How To Measure At Home
How To Measure Yourself For Bespoke Clothing
JACKETS & SHIRTS
CHEST
Place measuring tape around the largest part of the chest, as high as possible under the arms with two fingers space. Tape should be held straight but it should neither be too loose nor too tight.
WAIST
STOMACH
Place measuring tape around your waistband while maintaining a slack of two fingers space. Do not leave the tape to droop or make it too tight. It should be free enough to rotate and tight enough that it does not fall down the position.
Place measuring tape around the stomach with two fingers space. Measure the stomach over the part that has the longest circumference. Again, the tape should not be held tightly.
SHOULDER
Place the measuring tape from the point where the shoulder seam joins the sleeve of one hand to shoulder seam joining the sleeve of the other hand. Use that as the primary measurement and do not forget to add an allowance of 2-4 cm according to your normal standing posture and body build.
FULL SLEEVE
Place measuring tape from the point where the shoulder seam joins the sleeve and guide the tape down along the arm to the point below the wrist. Do not forget to add1.5 cm to your final measurement.
JACKET LENGTH
Place measuring tape from the point where the shoulder seam joins the collar vertically and measure the length up to the point that you want it to be.
BIECEPS
Place measuring tape around the fullest part of the upper bicep with two fingers space in between the tape and your skin. Place the tape and your fingers parallel to the level of the biceps. Do not try to measure vertically as it can give wrong measurements.
NECK
Place the measuring tape around the base of your neck with one finger space between the tape and your neck.
SLAX
WAIST
Place measuring tape around your waistband while maintaining a slack of two fingers space. Do not leave the tape to droop or make it too tight. It should be free enough to rotate and tight enough that it does not fall down the position.
OUTSEAM
Place measuring tape on the top of the right waistband and measure the length of the floor. Finally reduce as much as 1-1.5 cm to get the final measurement.
HIP
Place measuring tape around hips at the hip bone area (fullest part) with two fingers space. Measure the size of it while maintaining the space for two fingers. Tape should be parallel to your body. Do not curl or rotate the tape.
THIGH
Place measuring tape around the thigh near the lowest point of the crotch with two fingers space. Tape should be snug and at level.
INSEAM
The Inseam is measured from the crotch along the inner side of leg straight down to the floor and less 1.5cm. Stand upright, do not bend the leg, and ask someone to help you to take the measurement.
CROTCH
Place measuring tape from the center of front rise, across the crotch and then measure the length up to the center of the back waistband. Make sure that you take the correct measurement, as it is a delicate area.
