Measuring Guide

Tops 

Measuring a jacket and shirt is less complicated than jeans. Here is how we do it so that you can compare it with your best fitting top at home.

Chest : Measure the garment from pit to pit while laid flat. Some size charts list this flat width directly, while others list the full chest circumference (double the flat width). Please refer to the measurement format used in the individual product's size chart.

Length : Turn your shirt and jacket with the front to the ground so that you can see the back. Measure from the collar seam to the very bottom of the garment.

Shoulder : Button or zip the garment, so that is closed before you measure it. Lay it flat to the ground and measure across the shoulders from seam to seam in one straight line. 

Sleeve Length : Pull the sleeve out and lay flat. Measure from the shoulder seam to the end of the sleeve. Some garments (i.e., raglan sleeves), do not have a seam at the shoulder. In this case, you have to estimate where the should seam would be.

 

Bottom - The Flat Method

This is the typical method widely used and taken by us manually on samples.

Waist : Lay the jeans on a flat surface and use a tape measure to go side to side. Make sure there is no gap between the rise and back rise. The jeans and tape measure need to be parallel and then multiply by two to get the measurement.

Front Rise : Align the end of your measuring tape with the crotch seam. Hold the denim and measuring tape tight. Measure to the top of the waist line.

Back Rise : Align the end of your measuring tape with the crotch seam. Hold the denim and measuring tape tight. Measure to the top of the back waist line.

Thighs : Place the end of your measuring tape at the crotch seam. Hold the denim and measuring tape tight, and measure across the leg at a 90° degree angle.

Inseam : Lay the jeans on the ground pull them so that the leg lays flat. Measure from the crotch seam to the leg opening.

Hem : Just measure straight across the leg opening. Press the denim flat to the ground so that there are no "bumps" in the fabric