How To Measure For A Suit
Look inside one of your suit's inside pockets.
Sometimes, the size will be indicated. If you
cannot find it, follow these guidelines to
determine your correct size (If you are
measuring in centimeters, divide by 2.54 to
obtain inches) :
To measure your chest : Raise your arms slightly
and measure just under your arms. Be sure to
cross over the shoulder blades and the fullest
part of the chest. Suit sizes are equal to your
chest size. For example, if you have a 38"
chest, you would wear a size 38 suit.
To confirm your suit size, measure your waist or
the waistband of a comfortable, well fitting
pair of pants and add 6 inches.
Suit sizes through 46" will have a pant size of
6" less. From 48" and up, the pant size is 5"
less.
Example: Suit size 42 jacket comes with 36"
waist trousers.
How To Measure For Coats, Jackets &
Blazers
Look inside one of your jackets's inside
pockets. Sometimes, the size will be indicated.
If you cannot find it, follow these guidelines
to determine your correct size (If you are
measuring in centimeters, divide by 2.54 to
obtain inches):
To measure your chest : Raise your arms slightly
and measure just under your arms. Be sure to
cross over the shoulder blades and the fullest
part of the chest. Jacket sizes are equal to
your chest size. For example, if you have a 38"
chest, you would wear a size 38 coat, jacket or
blazer.
To confirm your jacket size, measure your waist
or the waistband of a comfortable, well fitting
pair of pants and add 6 inches.
How To Measure For Pants
Look inside one of your pants' waistband.
Generally, the size will be written. If you
cannot find it, follow these guidelines to find
your correct size (If you are measuring in
centimeters, divide by 2.54 to obtain inches):
To measure your waist : Measure around your
waistline where you normally wear your pants,
keeping your forefinger between your body and
the measuring tape or, better yet, measure the
waistband of your most comfortable pair of
pants. Pants sizes are equal to your waist size.
For example, if you have a 38" waist, you should
wear a size 38 pants.
To measure your inseam : Using a pair of pants
that fit you well, measure from the top of the
inner pant leg seam to the opening at the bottom
of the pant leg. The number of inches is the
inseam length, rounded to the nearest half inch.
Two exceptions are the suits from Claudio
Morelli and Giorgio Bissoni.
Suit sizes through 46" will have a pant size of
7" less.
Example: Suit size 42 jacket comes with 35"
waist slacks.
Suit sizes above 46" will have a pant size of 6"
less.
Example: Suit size 48 jacket comes with 42"
waist slacks. |
