MEASURING SHIRTS

Chest Width

1) The shirt is fully buttoned up (if it has buttons) and placed on a flat surface with the back facing down.
2) Smooth out wrinkles, bulges and creases, and SLIGHTLY stretch the garment in length to make sure you are getting as close to a smooth, linear measure as possible that incorporates the true length of material to be measured.
3) Measure across the width of the shirt chest from one armpit to the opposite armpit at the widest part of the shirt, stopping at the end of the shirt’s sides; the object is to measure exactly half of the shirt’s circumference. A shirt’s chest width does not necessarily equal a measure from one side seam to the opposite side seam, as some shirts do not have front panels and back panels that are equal in size, thus measuring any fabric that may extend beyond the side seams is required to truly reflect the front width.
4) Shirts made of bulky fabrics and/or those with side seams need extra attention to be certain that none of the shirt fabric is curled too far back or forward.
5) The measure you derive from this exercise is now doubled, thus yielding the total circumference of the shirt’s chest.

1) The shirt is buttoned closed (if it has buttons) and placed on a flat surface with the front facing down.
2) Smooth out wrinkles, bulges and creases, and SLIGHTLY stretch the garment in length to make sure you are getting as close to a smooth, linear measure as possible that incorporates the true length of material to be measured.
3) Place the measuring tape at the junction seam where the collar or collar ribbing is attached to the shirt back body, then continue measuring in a straight line down the center spine of the shirt, stopping at the end of the shirt bottom. If the shirt has a knit waistband, include the waistband in your measure, attempting to maintain a smooth, linear measure. The total measure you obtain is the shirt’s back length.

1) The shirt is buttoned closed (if it has buttons) and placed on a flat surface with the front facing down.
2) Smooth out wrinkles, bulges and creases, and SLIGHTLY stretch the garment in length to make sure you are getting as close to a smooth, linear measure as possible that incorporates the true length of material to be measured.
3) Place the measuring tape on the outside edge of the shoulder seam of either side of the shirt. Measure a straight line across the shirt’s back to the opposite side outside edge of the shoulder seam. Do NOT follow the curvature of the shoulder! The total measure you obtain is the shirt’s shoulder width.

1) The shirt is buttoned closed (if it has buttons) and placed on a flat surface with the front facing down.
2) Smooth out wrinkles, bulges and creases, and SLIGHTLY stretch the garment in length to make sure you are getting as close to a smooth, linear measure as possible that incorporates the true length of material to be measured.
3) Place the measuring tape on the outside UPPERMOST edge of the shoulder seam of either side of the shirt. Measure a straight line down the shirt’s sleeve, including the knit cuff if it has this feature, and note the termination point of your measure. The total measure you obtain is the shirt’s sleeve length.