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Determining Your Size and How To Measure For Your Custom Clothing Custom Clothing Size Chart To get accurate body measurements, use a cloth tape measure, keeping the tape taut but not stretched. Get a friend to help, if possible, measuring your body over properly-fitting undergarments while standing erect, without shoes. All measurements are approximations. Length and Width vary slightly from manufacturer to manufacturer. Waist: Measure around waist, over shirt (not over slacks) at the height you normally wear your slacks. Keep one finger between tape and body. Number of inches = size. Or, lay garment flat, measure across waistband. Double. Head (Hats and Caps): Measure the largest part of the head, with tape above brow. Convert to hat size using the chart below. Shirts: Neck: Take a shirt with a collar that fits you well. Lay collar flat and measure from center of collar button to far end of buttonhole. Number of inches = size. Or, measure around middle of neck. Tape should be snug, not tight. Sleeve: Bend elbow, measure from center of neck in back to elbow and down wrist. Number of inches = size. Chest: Measure around fullest part of chest, keeping tape up under arms and around shoulder blades. Or, lay garment flat; measure from 2" below underarm to other underarm. Double. |