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Shirt Measurement Guide

How to Measure for Shirts and Tops


Shopping online for the perfect shirt or top is difficult. It’s important to know how to measure sleeve length, chest, or body length so you can ensure a perfect fit and feel confident about your purchase. 


Grab the best fitting shirt you own from your closet and follow along with this Danali shirt measurement guide. We do our best to provide a measurement chart on each of our product pages.

How to Measure the Chest

Step 1: Button up your shirt and lay flat with arms spread out in a '"T" shape.


Step 2: Measure from the edge of the armpit sewing to the other.

How to Measure Chest  for a Shirt

How to Measure the Shoulder


Step 1: Button up shirt and lay flat, front faced up.


Step 2: Measure from one shoulder seam to the other.

How to measure the Shoulders of a Shirt

How to Measure the Body Length


Step 1: Button up the shirt and lay flat, front facing down.


Step 2: Measure from the bottom collar stand, straight down the middle of the shirt to the longest point of the hem.

Collar Stand of a button shirt
Measuring the body length of a shirt

How to Measure Sleeve Length


Step 1: Lay the garment out flat, front facing down and arm sleeves in a "V" Shape.


Step 2: Measure from the center of the collar stand, parallel the shoulder point to the top of shoulder seam.


Step 3: Continue the measurement from the shoulder seam to the end of the cuff.

Measuring the sleeve length of a shirt
Measuring the sleeve length of a shirt

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