How to Read a Size Chart

Knowing how to read a size chart and knowing how to measure clothing in your closet is the key to getting clothes that fit. Stop guessing, start measuring and shop with confidence!

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Lay a jacket/shirt/sweater you own flat on a hard surface (like the floor or a table) and use a flexible measuring tape to take the following measurement. Use the image below as a visual guide to each measurement. Lay a pair of pants you own flat on a hard surface (like the floor or a table) and use a flexible measuring tape to take the following measurements. Use the image below as a visual guide to each measurement.

SHOULDER

Measure from one shoulder seam to the other. Refer to the RED LINE in the image.

WAIST

Measure across the waistband from one side to the other. Multiply by 2 to get the full waist circumference. Refer to the RED LINE in the image.

CHEST

Measure from one armpit seam to the other. Refer to the YELLOW LINE in the image.

HIP

Measure straight across the pants at the widest point of the hips, usually just below the fly zipper. Multiply by 2 to get the full hip circumference. Refer to the YELLOW LINE in the image.

SLEEVE LENGTH

Measure from one shoulder seam to the sleeve cuff. Refer to the GREEN LINE in the image.

FRONT/BACK RISE

Measure from the top of the waistband down to the crotch seam. Refer to the GREEN LINE in the image.

HEM

Measure across the bottom of the jacket from one seam to the other. Refer to the BLUE LINE in the image.

THIGH

Measure across the leg about 1 inch below the crotch seam. Multiply by 2 for the full thigh circumference. Refer to the BLUE LINE in the image. 

BODY LENGTH

Measure from the collar, down to the bottom of the jacket. Refer to the PINK LINE in the image.

INSEAM

Measure the length between the crotch and the leg opening. Refer to the TEAL LINE in the image.

LEG OPENING

Measure across the very bottom of the pant leg. Multiply by 2 to get the full circumference. Refer to the PINK LINE in the image.
 Once you've measured your clothing, head over to the size chart on any of our product pages and compare your numbers. View our catalog HERE.