Guide to a Perfect Suit Fit Body Measurements. (Ask a friend for help or have your local tailor measure you based on our guide.)

Monte Carlo Tailor’s Complete Measurement Guide This is the measurement guide you fill out when ordering men’s suit or shirt. You can adjust for measurements of other garments accordingly. …

The tailor uses a tabic from 3 to 4 ft. wide by 4 to 6 ft. long for all of his work, including cutting, pressing, etc. In the center, it may be padded to be used for pressing, or a cheese block is used.

Measure around your neck at the height where your collar, if buttoned, would be. This measurement should be taken along the lower section of the neck, below your Adams Apple and above your …

Attention: The actual pattern dimensions may vary considerably from garment to garment, as various garments require different tolerances, depending on how they are meant to fit. All measurements are …

Understanding the ell is important for reproducing Alcega;s patterns from his Tailor's Pattern Book of 1589. In it he goes on to explain to his readers that he is using the ell from Castile, also known as a …

Measure around the chest and body at its fullest part (typically right under the armpits and shoulder blades, right across the nipples). Hold the tape against the body tight enough so that it does not slip …