Comments on: Measuring the Man: How to Measure Yourself for Clothing (Plus a Bonus Personal Sizing Card)

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:25:51 +0000

Love your site, and the many things I am learning! Just FYI, the link for your measurement card no longer works. Keep up the fabulous work!

By: melvin

melvin — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:49:17 +0000

i was wondering if there was an article to show like for example.
34 means so and so. and a large pair of shorts would mean boys 16 or something

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:24:04 +0000

Just a comment on the shirt sleeve- most US tailors will measure you from the middle of the back of your neck, along the shoulder, and down to your wrist. There is a good diagram on WikiHow:
http://www.wikihow.com/Measure-Your-Neck-Size-and-Sleeve-Length

Also, when measuring to buy vintage- keep in mind where the pants will sit. Example- 1940s high-waisted pants will sometimes sit even higher than your belly button (and the neckties were shorter than usual to match the higher pants!)

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:53:55 +0000

The sleeve length as measured in this article is for a suit sleeve. Shirt sleeves are measured differently.

Place your hand on your hip (like your hand is in your pocket), and measure from the nape of your neck to your wrist bone.

My dress shirt is a 15/35. It is hard to find a shirt with longer sleeves like this. Most shirt sleeves are 32 or 33.

By: deepak

deepak — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:32:35 +0000

Isn’t it simpler to just wear it and see if it fits!

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:35:13 +0000

I’ve always wonder where hat sizes come from. After looking at your table, it looks like if you divide the inches measurement by Pi (3.14), it gives the hat size. So that hat size is essentially an equivalent diameter (in inches) for your head.

By: Zachary

Zachary — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:05:54 +0000

Useful post, but sleeve measurements for dress shirts aren’t from shoulder to wrist. They’re base of the neck to shoulder to wrist, since the breadth of your shoulders will affect how your sleeves fall. The sleeves of my jackets measure about 25″, but my shirts are 35s.

By: Topher

Topher — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:10:44 +0000

Nicely done. Being able to buy measured clothes off-the-rack based on standard measurements will greatly increase the ability of your clothes to fit well and minimize the amount of alteration you need to do.

By: Philippe

Philippe — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:59:33 +0000

I have no idea about my measurements but my tailor does :-)

Nice card to put them is various units. When in the states, I always forgot the conversion between EU shoe size and US.

Great article as usual, keep them coming

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:51:31 +0000

I learned to use Brannock to not only measure foot length, but ARCH length. The LONGER of the two (heel to toe or heel to arch) is the proper and most comfortable shoe size to wear.