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How to Measure GuideA practical guide to help achieve consistent clothing measurements in men’s trousers and shirts

IntroductionThis How to Measure Guide has been produced with the clothing industry to help identify the different points and positions of measurements for men’s trousers and shirts.

The aim of this guide is to help garment technologists, designers, and buying teams working with garment factories and/or suppliers to achieve consistency of measurements across products. It will help save time and achieve accuracy, with both fit and pattern amendments, when issuing fit comments and size measurements.

This guide showcases photographs of fit critical and additional measurement points and positions on medium size garments. These photographs may be used in conjunction with technical sketches.

Please feel free to use this guide to best fit your needs, as some reference points will differ from brand to brand, or even between different styles. These have been marked as ‘brand/style specific’.

All measurements provided in the guide are in centimetres (cm). Tolerances are not indicated, as these should be specific to each retailer.

Before you start:• Ensure you have a flat surface

to lay the garment on.

• Ensure you have a recent tape measure (old ones can stretch over time – measure yours against a metre stick).

• Button up or zip up the garments.

• Make sure measurements start from zero on the tape measure.

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Men’s Trousers

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Fit critical measurements

Stage 1Waist

Stage 2 Waistband depth

Measure along the top from edge to edge(this measurement can be doubled – brand specific)

Measure from waistband’s top edge

to bottom edge


Stage 3 High Hip

Measure across trousers from edge to edge 8cm

below waistband (brand/style specific)

Stage 1 High hip

Stage 2 Low hip Measure across trousers

from edge to edge 18cm below the waistband

(brand/style specific)



Stage 3 High Hip

Measure across leg from edge to edge 2.5cm

below the crotch point

An alternative reference point is to measure at crotch point

Stage 5 Thigh

Stage 6 Knee

Fold the leg in half; place your tape measure at half point inside leg, then measure

across leg from edge to edge

An alternative reference point is to measure 33cm down from the crotch

point (brand/style specific)



Stage 3 High Hip At hem: measure straight from edge to edge

Stage 7 Leg opening

Stage 8 Front rise

At centre front measure straight from below

waistband to the crotch point

An alternative method is to keep the garment flat, curve the tape along

the seam and start measuring from the top of the waistband



Stage 3 High Hip

At centre back measure straight from below

waistband to the crotch point

An alternative method is to keep the garment flat, curve the tape along

the seam and start measuring from the top of the waistband

Stage 9 Back rise

Stage 10 Inside leg

Measure from crotch point to hem



Additional measurements (non-exhaustive)

Stage 3 High Hip

Measure from below waistband to hem

An alternative is to measure from the top of waistband to hem

Stage 11 Outside leg

Stage 12 Fly length Measure from below

waistband to the bar tack closing the fly


Stage 3 High Hip Measure fly width under

waistband from outside stitching to fly edge

Stage 13 Fly width

Stage 14 Zip length

Measure from under waistband to zip end



Stage 3 High Hip Measure below

waistband from side seam to pocket edge

Stage 15 Pocket width

Stage 16 Slant pocket length at opening

Measure from pocket edge below waistband to pocket edge at side seam

For other pocket types, measure pocket depth along side seam from

below waistband to pocket edge



Men’s Shirt

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Block measurements

Stage 3 High Hip Measure from side neck

point (high point on shoulder) to hem

Stage 1 Front length

Stage 1a Front length (close-up)

Side neck point position


Block measurements

Stage 3 High Hip Measure from centre back

neck seam (lowest needle point at collar stand) to hem

Stage 2 Centre back length

Stage 2a Centre back (close-up)

Centre back neck seam position


Block measurements

Stage 3 High Hip

Measure across front between side seams,

2.5cm below underarm point of armholes

An alternative measurement point is to measure at underarm points

Stage 3 Chest

Stage 4 Across front

Measure across front between armholes seams,

13cm down from side neck point

(brand specific)

side neck point


Block measurements

Stage 3 High Hip

Measure across back between armholes seams,

13cm down from side neck point

(brand specific)

Stage 5 Across back

Stage 6 Waist

Measure across front between side seams, 20cm below underarm point of

armholes (brand specific)

side neck point


Block measurements

Stage 3 High Hip

Measure at hem across front between side seams

(here measured straight, can also be measured along the curve – brand

specific)

Stage 7 Hem width

Stage 8 Shoulder seam length

Measure along shoulder seam between collar and armhole seam


Sleeves and cuffs measurements

Stage 3 High Hip

Measure along overarm from shoulder point on armhole seam

to cuff edge

Stage 9aSleeve length

Stage 9b Sleeve length (Alternative)

An alternative measurement method is the pivot method (2 stages):

1. Measure from centre back neck point to outer shoulder point

2. Measure from outer shoulder point to cuff edge

1

2



Stage 3 High Hip

Measure straight across armhole from outer

shoulder point to underarm seam

Stage 10Armhole straight

Stage 11 Cuff width (at cuff opening)

Measure across sleeve opening at cuff with buttons closed



Stage 3 High Hip Measure from top

seam to cuff hem

Stage 12Cuff depth

Stage 13 Gauntlet length (or sleeve placket length)

Measure from placket point to cuff seam

or cuff hem (brand specific)


Collar measurements

Stage 3 High Hip Measure between centre

top button and centre top buttonhole

Stage 14Collar stand length (or neck circumference)

Stage 15 Collar leaf edge

Measure along collar leaf edge from point to point

(here shown in two stages)

1

2


Collar measurements

Stage 3 High Hip Measure along the

edge between collar seam and end point

Stage 17 Collar spread

Stage 16 Collar point Measure between

the two collar points


Collar measurements

Stage 3 High Hip Measure the space

on top edge of the front of the collar

Stage 19 Collar stand depth

Measure between the two edges at centre back

Stage 18Tie space


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