to the button holes outside edge.