How To Measure A Jacket

Inspiration Courtesy of Size.ly.com

First Things First :

Before you start make sure you lay the jacket or garment flat to avoid any wrinkles treat could lead to incorrect measurements.

Steps :

1. Collar to Shoulder : Place the measuring tape at the middle of the collar and pull down to the top of the shoulder.
2. Shoulder to Sleeve : Measure from the tip of the shoulder down to the bottom of the sleeve.
3. Shoulder to Shoulder : Place the measuring tape at the corner of one shoulder and pull across to the other shoulder. This is an important measurement as some people typically wear the same size but have different shoulder widths.
4. Upper Arm Width : Place the measuring tape in the middle of the upper arm and measure it from one side of the sleeve to the other. This measurement is important when it comes to bicep size.
5. Forearm Width : Place the measuring tape in the middle of the forearm and measure from one side of the sleeve across to the other.
6. Chest Width : Measure from the bottom of one armhole across the chest to the bottom of the opposite armhole.
7. Waist Width : Place the measuring tape where the natural waist would fall, usually a bit lower than than halfway down the blazer, and measure from one side of the jacket across to the other.
8. Front Length : Place the measuring tape in the middle of the collar and put it down vertically to the bottom of the jacket.
9. Hip Width : Measure from one of the bottom corners of the jacket across to the other.
10. Sleeve Hole Width : Measure the width of the sleeve by placing the the measuring tape at one corner of the sleeve hole and pulling it across to the other side.

Notes :

A blazer jacket is one of those items that has to fit perfectly. You can get away with wearing a loose-fitting blouse or cardigan because the oversized look is quite trendy, but when it comes to blazer jackets, they need to be fitted exactly to your body measurements. A blazer jacket that is too big or too small is quite obvious and makes you look sloppy. For this reason, it’s crucial that you know how to measure a blazer jacket correctly so both you and your clients will be satisfied.

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How To Measure A Skirt

First Things First :

Before we start with the measuring, lay down the garment on a flat hard surface and smooth out any wrinkles.

Steps :

1. Waist: Measure along the waist, make sure its laying flat on the ground when taking this measurement.
2. Hip: This is the widest part of the hip, Measurement is taken approximately 7–9 inches (ca. 15-23 cm) below the natural waistline. The measurement is taken from side to side directly at the hip line
3. Length: The length measurement is obtained from the top of the waist line to the bottom of the hemline.
4. Hem: This is length of the flare of your skirt. Flare is the bottom wide length of your dress.
5. DONE

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Measuring Tips :

Make sure that blazer jackets are laid flat white measuring. Wrinkles could cause your measurements to be higher than the actual size of the garment.

• Always use a flexible measuring tape. Using a ruler to measure garments makes it difficult to measure all angles.

• Get the most accurate measurement every time by rounding to the nearest 1/4 inch.

• Measure your blazer jacket twice! This will confirm that you have the correct measurements.

Please note that all of my information is inspired by and belongs to the Size.ly site. I would love to add and create my own version, but for now I am sharing theirs.

~ McGlamorous

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How to Measure A Dress

First Things First :

Before we start with the measuring, lay down the garment on a flat hard surface and smooth out any wrinkles.

Steps :

1. Bust : The measurement is taken from side seam to side seam directly under the armhole or sleeve.

2. Waist : This is the smallest part of your waist. The measurement is taken from side to side directly at the waistline.

3. Hip : This is the widest part of your hip, across the hipbone. Measurement is taken approximately 7-9 inches below the natural waistline. The measurement is taken from side to side directly at the hip line.

4. Flare : This is the length of the flare of your dress. Flare is the bottom wide length of your dress.

5. Strap to Hem : This measurement is obtained from the top of the strap down to the hem.

6. Waist to Hem : The length measurement is obtained from the top of the waistband to the bottom of the hemline.

7. DONE

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How to Measure Jeans (Pants)

First Things First :

Before we start with the measuring, lay down the garment on a flat hard surface and smooth out any wrinkles.

Steps to Measure Jeans

1. WAIST: For measuring the waist first button the jeans up. Next spread the jeans flat on the surface, and remove any fullness and wrinkles from it.‍
2. FRONT RISE: With the jeans buttoned up, spread the jeans on the floor or table; next remove all wrinkles, and measure this region by starting from crotch seam spot to the spot of waist band.‍
3. HIP: Measure across the hip area, this is in most cases 1 1/2 inches below the zipper.‍
4. THIGH: Starting at the crotch seam and ending 1-2 inches below the hip area.‍
5. LENGTH: With the jeans buttoned up, spread the jeans on a table, floor or any other flat surface, with outseam on both corners. After removing all wrinkles and any fullness, measure the length from the top of the waistband.‍
6. KNEE: Next remove any wrinkles and fullness if present. Measure across the knee area.‍
7. INSEAM: Having the jeans buttoned up, spread the jeans on a surface flat. Now measure the inseam gap from the crotch, at the spot where the front and back seams meet, exactly where, depends on the length you desire ultimately.‍
8. LEG OPENING: Now in the last step follow the same pattern as the previous steps, that is spread the jeans on a flat surface e.g. table or floor. After removing any fullness or wrinkles, start measurement beginning from one side of leg opening to the other side of leg opening.
9. Done

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Steps to Measure a Dress Shirt

1. Collar:  Unbutton the shirt and spread it out on its back. Place one end of the measuring tape at the center of the button where the button stitching comes through to the inside of the collar band and measure along the collar up to the button.
2. Neck to Shoulder: Measure from middle of the neck to end of shoulder (where sleeve starts).
3. Sleeve length: Measure from the shoulder to the wrist.
4. Shoulder to Shoulder:Measure this length from one shoulder to another.
5. Chest: Place the tape close under the arms and make sure the tape is flat across the back.
6. Front Length: Measure from the highest point of the shoulder to the desired hemline.
7. Sleeve cuff: At the widest point of the wrist, measure its circumference. Leave enough room for watches or jewelry worn often. Take this measurement from above the elastic area same as Hem length measurement.
8. Hem: Measure from one side to another.
9. Done!