Tuxedo Measurement Guide

The best way to use this measurement guide is to print it out. Take it to a tuxedo store nearest to you and have them fill it out as a courtesy. Especially, ask them if you can try on a coat to make sure it is the correct size. This will reduce altering the tuxedo when you come in for the final fitting for the tuxedo.

If you are not able to do this, please follow the following guidelines. A helper will make it easier for you. Use a cloth measuring tape not a ruler or metal tape.

These are helpful guidelines for measuring for a tuxedo. We will need the following information:

1. Coat Size
2. Waist
3. Out Seam
4. Over Arm
5. Chest
6. Neck
7. Sleeve

If you know your suit coat size (not sports coat), that is great. If not, by giving us the other measurements this will help us to determine your coat size. Coat size examples are 43S, 44L, 45XL not small, medium or large.

1. Waist: Tuxedo pants have a longer rise than most jeans do. They are intended to be worn higher on the waist. To find the proper fit, measure just above the hipbone across the navel. Insert a finger between the measuring tape and this is your waist measurement.
   
2. Out-Seam: With shoes "off", stand straight up, place tape on the right hip at waist level with navel and extend tape down the side of leg all the way to the floor. This is your out seam.
   
3. Chest: Measure all the way around your chest high beneath your underarm. Add a finger between the tape and this is your chest measurement.
   
4. Over-Arm: The over‐arm is measured with coat off. Measure around the body in the same manner and position where the chest was measure, but this time include both arms. This is your over‐arm measurement.
   
5. Neck: Measure around the neck at the collar level with a finger in between the tape and neck. This is your neck measurement.
   
6. Sleeve: With your arm straight down at your side, place the tape at the base of the neck in the back on your spine, run the tape across the top of the shoulder and down the arm to about one inch below your wrist. This is your sleeve length.