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Measuring For Men's Garments

[Measuring women] [Check measurements] [Measuring men] [Measuring children]
[Women's standard measurements]
[Men's standard measurements]

Make the subject stand straight but relaxed when he is being measured. Best measuring result is reached if the measurements are taken on underwear. 

Set 3 cm wide elastic bands around the subject's waist and hip. Search the correct places of these elastic bands carefully. Keep these elastic bands on their places during the whole measuring process.

Except for pants' and sleeve cuff circumference and jacket length, all measurements are body measurements. DO NOT ADD ANY EASE to the measurements, the program does it for you. DO NOT TIGHTEN MEASURING TAPE.

Print the measurement chart for men

Name, address and telephone 

 

SHIRT, JACKET AND VEST 

Body height

 

From head to toe

Neck circumference

 

Around base of neck

Chest circumference

 

Under armpits around chest at widest point

Chest width

 

Width of chest at widest point from sleeve seam to sleeve seam. Hold your arms relaxed at your sides. Measure at the points where the arms touch the body.

Waist circumference

 

At the level where waist circumference is maximum.

Hip circumference

 

At the level where hip circumference is maximum

Back length

 

From bottom of back neck to back waist center. For the bottom of the neck, use the fifth vertebra (the one that makes a bump at the base of the neck).

Back width

 

Width across shoulder blades from sleeve seam to sleeve seam. Measure at widest point of back. Hold your arms relaxed at your sides. Measure at the points where the arms touch the body.

Sleeve length

 

From shoulder tip to wrist. Shoulder tip is where you can feel a gap between the shoulder and arm bones. Hold your arm horizontal, if necessary, to find the point.

Cuff circumference

 

Desired circumference of the garment

Jacket length from waist

 

Desired length of the jacket measured from waist

PANTS

Waist circumference

 

Waist can be measured at different level for pants and for jacket. Some men want to wear pants below abdomen at front.

Hip circumference

 

At the level where hip circumference is maximum

Knee circumference

 

Measure around knee when it is slightly bent

Pants' outside length

 

From bottom edge of waist elastic to where you want the cuff to be, side.

Pants' inside length

 

From cuff to crotch. Measure from a pair of old, well-fitting pants.

Cuff Circumference for pants

 

Desired circumference of cuff. This is the actual circumference of the pants leg and not the ankle measurement.





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