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This guide records finished-GARMENT specifications, not direct body dimensions. Do not substitute these numbers for the measurements collected during a personal fitting.
47 methods across five garment categories. A precise reference for the pieces you own and the details you discuss with the atelier.
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Finished-garment specifications, not body measurements. This edition uses the complete on-site reference; it is not an embedded copy of the separate illustrated PDF.
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47 precise methods.
Five garment chapters.
Finished-GARMENT specifications, not body dimensions. Personal fitting measurements remain authoritative.
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Landmark offsets below are given in cm. If recording in inches, convert the offsets too (1 inch = 2.54 cm).
Double only when specified. A flat width × 2 records the finished circumference. A single width, length or height is recorded once.
Collar exception. The open shirt neck-band button-center to buttonhole-center distance is already the full neck circumference. Never double it.
47 of 47 methods
01 / Garment reference
17 methods
01
Lay the jacket flat, fronts aligned, appropriate button fastened. Measure across just below armholes.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
02
Measure the flat width at the narrowest waist point.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
03
Measure the flat width at the upper edge level of the lower pockets.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
04
Measure the horizontal width 12 cm below the lower pocket flap.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
05
For double vents, overlap the vents 6.5 cm. Measure across 2 cm above the hem.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
06
Lay the sleeve flat, with the larger panel below the smaller panel. Measure across from the underarm point to the fold.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
07
Flatten the sleeve opening. Measure across the cuff edge.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
08
Measure from shoulder seam to opposite shoulder seam across the upper back, roughly 2 cm below the back collar.
Record as
Measured width × 1 = recorded width
09
Measure from the shoulder-to-sleeve junction to the midpoint of the cuff edge.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
10
Measure across the back between the rear sleeve-to-body seam junctions.
Record as
Measured width × 1 = recorded width
11
Measure from the center-back neckline down the center seam to the hem.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
12
Measure from the shoulder-neck junction down the front to the lower hem, passing the front chest.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
13
Measure from the shoulder-neck junction to the first front buttonhole.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
14
Measure perpendicular from the lapel roll line to the notch lapel outer point.
Record as
Measured width × 1 = recorded width
15
Measure perpendicular from the lapel roll line near the collar/lapel junction to the outer edge of the peak.
Record as
Measured width × 1 = recorded width
16
Measure from the upper to the lower edge of the chest welt opening.
Record as
Measured height × 1 = recorded height
17
Measure from the flap upper attachment line to its lowest edge.
Record as
Measured height × 1 = recorded height
02 / Garment reference
9 methods
01
Fasten the closure, overlap/align the waistband edges, and flatten. Measure across the center of the waistband.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
02
Smooth the upper trousers. Measure the horizontal width about 7–8 cm above the crotch junction.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
03
Lay a single leg flat. Measure across the leg at the lower crotch point, perpendicular to the crease.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
04
Measure from the front waistband top along the crotch seam to the crotch seam intersection.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
05
Measure from the rear waistband top along the back crotch seam to the crotch seam intersection.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
06
Measure from the waistband top along the outside leg seam to the hem.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
07
Measure from the crotch seam junction along the inside leg seam to the hem.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
08
Measure the horizontal width 5 cm above the midpoint of the inseam on the flattened leg.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
09
Measure the flat lower hem opening width.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
03 / Garment reference
12 methods · Collar-band distance is never doubled.
01
Open the collar. Measure from the collar-band button center to the matching buttonhole center.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
NEVER × 2.
02
Measure the collar point from base to tip. Measure the collar stand from its lower seam to the top edge. Record separately.
Record as
Point: base-to-tip × 1; stand: lower seam-to-top × 1 (two separate lengths)
03
Measure across the back, approximately 2 cm below the shoulder endpoints.
Record as
Measured width × 1 = recorded width
04
Measure from the shoulder-to-sleeve seam to the outer cuff edge.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
05
Measure from the cuff-to-sleeve attachment seam to the outside cuff edge.
Record as
Measured height × 1 = recorded height
06
Measure from the center-back collar seam vertically to the shirt hem.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
07
Measure from the center collar button to the center of the first button on the front placket.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
08
Button the shirt and smooth it flat. Measure horizontally just below the armholes.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
09
Measure the horizontal width at the narrowest shirt waist.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
10
Measure across near the bottom of the curved hem.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
11
Lay the sleeve flat. Measure across at the underarm/lower armhole.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
12
Fasten the outer cuff button and flatten. Measure across the middle.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
04 / Garment reference
5 methods
01
Measure the flat width below the armholes.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
02
Measure the flat width at the narrowest point.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
03
Measure the flat width across the lower side-seam/hem.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
04
Measure from the center-back neckline down the center-back seam to the hem.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
05
Measure from the shoulder-neck point down the front to the pointed lower hem.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
05 / Garment reference
4 methods
Curved bust and over-bust measurements require professional fitting guidance. Do not flatten bust shaping; ask the studio to establish the size-specific waist reference.
01
With the jacket closed and fronts aligned, smooth without flattening the bust shaping. Measure the curved bust half-width, then double. This may require a professional bust-release technique.
Record as
Curved half-width × 2 = finished circumference
02
Locate the size-specific front-waist reference. Measure 19 cm below it, then across.
Record as
Flat width × 2 = finished circumference
03
Start near the shoulder-neck line, approximately 1.5 cm above the shoulder seam reference. Follow over the bust to the front hem.
Record as
Measured length × 1 = recorded length
04
Button the shirt and smooth. Follow the curved bust fullness across the chest without stretching.
Record as
Curved half-width × 2 = finished circumference
No. A finished garment includes its designed ease, structure and shaping. Its dimensions describe that garment, not the body inside it. Do not use this guide to choose a body size or replace a personal fitting.
A specified flat half-width represents one side of a finished circumference. Record twice that width only when the formula says × 2. Shoulder and back widths, all single lengths and pocket heights remain single readings. The open collar-band distance is never doubled.
Preserve the shaping. For women's jacket and shirt bust measurements, and lengths passing over the bust, request a professional fitting. A specialist can establish curved half-widths, bust release and the correct waist reference without distorting the garment.
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