How To Measure Dress Shirt

To properly measure dress shirt sizes, lay the dress shirt flat on a smooth, hard surface, making sure it is fully extended with no wrinkles or creases. Follow this dress shirt measurements guide for perfect dress shirt measurements.

measuring chest

Chest

To measure the chest, start from one underarm seam to the other.

measuring dress shirt length

Dress Shirt Length

For length measurement, start from the collar down to the bottom of the shirt.

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Sleeve

For sleeve length, start from the shoulder seam to the end of the sleeve opening.

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Shoulder

For the shoulders, measure from the one shoulder seam to the other.

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Waist

For the waist, measure from the left seam to the right seam.

measuring dress shirt hip

Hip

Measure from the left bottom edge of the shirt to the right one.

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Arm

To measure arm width, start from one sleeve seam to the other one.

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Cuff

Start measuring from one edge of the cuff to the other for the right measurement.

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Collar

With the measuring tape, measure from one end of the seam to the other.