Measurements for Bespoke Tailoring - Complete Guide

Welcome to Suits & Shirts’ complete guide to measurements for bespoke tailoring. If you’d like to meet us and have a raw-fit garment ready during our first meeting on demo fabric, submit your measurements using the form below. Our bespoke tailors in Dubai will review your details and connect with you for the next steps.

What is Bespoke Tailor ?

A bespoke tailor creates garments entirely from scratch — cutting a unique pattern based on your exact measurements, posture, and personal style. Unlike ready-to-wear or made-to-measure clothing, bespoke tailoring is not altered from standard sizes. Every stitch, seam, and detail is crafted specifically for you by our master tailors in Dubai.

Why Accurate Measurements Matter

Accurate measurements are the foundation of bespoke tailoring. Poor measurements lead to poor fit — no amount of tailoring can fix a garment cut from the wrong numbers. Our bespoke tailors in Dubai take over 30 measurements to ensure every suit, shirt, and trouser drapes perfectly.

Guidelines to Measuring

Shirt/Jacket

How to Measure Neck

Measurement around the neck

Shirt/Jacket

How to Measure Shoulder

Measure from the point where your shoulder meets your arm, across to the other point of the shoulder, making sure the tape is high crossing the base of neck.

Shirt/Jacket

How to Measure Chest

Measure around your chest. Make sure tape is high up right below your underarms

Shirt/Jacket

How to Measure Stomach

Measure around the widest part of your waist

Shirt/Jacket

How to Measure Sleeve

Measure from the end of the shoulder to the base of the thumb or your desired length. (approximately 1 inch below the wrist)

Shirt/Jacket

How to Measure Length

Measure from the end of the shoulder to the base of the thumb or desired length.

Shirt/Jacket/Tousers

How to Measure Hips

Measure around the widest part of your hips

Trousers

How to Measure Waist

Measure around your waist at the level where you would normally wear your pants/ trousers.

Trousers

How to Measure Thigh

Measure around your thigh at it’s widest point.

Trousers

How to Measure Length

Measure from the waist at the level where you would normally wear your trousers to the ankle or desired length

Trousers

How to Measure Crotch / U

Measure from the front start of the trousers to the back start of the pants. The measurement will form U shape. Typical measurements for regulr body is in the mid 20s (inches)