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How
To Get The Correct Size |
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You'll need a
flexible tape measure (inches) and someone to help you place and
read the measuring tape.
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| Chest |
A |
| Waist |
B |
| Armhole |
C |
| Shoulder |
D |
| Wrist
(Cuff) |
E |
| Neck
(Collar) |
F |
| Sleeve |
G |
| Upper
Arm |
H |
| Center
Back Length |
F-B |
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Chest
Measure around fullest size of chest, keeping tape under
your arms
and around shoulder blade. |
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Waist
Measure around waist over body (not over shirt or slacks).
Keeping one finger between tape and body. |
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Arm Length/
Sleeve Length
Reposition the end of the measuring tape to a spot about 5
inches from one end of the rod. Grasp the rod and hold
your arm at about 45 degrees from the midline of the body.
The elbow must be extended fully during this measurement.
The arm length is the distance from the rod to the
acromion process. The acromion process is the bone like
protuberance at the edge of the shoulder.
Be sure the measurement is taken from the top of the rod. |
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Shoulder
Width
This
distance is measured across the back and is the distance between
the Acromion processes. The metric measuring may be wrapped to
follow the contour of the shoulders. |
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Neck
(Collar)
Take a shirt with a collar that fits you well, lay collar flat,
and measure from center. |
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Center
Back Length
To measure correctly position tip of the tape measure
horizontally from nape down to the buttocks. |