Lay your shirt on a flat surface. Place the tape measure on the base of your neck (where the collar meets the shoulders on a dress shirt) measure the distance to the point where your shirt ends. Round up your measurement to the nearest full inch.
Lay your shirt on a flat surface. Take the tape measure and measure the width of the shirt from seam to seam where the bottom of the sleeve meets the torso. That is half the chest measurement for your shirt. Take that number and multiply by two, this is your actual chest measurement. Round up your measurement to the nearest full inch.
Start counting at the neck, and count down until you reach about between the fifth and sixth buttons on the shirt. Measure the width of the shirt from seam to seam. Take that number and multiply by two, this is your actual waist measurement. Round up your measurement to the nearest full inch.
Lay your shirt on a flat surface. Where the contour of the shirt starts to round into the shirt tails, this is the approximate location of your hips. Take the tape measure and measure the width of the shirt from seam to seam at the hips Take that number and multiply by two, this is your actual hip measurement. Round up your measurement to the nearest full inch.
Your shoulder measurement is the distance between the outer edges of each shoulder (shoulder seam). Round up your measurement to the nearest half inch.
Measure the area from the outer edge of your shoulder (shoulder seam) to the end of your shirt cuff. Round up your measurement to the nearest half inch.
NOTE: We use a "tailor's measurement" to get your Sleeve Length, this is your actual length. When you buy an "Off The Rack" shirt in the store your Sleeve Length will be longer because they use a "retail measurement" that includes both your Sleeve Length and half of your Shoulder Length. Do not be alarmed if the Sleeve Length that you give us is 10-12" shorter than your normal (retail) Sleeve Length; it is correct.
Measure from the middle of the button hole to the middle of the button. If the neck is perfect, use the actual measurement; If a little snug, add 1/4 inch. Round up your measurement to the nearest quarter inch.
