Sizing & adjustment guide

Learn how to measure a shirt you already own or take your body measurements, and find the right size.

How to use our size chart

All measurements in our size charts are shown in inches. Collar, chest, waist and hip measurements are full-circumference measurements – they represent the measurement around the entire shirt.

To find your size, compare the chest, waist and hip measurements. These determine whether the body of the shirt will fit as intended.

Once you have found your size, check its sleeve and shirt lengths to determine if adjustments are needed.

Note: Do not choose a base size that is too tight or too loose through the body simply to obtain a different length.

Technical line drawing of a long-sleeved shirt seen flat from the front, with a vertical scale marked minus 2.5 inches, 0 and plus 2.5 inches beside the cuff, showing how far the sleeve length can be shortened or lengthened from the size chart measurement.

Technical line drawing of a long-sleeved shirt seen flat from the front, with an arrow running from the highest point of the shoulder beside the collar straight down the button placket to the front hem, and a scale at the hem marked minus 2.5 inches, 0 and plus 2.5 inches, showing how far the shirt length can be shortened or lengthened.

Ways to measure

Each product page includes the complete measurements of the finished shirt. There are two ways to take the measurements you need:

1 - Measure a shirt (Recommended):

Measure a shirt that already fits you well, then compare its measurements with our size chart.

2 - Measure your body:

If you do not have a suitable shirt to measure, take your body measurements instead.

Note: Body measurements cannot be compared directly with shirt measurements. A shirt needs additional room for comfort and movement.

Measuring a shirt

1 - Button your best-fitting shirt and lay it flat on a flat surface.

Smooth the fabric without pulling or stretching it.

2 - Half chest:

Measure straight across the shirt just below the armholes. Double this measurement to get the full-circumference measurement.

3 - Half waist:

Measure straight across the lower part of the shirt where it sits at hip level. Double this measurement to get the full-circumference measurement.

4 - Half hip:

Measure straight across the shirt just below the armholes. Double this measurement to get the full-circumference measurement.

5 - Sleeve:

Measure from the shoulder seam to the end of the cuff, following the upper edge of the sleeve

6 - Shirt length:

Measure from the highest point of the shoulder, where the collar meets the shoulder seam, straight down to the bottom of the front hem. Keep the tape parallel to the button placket.

Close-up photograph of a sage green and white striped shirt lying flat and smoothed out, with the buttoned barrel cuff resting across the button placket and its mother-of-pearl buttons in view — the flat, unstretched arrangement the six steps above describe measuring from.

Measuring your body

1 - Use a soft measuring tape to measure.

For the chest, waist and hips, let the tape sit close to the body—secure and comfortable, but not too tight.

2 - Chest:

Measure around the fullest part of your chest and under your arms.

3 - Waist:

Measure around your natural waist. Stand normally and do not hold in your stomach.

4 - Hips:

Measure around the fullest part of your hips.

5 - Arm:

Measure from the outer edge of your shoulder to your wrist, following the natural line of your arm.

6 - Torso:

Measure from where your neck meets your shoulder, down the front of your body to where you want the hem to finish.

A man in dark trousers standing against a plain backdrop while a tape measure is drawn around his chest, then his natural waist, then his hips, and finally along his arm from shoulder to wrist — showing where the tape sits for each body measurement.

Length adjustments

Length is partly personal preference, but the guidance below provides a useful starting point.

Compare the sleeve and shirt lengths in the product size chart with your best-fitting shirt, or use your arm and torso measurements as a guide. If either needs to be shorter or longer, indicate accordingly when you place your order.

Sleeve length

Line illustration of a shirt cuff ending exactly at the wrist bone, with the hand fully clear of the fabric and the cuff sitting flat against the arm.

Just right:

The cuff finishes at the wrist bone, where your wrist meets your hand.

Line illustration of a shirt cuff stopping short of the wrist bone, leaving a band of bare forearm exposed between the cuff and the hand.

Too short:

The wrist bone is exposed or the cuff pulls noticeably upwards when you bend your arm.

Line illustration of a shirt cuff overshooting the wrist bone and resting on the back of the hand, with slack fabric gathering above it.

Too long:

The cuff extends onto your hand or fabric bunches above it.

Shirt length

Line illustration of an untucked shirt whose hem finishes just below the waistband of the trousers, covering the waistband but stopping well above the crotch.

Just right:

When untucked, the hem covers your waistband without covering your crotch. When tucked, it stays in place as you move.

Line illustration of an untucked shirt whose hem stops above the waistband of the trousers, leaving the waistband and a strip of trouser visible below the shirt.

Too short:

Your waistband becomes exposed or the shirt comes untucked when you raise your arms.

Line illustration of an untucked shirt whose hem hangs far past the waistband and down over the crotch, reading as a tunic rather than a shirt.

Too long:

The shirt covers your crotch, looks overly long when untucked or creates excessive bunching when tucked.

Need help?

Still unsure? Send us a message or schedule a visit to our studio, and we’ll help you find the right size.