The numbers are the chest size of the jacket (not to be confused with your chest.

How to measure jacket size. If you are shorter or taller than average, you’ll need to measure your upper body. Take a measuring tape and wrap it around the fullest part of your chest (under your armpits). If you’re taller than 6’1, go for a size l.

In the jacket size chart, you’ll find chest size listed first, and then the chest measurement of the jacket. To measure your sleeve length, you’ll need to start at your. Place the jacket on a flat surface like a table or ironing board.

Stand up straight, relax your arms at your side. To measure the circumference of your bust: Ideally ask your mum, spouse, or best friend, to wrap the tape measure around your chest area.

You can start with the chest by placing the tape at the lowest point in the armpits from one end to. Keeping the tape measure parallel to the floor, this measurement needs to be taken while the model inhales, at the point of maximum width of the chest. Hold the measuring tape at the edge of your shoulder (the armhole), and measure straight down to where your wrist meets your hand.

Standing straight and upright, measure with the tape. Place the measuring tape where the natural waist would fall, usually a bit lower than halfway down the blazer, and measure from one side of the jacket across to the. The chest is the main part that needs to be measured as it is the widest part of your body and where jackets are concerned, you need full insulation of your torso.

How to measure yourself for blazers (or sport coats): 16 rows there must always be a 4 inches difference between the garment and the actual body size since. If you are between 5’7 and 6’1, go for a size r.