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How To Measure

Click here to fill out your Measurement Forms.
Note: If you have ordered from us before then there is no need to go through the sizing process. We have your sizes and order details recorded.  

 

What you will need:

  • Measuring Tape.
  • Paper and pen to put measurements down.
  • Another person to do the measuring for you (optional but recommended).
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 Please click hyperlinks below to see how to measure each body part.
1
Neck
2
Length (Upper Body)
3
Stomach
4
Chest
5
Upper Hips
6
Wrist
7
Shoulder
8
Arm length
9
Bicep
10
Front
11
Back
12
Waist
13
Crotch
14
Length (Lower Body)
15
Cuff - Pants
16
Thigh
17 Length (Shoulder to Waist) Women
18 Back Length Women
19 Length (Upper Body) Women
20 Skirt Length
21 Length (Upper Body) Top Coat
22 Length (Upper Body) Vest

 

 

 1. Neck: The distance around your lower neck. Leave 0.5 inch room.  

 

2. Length (Upper Body): The distance from the midpoint of trapezius down to the length you desire. There are 2 common styles, but you are free to choose your own length:

  • Slim Fit suits are shorter which come down to thumb base point (Blue
  • Regular suits are longer which come down to thumb nail (Red)

 

3. Stomach: The distance around your stomach line at its widest point. Approximately aligned to your belly button. Leave 1 inch room.

 

4. Chest: The distance around your upper body at the highest point under your arms. Make sure it is aligned horizontally. Leave 1 inch room.

 

5. Upper hips: The distance around your upper hips, right above your buttocks, at its widest point. Leave 1 inch room.

 

6. Wrist: The distance around your wrist. Tightness is up to your preference.

 

7. Shoulder: The distance from tip of left shoulder to tip of right shoulder. This does not include the width of arm. Measure from the back as displayed below.

 

8. Arm length: The total distance from tip of shoulder, travel behind the arm adjacent to triceps, to elbow bone, and then to wrist bone. Please make sure you bend your elbows while measuring. Arm lengths for Suits and Shirts should be different, but you are free to choose your own length: 

  • Suit arm length is shorter than Shirt arm length (Red
  • Shirt arm length is longer than Suit arm length (Blue)
    This is so that when you bend your elbows, you can show your Shirt sleeve underneath your Suit sleeve.

 

 9. Bicep: The distance around your arm, aligned to your biceps. Please flex your bicep while measuring so the maximum distance of your arm circumference is recorded.

 

10. Front: The distance from your left armpit to the right armpit, in the front.

 

11. Back: The distance from your left armpit to the right armpit, in the back. Make sure your back is stretched, arms are forward, while measuring. 
Measuring while back is stretched ensures there is flexibility, for when you drive for example.

 

12. Waist: The distance around your waist line. This waist line you are measuring is at the height of your pants. There are 3 common heights, but you are free to choose your own height. Make sure it is not too tight and not too loose.

  • If you want to wear your pants above belly button (Red
  • If you want to wear your pants aligned to belly button (Green)
  • If you want to wear your pants below belly button (Blue)

 

 13. Crotch: The distance from the front center-point of waist line through to the back center-point of waist line. The positioning of the waist line depends on what you chose previously (See Waist section). Make sure it is not too tight and not too loose.

 

14. Length (Lower Body): The distance from waist line down to the desired length (this will be the bottom of the cuff of the pants). The positioning of the waist line depends on what you chose previously (See Waist section). There are 2 common general styles, but you are free to choose your own length.

  • Regular length - half inch above heel (Red)
  • Short length - show ankle / skin (Blue)

 

15. Pant Cuffs: The distance around your pant cuffs. Freely choose your length to fit your wearing style, whether it be Skinny, Regular, or Wide. 

 

16. Thigh: The distance around your thigh, at its widest point. Leave 1.5 inch room.

 

17. Length (Shoulder to Waist) for Women: The distance from the midpoint of trapezius down to your waist line.

 

18. Back Length for Women: The distance from the midpoint of lower neck on the back down to the midpoint of waist line on the back.

 

19. Length (Upper body) for Women: The distance from the midpoint of trapezius down to the length you desire.

 

20. Skirt length: The distance from waist line down to the length you desire.

 

21. Length (Upper Body) - Top Coat: The distance from the midpoint of trapezius down to the length you desire. The 3 common length styles are:

  • Above Knee level (Blue)
  • Right Below Knee level (Red)
  • Extra Long (Green)

 

22. Length (Upper Body) - Vest: For Vests, the Length is the distance from the midpoint of trapezius down to 3 inches below your waist line. However, you are free to choose your own length.



 

 At any point,
You may also contact us by: 
Call: 734-658-0016 
Email: info@yourjohncreations.com

 

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