Guide to measuring neck, chest and arm length for sizing men's dress shirts and suit jacket. Also includes standard sizes. For more young professional insights visit patrickjamesgilbert.com/blog

1. Men’s Dress Shirt Sizing
Measure neck below Adam’s Apple
Add a half inch to neck for comfort
Measure from center of back, over top of
shoulder and down to wrist
Seem of shirt sleeve should line up with end of
shoulder blade

2. Men’s Suit Jacket Sizing
Measure broadest part of shoulders around and
subtract 7 inches. That’s the over arm length
Measure fullest part of chest around
Greater of the two is the jacket size
The Letter (S R or L) is given to overall height
of customer
Short: 5’5 – 5’7, Regular: 5’8 – 5’10
Long: 5’11 – 6’2

3. Men’s Standard Sizes
XS S M L XL XXL
NECK 13 - 13
1/2
14 - 14
1/2
15 -15
1/2
16 -16
1/2
17 -17
1/2
18 -18
1/2
SLEEVE 32 32
1/2
34 35 35
1/2
36
CHEST 32 - 34 34 - 36 38 - 30 42 - 44 46 - 48 50 - 52
WAIST 28 - 30 30 - 32 34 - 36 38 - 40 42 - 44 46 - 48
**Many shirts may not have custom measurements. This is typically
what you will get with each of these sizes.