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How To Measure for Jean Size

Place the garment flat on a surface and then complete all 8 stages to find
your perfect jean size.

Stage 1: How to measure waist for jeans


We begin by buttoning up the jeans. We then lay the jeans flat, with the top
waistband evenly flat on the back. We measure from one side to the other,
keeping the jeans flat. Double the measurement to find your jeans waist
size.
 
Stage 2: How To Measure Hips/Hip size
To measure the hips correctly, find the right point on the jean by
measuring 3 inches or 7.5cm up from the crotch stitch. Then, measure from
Stage 1: How to measure waist for jeans
We begin by buttoning up the jeans. We then lay the jeans flat, with the top
waistband evenly flat on the back. We measure from one side to the other, keeping
the jeans flat. Double the measurement to find your jeans waist size.
Stage 2: How To Measure Hips/Hip size
To measure the hips correctly, find the right point on the jean by measuring 3 inches or
7.5cm up from the crotch stitch. Then, measure from side to side flat across the jean at this
point for your hip size.
Stage 3: Measuring the front rise
After we lay flat and measure from crotch seam to top of jean with top button fastened.
The front rise is an important jeans measurement that’s often overlooked!
Stage 4: Measuring the back rise
Then we measure from the crotch seam to
the top of the back of the jean.
Stage 5: How To Measure Thighs
Next we lay the garment flat and measure from the
crotch across to the outside of the leg.
Stage 6: Measuring the Knee
To measure where your knee should sit, we lay the jeans flat and measure 13” or 33cm
from the crotch down the inside seam of the jean. 
From here, measure from one side of the jean to the other. 
Stage 7: Measuring the hem
width/leg opening
Then with the jean flat,
measure from one side of the
leg opening to the other.
Of all the jeans
measurements we take, the
hem width can often have
the most impact on the style
and look of the jeans.
Note: with very heavy
denim, 18oz and above,
measure the entire
circumference of the
exterior of the hem using a
measuring tape and divide
by 2 for a more exact figure.
Stage 8: How to measure inseam or inside leg measurement
Finally, for the inside leg measurement, we lay the jean flat with the
inseam at the center. Following the inside seam, measure from the
crotch to the end of the leg.
Place the garment flat on a surface
and buttoned or zipped up
complete all 6 stages to find your
shirt measurements.
Stage 1: Measuring your Chest size
Measure from pit to pit and double
the reading
Stage 2: Shirt Shoulder
Measurements
Measure across the top from
one shoulder seam to the other.
Stage 3: How to measure waist
size for shirts
We measure the narrowest part
of the garment, from outer
seam to outer seam, between
the pit and the opening. 
However, if the shirt has
gussets, the waist will
correspond to the opening
measurement (see below).
Stage 4: Opening
measurements (or how to
measure shirt width)
Here we take a cross
measurement from seam to
seam at the bottom of the
shirt.
Stage 5: How to measure shirt
length
Measure from the top of the
shoulder, by the collar, to the
bottom of the garment.
Stage 6: How to measure shirt sleeve length
Measure from the top of the shoulder seam to the cuff’s edge.

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