Neck
Measure around the bottom/base of the neck – allowing one finger to fit between the tape and the neck.
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Shoulders
Place the tape on top of the shoulders. Measure from the farthest outside point of one shoulder bone to the other – passing over the predominant bone located at the centre of the back of the neck.
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Sleeve length
Measure from the same outside point of the shoulder bone as you did with the shoulders. Measure down the arm to one inch before the first thumb knuckle. Make sure the subject’s arms are relaxed by their side.
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Wrist / cuff
Measure around the widest part of the wrist, allowing one finger to fit in-between the tape and the wrist.
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Chest
Measure around the largest part of the subject’s chest just below the armpits. Make sure the subject breaths out and is standing with a relaxed posture.
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Waist
Measure around the slimmest part of the waist ensuring you incorporate the fullest part of the stomach. Make sure the subject does not hold in their stomach.
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Length
Measure from the top of the shoulder muscle, at the point at which it meets the base of your neck, down the front of the subject to the desired length of the shirt.
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Arm hole right
Start and finish from the outside point of the shoulder, measuring firmly down and around the under arm.
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Arm hole left
Start and finish from the outside point of the shoulder, measuring firmly down and around the under arm.
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Neck / Collar
Unbutton and lay your collar out as flat as possible.
Measure across, starting from the middle of the button hole to the middle of the button.
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Shoulders
Button your shirt up then measure from the left shoulder seam, across the back of the neck to the right shoulder seam.
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Sleeve length
Measure from the top of the left/right shoulder seam, straight down the outside of the sleeve until the end of the cuff.
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Wrist / cuff
Unbutton and lay out the cuff as flat as possible. Measure from the middle of the button hole to the middle of the button.
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Chest
Button your shirt up and lay it out flat. Measure from the bottom of the left armhole, across the front of the shirt to the bottom of the right armhole.
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Waist
Button your shirt up and lay it out flat. Measure across the slimmest part of the waist (roughly at the 5th button) from the left to the right side.
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Hips
Button your shirt up and lay it out flat. Measure across the bottom of the shirt at the widest part from left to right.
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Length
Measure from the top of the shoulder (next to the collar) down the front of the shirt until the very bottom of the shirt.
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Arm hole right
Measure from the top of the arm at the shoulder seam, straight across the width of the arm to the bottom of the arm hole.
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Arm hole left
Measure from the top of the arm at the shoulder seam, straight across the width of the arm to the bottom of the arm hole.
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