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MEASUREMENT GUIDE
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TAKING YOUR MEASUREMENTS At a Suit That Fits, we realise that taking measurements can be a chore, so we�ve worked hard to make it as easy and painless as possible for you. The following pages give detailed instructions on how to take the measurements needed for us to make your Bespoke Suit. What you will need: - A fabric measuring tape (fabric only). - Assistance from a friend - Well fitting shirt, pair of trousers (not jeans), jacket, and a pair of shoes. When taking measurements: - Keep the measuring tape comfortably snug, but not tight. - All measurements should be made to nearest quarter inch. Recording measurements: - Use the back page of this document to record your measurements - Enter measurements in the corresponding blocks - Post: back page of this guide, back page of the Design Guide and payment details to the following address:
A Suit That Fits One Sun Street London EC2A 2EP
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BODY SHAPE QUESTIONS For each question choose the body shape that best describes you.
BACK SHAPE How would you describe the shape of your back? 1) Normal 2) Hunched 3) Erect 4) Slight forward stoop 5) Sway back
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STOMACH How would you describe your stomach? 1) Flat Stomach 2) Slight Stomach 3) Large Stomach
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SHOULDER TYPE Look at your silhouette in the mirror to determine what sort of shoulder type you have. 1) Square shoulders 2) Normal shoulders 3) Sloping shoulders
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CHEST TYPE Please tell us what sort of chest you have. 1) Normal flat chest 2) Collapsed chest 3) Muscular and developed 4) Large and sagging
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THIGHS Please let us know if you have large or highly muscular thighs 1) Normal 2) Large, muscular 3) Large, not muscular
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ARMS Tell us the size of your arm. 1) Normal 2) Muscular and developed 3) Large, not muscular
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SEAT TYPE If you have a large bottom, we need to know about it! 1) Normal 2) Prominent or protruding 3) Flat
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SHOULDER ANGLE Look at your silhouette in the mirror to determine what your shoulder angle. 1) Even Shoulders 2) Dropped Left Shoulder 3) Dropped Right Shoulder
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ROLLING SHOULDERS Do you have forward-rolling shoulders? 1) Normal Shoulders 2) Forward-Rolling Shoulders
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HIPS Please choose the image that best represents the shape of your hips 1) Average Hips 2) Curvy Hips 3) Narrow Hips
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BACK CURVE Please tell us about the curvature of your back 1) Average Back Curve 2) Long Back Curve 3) Short Back Curve
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BACK SHAPE Choose the image that best describes the shape of your upper back 1) Erect 2) Hunched 3) Normal 4) Slight forward stoop 5) Stooped
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TROUSER/SKIRT RISE While wearing trousers or a skirt, observe how the waistband sits 1) High Front Rise 2) Low Rise Front 3) Normal Rise
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SHOULDER SLOPE Please choose your shoulder shape 1) Square Shoulders 2) Average 3) Sloping Shoulders
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SHOULDER BLADES If you have prominent shoulder blades, we need to know about it! 1) Average 2) Prominent Shoulder Blades
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STOMACH Please choose the image that best represents your belly 1) Flat Stomach 2) Slight Stomach 3) Large Stomach
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SEAT Please choose the shape of your bottom from the images below 1) Flat Seat 2) Average Seat 3) Prominent Seat
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MEASUREMENTS The following pages describe how to take your measurements. Use the back page of this guide to record them.
1. Are you right or left handed? Are you Left or Right handed? Your dominant arm indicates to us which side to put your inner pocket. - Left - Right Please Provide: A selection from the options listed.
2. Height Please select your height from the dropdown below Please Provide: Height in metres OR feet and inches. Clearly specify the unit used.
3. Weight Please enter your weight in kilograms (kgs). Please Provide: Weight in kilograms(kg) OR stones OR pounds(lb). Clearly specify the unit used.
4. General Build Please select the closest match from the general build. - Slim - Average - Athletic - Muscular - Large, Not Muscular Please Provide: A selection from the options listed.
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5. Neck Measurement Measure around your neck at the level your shirt collar would sit. You should not feel restricted by the tape for a comfortable fit, and should be able to put your index finger inside the tape. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
6. Chest Measure horizontally around the chest roughly at nipple level, under the armpits, and over your shoulder blades. You should only just be able to feel the tape on your chest. Do not overinflate your chest but stand normally, you should be able to fit your index finger in between the tape and your chest. This measurement is a body measurement and there will be an allowance added to it to make your jacket, the allowance will be added according to the fit that you chose Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
8. Jacket Waist Measure horizontally around your stomach at the level of the bottom of the ribcage. As a guide this measurement will be where you are widest. Allow some room for breathing/movement.
Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
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9. Natural Waist to Seat Enter the natural waist to seat level measurement Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
10. Bicep Measure the circumference of the Bicep at the thickest point when flexed. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
11. Elbow Measure the circumference of the Elbow at the thickest point when flexed. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
12. Cuff Measure the circumference of the desired cuff. This will be the actual width of your cuff. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
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13. Shoulder Width Wearing a jacket that you like, measure from the end of your left shoulder to the end of your right shoulder. This measurement should be equal to the desired width of the jacket's shoulders. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
14. Back Width Measure across your back from the corner of one armpit to the other. The tape should be just slightly loose. This measurement defines the looseness of the jacket back. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
15. Back Length Measure from the bottom of your shirt collar to below your belt line. Even if you don't wish to have a waistcoat - please give the measurement a go...it helps us to make your jacket pattern too. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
16. Scye Depth Measure from the bottom of your shirt collar straight down to between the shoulder blades at the height of the bottom of your armpits. Rulers can help to find this measurement point. Place one under each arm and one across the back as shown and measuring down from neck at 90 degrees. This will help to indicate the depth of the arm hole. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
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17. Jacket Front Length (Optional) Measure vertically down your front from just next to the collar on your jacket, where the seam is on your shoulder, to where you would like the jacket to end. If you are unsure of the perfect length it is generally accepted to be where your knuckles are with your arms naturally hanging down. A shorter, more trendy length, looks good when coupled with jeans, but is an acquired taste in a suit. You can also use a jacket you like as a guide. This is an optional question. You only need to answer this question if: - You selected Large Stomach for Stomach - You selected Muscular and developed for Chest type
Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
19. Jacket Back Length (Optional) Take this measurement while wearing your favorite jacket. The measurement starts from the bottom of the lapel fold-over and runs to the base of the jacket. If you are unsure of the perfect length it is generally accepted to be where your knuckles are with your arms naturally hanging down. A shorter, more trendy length, looks good when coupled with jeans, but is an acquired taste in a suit. This is an optional question. You only need to answer this question if: - You selected Stooped for Back Shape - You selected Hunched for Back Shape - You selected Large Stomach for Stomach - You selected Slight forward stoop for Back Shape - You selected Erect for Back Shape
Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
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21. Sleeve Length Wearing a jacket, measure from the "T" where the seams on the shoulder meet to where you want the sleeve to end. You should allow your arm to hang naturally and do the measurement in two stages: 1. Measure from the "T" where the seams on the shoulder meet to where your arm naturally bends 2. Pin the tape against the elbow with your thumb and continue the tape down to where you want your sleeve to end. Your measurement will be the length of your jacket sleeve. We recommend that the sleeve should go to the base of your thumb (located at the wrist joint). We also recommend that you err on the side of generosity with your sleeve length. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
23. Half Back (Optional) What to Wear: Jacket Measure across the back from where the rear sleeve seam joins the arm hole seam to the centre seam of the jacket. This should be at the point where the distance from the edge of the arm hole to the centre seam is smallest. This is an optional question. You only need to answer this question if: - You selected Hunched for Back shape - You selected Erect for Back shape
Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
24. Seat Wearing trousers, measure around your hips and buttocks at their widest point on a pair of well-fitting trousers (not jeans). Make sure your pockets are empty and the tape is not restrictive. As a guide, you should not make the tape too snug. You only just be able to feel the tape when measuring. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
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25. Outside Leg Wearing trousers and shoes, measure from the top of the waistband on a pair of trousers (not jeans), keeping the measure taut, down to where you wish the bottom of the trousers to end. Please bear in mind the fit you want over the shoe as this will affect the desired length. We generally recommend that the measurement runs down to where the upper body of the shoe meets the sole. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
26. Thigh Wearing trousers (not jeans), empty your pockets then measure around the thigh of your trousers at the widest point (usually as high as you can go without it getting embarrassing!) You should be able to fit your index finger in behind the tape measure. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
27. Knee Measure around the trouser where your knee sits, this is a finished garment measurement. An easy way to do this is to lay a trouser that you like the fit of flat, measure straight across the trouser from front crease to back crease where the knee would sit. Doubling this measurement gives you the knee measure for your trouser. If you don't have a trouser that you really like, simply loop a measurement tape around your knee, remember to leave enough room to bend your knee, but keep the loop small enough to achieve the slimness of fit you would like. Once you have made the ideal loop, take the measurement of the loop circumference. As a guide for a regular fitting trouser the knee should be no more than 6 inches smaller than the thigh, and on a straight leg trouser around 2-5 inches bigger than the ankle. For a bootcut or a flared trouser the knee should be the same or smaller than the ankle. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
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29. Ankle Trouser bottoms should ideally harmonise with the shoes, covering between 1/2 and 2/3 of their surface. Narrow ankles will make the shoe look large, the trousers sit higher (and therefore need to be shorter), and vice versa. One tip is to measure the ankle width of some trousers you like the cut of. To do this simply lie them flat, measure one side and then double the measurement. As a guide 14-17 inches can be construed as skinny, 17-19 as standard and 19+ as bootcut to flared. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
31. Waistcoat Front Measure from your shoulder, down your front, and finish just below your trouser waistband. Even if you don't wish to have a waistcoat - please give the measurement a go...it helps us to make your jacket pattern too. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
32. Inside Leg Wearing trousers (not jeans) and shoes, measure from the lowest part of the crotch of your trousers, keeping the measure taut, down to where you wish the bottom of the trousers to end. Please bear in mind the fit you want over the shoe as this will affect the desired length. We generally recommend that the measurement runs down to where the upper body of the shoe meets the sole. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
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33. Crotch Wearing trousers, measure from the top of the trouser waistband at the front, between your legs, to top of the waistband at the back. Allow as much space as needed for comfort. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
34. Front Crotch Measurement is taken from top of trouser waist, straight down center of leg to a point that is level with the start of the crotch. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
35. Trouser Waist Wearing trousers and a shirt, measure horizontally around your waist, just inside where you like to wear the top of your trousers. Make sure the tape is snug and does not ride over the waistband but you should be able to put your index finger inside the tape. As a guide, this measurement will be about 2 inches above what you take off-the-peg...they like to flatter, and unfortunately we need real measurements. Please let us know in the extra notes at the end if you like to wear your trousers above or below your hips. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
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37. Coat Length Measure vertically down your front from just next to the collar on your jacket, where the seam is on your shoulder, to where you would like the coat to end. If you are unsure of the perfect length it is generally accepted to be at your knees. A shorter, more trendy length, looks good when coupled with jeans, but is an acquired taste in a coat. You can also use a coat you like as a guide. Please Provide: A measurement in inches.
38. Trouser Height (Optional) Where would you like your trousers to sit? This is an optional question. You only need to answer this question if: - You selected Large Stomach for Stomach - You selected Slight Stomach for Stomach
- On Stomach - Over Stomach - Under Stomach Please Provide: A selection from the options listed.
39. Required fit Please select the desired cut for your suit. - Relaxed - Ultra Slim - Slim Please Provide: A selection from the options listed.
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RETURN FORM Delivery Information Delivery Name:
Delivery Address:
Contact Phone: Contact Email:
Once all forms are completed Please send with payment details to: A Suit That Fits One Sun Street London EC2A 2EP
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1. Preparation Questions
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Back shape Stomach Shoulder Type Chest type Thighs Arms Seat Type Shoulder Angle Rolling Shoulders Hips Back Curve Back Shape Trouser/Skirt Rise Shoulder Slope Shoulder Blades Stomach Seat 2. Measurements
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Dominant Arm Height Weight General Build Neck Chest Jacket Waist Natural Waist to Seat Bicep Elbow Cuff Shoulder Width Back Width Waistcoat Back Length Scye Depth Sleeve Length Seat Outside Leg Thigh Knee Ankle 29 January 2017
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Waistcoat Front Inside Leg Crotch Front Crotch Trouser Waist Coat Length Fit 3. Optional Measurements
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Jacket Front Length Jacket Back Length Half Back Trouser Height
I hereby certify the measurements herein are a correct record of my person, _______________________________ (print name) and understand that these measurements will be used to tailor my suit. I also accept 'A Suit That Fits' current terms and conditions for the making of their garments, copies available upon request or from our website. Signature:_______________________
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