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Made to Measure Guide

How to find your measurements

Measure your favourite garments, don't measure your body.

We have created many thousands of custom made pieces for our clients over the past few decades. Our experience has told us that the best way for us to get this right the first time is to take your garment measurements.

We are looking for garment measurements here because that tells us not just your body size, but your fit preference too. Rather than guess how tight, or how loose you like it, we can just create our sizing template for you by using one you already like!

Jackets

Trousers

Shirts

Shorts

T-Shirts

Chest

Fold the jacket in half by bringing the two edges of the front of the jacket together. The sleeve should be straight down the middle.

Measure from the fold down the back of the jacket to the front where the two edges meet. Take the measurement straight across the jacket underneath the arm hole.

Double the measurement to give us the full circumference.

Be sure to lay the jacket flat and pull it firmly without being tight. Be careful not to pull it so tight that it stretches the fabric, you may end up with a number a bit larger than you intended.

Waist

Fold the jacket in half by bringing the two edges of the front of the jacket together. The sleeve should be straight down the middle.

Measure from the fold down the back of the jacket to the front where the two edges meet. Take the measurement straight across the jacket at the level of the top button on a 2 button jacket, or middle button on a 3 button jacket.

Double the measurement to give us the full circumference.

Be sure to lay the jacket flat and pull it firmly without being tight. Be careful not to pull it so tight that it stretches the fabric, you may end up with a number a bit larger than you intended.

Hips

Fold the jacket in half by bringing the two edges of the front of the jacket together. The sleeve should be straight down the middle.

Measure from the fold down the back of the jacket to the front where the two edges meet. Take the measurement straight across the jacket about 1-2 inches from the bottom of the jacket.

Double the measurement to give us the full circumference.

Be sure to lay the jacket flat and pull it firmly without being tight. Be careful not to pull it so tight that it stretches the fabric, you may end up with a number a bit larger than you intended.

Shoulder

Find the seam on the top of the shoulder.

Measure straight down this seam from the edge of the seam under the lapel to the seam at the top of the sleeve.

Be sure to lay the jacket flat and pull it firmly without being tight. Be careful not to pull it so tight that it stretches the fabric, you may end up with a number a bit larger than you intended.

Arm Length

Lay the down so that you can see the longest part of the sleeve (from the top of the shoulder).

Measure straight down the arm, form the shoulder seam all the way to the cuff.

Be sure to pull it firmly without being tight. Be careful not to pull it so tight that it stretches the fabric, you may end up with a number a bit larger than you intended. Also be sure to measure in a straight line down the sleeve, not at an angle around the sleeve as you may end up with a longer measurement.

Arm Hole and Cuff

For the arm hole, measure from the top of the sleeve to the bottom of it at the point where the sleeve joins the body of the jacket. Don't worry about following the curve of the arm hole; a straight line from the top to the bottom of the arm hole will do just fine.

For the cuff, measure from one side of the sleeve to the other at the very end of the sleeve.

Centre Back

Lay the jacket flat on a surface so that you are looking at the back of the jacket.

Measure from the seam under the lapel to the very bottom of the jacket.

Be sure to pull it firmly without being tight. Be careful not to pull it so tight that it stretches the fabric, you may end up with a number a bit larger than you intended. Also be sure to measure in a straight line down the back of the jacket, not at an angle, as you may end up with a longer measurement.

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