How To Figure Out Dress Shirt Size

Finding a shirt that fits is the most important part of the buying process. A bang-up-fitting shirt non only offers optimum comfort, only a divers silhouette that will ensure y'all always look your best. To notice the perfect formal shirt, we've put together this handy Savile Row guide that tells you how to measure your shirt size.

Tiptop Tips for Taking Your Shirt Measurements

When taking your shirt measurements for a formal shirt, information technology's important to resist sucking in your stomach or puffing out your chest. Whilst this may boost your ego, the measurements you make volition be incorrect. For the best results, go on your body relaxed and ask someone else to have the shirt measurements for you.

Things Y'all Need To Take Your Shirt Measurements

Measuring tape
Helper (recommended)

ane. How to measure your neck

To determine your collar size, mensurate the lesser of your neck at the point where your collar would naturally sit. Make sure y'all tin can fit two fingers between your cervix and the measuring tape to avoid opting for a shirt that's besides tight. If you lot find this tricky, but mensurate equally mentioned (without using your fingers) and add together one-half an inch.

2. How to measure out your chest

Standing with your artillery by your side, take your tape measure and wrap it around the widest part of your chest. To guarantee authentic numbers, the record needs to exist level all the way around and parallel to the footing.

3. How to measure your artillery/sleeve length

Keeping the tape on the top side of your arm, measure out from the eye of the dorsum of your neck so over the top of your shoulder downwards to where you would like your cuff to sit.

Arms / Sleeve length

Choosing a Savile Row Shirt

When purchasing formal shirts from our collection, you should chose a shirt based upon your collar measurement. The same goes for our casual styles – however you lot'll demand to refer to our size nautical chart to work out whether you'll be a size small, medium, large, extra-large or XXXL. Yous can see how to exercise this below:

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Finding the Right Shirt Sleeve Measurement

Once selecting your correct collar size, you lot can then refer back to our size chart to decide if y'all should opt for our regular sleeve length or size upwards or downward. You tin can select your preference on the product page, all the same if whatever further adjustments are necessary, simply email service@savile-row.co.uk and our expert tailors volition be happy to make the required changes.

Terminal Tips for Finding a Shirt That Fits

Take your measurements as accurately as yous tin. Try not to round up or down.
Select the right fit for your body shape. Slim fit shirts will sit down close to your body, whereas classic fit shirts offer more room.
Avoid wearing bulky clothing when taking measurements.

Now y'all know your shirt size, you tin store our total range of men's shirts, or if you're looking for some inspiration, you tin can discover out how to detect the right shirt for every occasion.