How to Measure Torso Length for a Shirt
Men's Guide
To measure your torso length to properly fit a shirt, you will want to start by grabbing a friend or going into the tailor. Getting this measurement properly is difficult to do by yourself. Put the tape at the base of your neck and let it run to the bottom of your butt.
This is How to Measure Torso Length for a Shirt: Men’s Guide.
Welcome to our guide on how to measure your torso length for a shirt.
This measurement will help you find the exact length you want a t-shirt, dress shirt or casual button-up shirt.
Tools you need to measure your torso correctly.
- Sewing tape measure
How to Measure Torso Length for a Shirt
- Grab a friend to assist you.
- Put the end of the tape at the base of the neck on your back where the top of your t-shirt would be.
- Run the tape measure to the top of your crotch for a tucked-in shirt. You need the shirt to be a little longer if you plan to tuck it in all the time. Hold the tape measure straight down from your shoulders; don’t follow your spine. Mark the measurement that’s just below your butt.
- Take a slightly shorter measurement for an untucked shirt. Run the tape measure down from your shoulders without bending in for your spine. Find the spot where you want your shirt to fall, and write down that measurement.
How to Measure Torso Length for a Shirt: Tips
- It’s hard to do this measurement yourself, as it runs down your back. It will be easier to have someone else measure to get an accurate measurement.
- If you’re wearing a collared shirt, start at the bottom of the collar instead.
- Grab a friend to help.
How to Measure Torso Length for a Shirt FAQ
The body length for a shirt is measure from the base of the neck (shirt neck line) down to where you want the shirt to end. Usually sitting between the top of your buttocks and the bottom of your cheeks, depending on the type of shirt and your style.
Your torso length is the length between the base of your neck and top of your hip bone. The length of your torso usually is the same as someone else the same height as you, worldwide.
Slide both of your hands down the ribcage to the top of your hip bones (aka the iliac crest). With index fingers pointing forward and thumbs pointing backward, draw an imaginary line between your thumbs. This spot on your lumbar is the bottom of your torso measurement.
