A Leather jacket is what completes your winter-ready look. It’s the most diverse piece of clothing that one can have, which you can wear anytime and anywhere without any second thoughts. It elevates your look and boosts your confidence to the highest levels.

However, the jacket will only do its magic if the size is a perfect fit. Even the best and most high-fashioned clothes look ugly if they aren't your size, and we would never want that for you. Now, before wasting any more time, let’s get to work. This article provides you with a complete guide that helps you precisely measure your lengths as well as your chest size.

How To Measure Yourself

Men's Body Measurements Guide

Jackets are a different fitting from your upper clothes. Knowing your precise measurements is extremely important to find the correct size. To proceed, you need to know the exact measurements of your torso - from shoulders to your waist.

Usually, all brands provide a size chart. You can simply start by comparing the measurements and ordering the size that fits you perfectly. Here are a few easy-to-follow steps to acquire your perfect fit.

Step 1: Remove All Thick Clothing

Avoid wearing any thick clothes when measuring your body. It is important to gauge your sizes as closely as possible from your body to refrain from any kind of errors. A cotton T-shirt is fine, but avoid woolen clothes or thick sweaters at all costs!

Step 2: Measure Your Chest Size

Measuring a man’s chest is no rocket science. It is a simple procedure. Start by wrapping the tape measure around the broadest area of your chest and ensure that the measuring tape is held straight across your body - not too tight or skewed.

If you want a relaxed fit, add a few more centimeters to the measurement, but keep in mind that most manufacturers already keep the chest 10 centimeters longer than the chest estimate because there is an imbalance in the ratio between your jacket and chest sizes.

Step 3: Tailor Your Waistline

Relax your stomach and wrap the measuring tape around your waist to measure your waistline. Ensure the tape is parallel to the ground and wrapped too tightly. Finally, check the number your tape stops at.

Step 4: Measure Your Shoulder Length

To measure your shoulders, you should stand straight with relaxed shoulders. Now, extend the tape horizontally from the tip of one shoulder to the tip of your other shoulder at the back to get your accurate measurement. Remember to measure the size accurately to avoid uneven fittings and rumples in your sleeves.

Step 5: Measure Your Sleeve Length

In this step, you may require the help of another person. Firstly, raise your hand at an angle of 45 degrees and place the tape from the middle of your armpit along your arm and to your carpal. That's how you get your accurate sleeve length.

Step 6: Measure Your Hips

Wrap the measuring tape around the widest part of your pelvis and note the number. If you can’t look at the number yourself, ask for assistance!

Step 7: Find Your Ideal Length

Take the measuring tape and start from the bottom of your neck till the length you want your jacket to be. This method is used to measure length for any clothing, just adjust the end as per your desire your length to be.

Step 8: Get Your Coat with a Perfect Fit

At this point, you have all your measurements. The next and final step is to compare the fittings that you noted with the size chart provided by the brand. Buy the size per your measurements and enjoy wearing a perfect-sized leather jacket.

How to Find a Jacket Size

If you want to measure any coat or jacket, here’s a guide of 5 simple steps that you can follow to get the correct measurements.

Step 1: Measure the Jacket’s Chest Size

Start by measuring the chest length from one armpit to another, note the number on your tape, and multiply it by two to get an accurate chest size.

Step 2: Measure the Coat Length

To get the precise length, measure from the collar down to the bottom. The figure here acts as a guide to help you find the right jacket or blazer according to your size.

Step 3: Measure the Sleeves

To measure the sleeves, turn the jacket to its back and measure from the middle part of the collar to the cuff.

Step 4: Measure the Shoulder Length

Keep the coat at its backside, and flatten the jacket to avoid errors. Now measure from one end of the shoulder to the other one.

Step 5: Compare with the Given Size Guide

Compare the jacket measurements you noted with the ones in the size guide. Now you have your precise jacket size.