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How to Take Your Own Measurements Accurately for a Suit

A step-by-step guide to measuring yourself for a men's shirt, suit jacket and trousers, plus how to order a made-to-measure suit online from Mon Amie.

First published on 25/03/2020 on the former monamie.vn. Prices and promotions may have changed — our stylists will confirm current details.

HOW TO MEASURE A MEN'S SHIRT AND SUIT JACKET

Put on a shirt you feel most comfortable in and ask someone to take the measurements.
- Back length:
Let both arms hang straight down and measure from the seam at the base of the collar to below the seat, level with the tip of the thumb.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Shoulder width:
Lay the tape over the shoulders and measure from one shoulder seam to the other. (For a suit jacket, feel the shoulder point bone with your fingers and measure from one shoulder point to the other)

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Sleeve length:
Measure from the sleeve seam to the lower edge of the cuff (for a suit jacket, measure from the shoulder point to the level of the wrist bone on the back of the hand). Note: unbutton the cuff so that the sleeve hangs straight down.

- Short sleeve (for short-sleeve shirts only)
Measure from the sleeve seam to the sleeve hem.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Chest:
Measure around the fullest part of the chest (usually across the two chest points). Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling it tight, and keep it parallel to the ground.

- Waist:
Measure around the belly at its fullest point. Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling it tight, and keep it parallel to the ground.

- Hips:
Measure around the hips at their fullest point. Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling it tight, and keep it parallel to the ground.

- Neck:
Measure around the neck, snug. Note: leave a finger's width between the neck and the tape.

- Front underarm width:
Measure from the front placket straight across to the point where the front panel ends under the armpit (the widest point). Note: keep the tape parallel to the ground.

- Front waist width:
Measure as for the front chest width, at the waist of the shirt. The tape must be parallel to the ground.

Please note: so that we can correct your physical imperfections as far as possible, please attach 2 photos of yourself (1 full-body front view and 1 full-body side view) and state clearly your requirements for the cut, such as loose-fitting or close-fitting (slim fit). We commit that your information is used only to serve the design and tailoring of your order.

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HOW TO MEASURE MEN'S TROUSERS

Put on the pair of trousers you like most and ask someone to take the measurements.
- Trouser length:
Measure from the top edge of the waistband down to the hem. Note: let the trousers hang naturally and lay the tape parallel to the length of the trousers.

- Waist:
Measure around the belly at the position right at the edge of the waistband. Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling, and parallel to the ground.

- Hips:
Measure around the hips at their fullest point. Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling, and parallel to the ground.

- Trouser leg width:
Measure from the crease on one side across to the crease on the other side.

Please note: so that we can correct your physical imperfections as far as possible, please attach 3 photos of yourself (1 full-body front view, 1 full-body side view and 1 full-body view from behind) and state clearly the trouser cut you want, such as a low waist or at the navel, a loose wide-leg cut, a straight cut, or a close-fitting slim cut. We commit that your information is used only to serve the design and tailoring of your order.

Men's veston and wedding suits that fit just as you wish, beautifully made
If the suit does not look good, we refund 100%

Prices from just VND 2,500,000 to VND 6,500,000
(premium imported fabrics from Korea, Japan, USA, England, Italy, France, India)

If you need a veston you love, of beautiful, premium and elegant quality down to every stitch, for:

1- Work, conferences, year-end reviews, celebrations, product presentations

2- Weddings, engagement ceremonies, bride-welcoming ceremonies, wedding photo shoots

3- Travel, parties, Tet, festivals

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

Veston at Mon Amie is a well-regarded choice in Ho Chi Minh City
Made in-house, 100% by hand together with other specialized machinery, by highly skilled tailors in Ho Chi Minh City from 1991 to the present.
In particular: we take orders for men's veston from customers who live far away and cannot come to Ho Chi Minh City, with the same standards as above

Online Ordering - Online Consultation Outside Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam

Are you working or living outside Ho Chi Minh City, studying abroad or settled overseas? You need to order a veston but do not know how. Follow the instructions below

Order easily online in one of 3 ways:

1- Contact the department in charge of online orders in the following ways:
* Contact by phone: - In Vietnam: 0888.111.118
- From abroad: Call +84 888 111 118
* Contact us on Zalo: 0888.111.118
* Contact by email: contact@monamie.vn
* Contact a showroom directly: ask a relative or friend to go to 357 Nguyễn Trãi, Ward 7, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City to choose and get advice on fabric samples and
styles

2- Send your measurements following the measuring guide below, or take 3 full-body photos (front, back and side), and mention any characteristics (if
any) compared with typical body shapes (e.g. uneven shoulders, sloping shoulders, a thick waist, large upper arms ...). We commit to using this information only to
serve the design and tailoring of the garment

3- Send the height and weight of the customer who needs the veston

4- Bank transfer details:
Our staff will send you the official account details once you confirm your order.

With more than 21 years of experience making men's veston in Vietnam and abroad, we ensure a beautifully made suit that fits exactly according to the measurements you provide

HOW TO MEASURE A MEN'S SHIRT AND SUIT JACKET

Put on a shirt you feel most comfortable in and ask someone to take the measurements.
- Back length:
Let both arms hang straight down and measure from the seam at the base of the collar to below the seat, level with the tip of the thumb.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Shoulder width:
Lay the tape over the shoulders and measure from one shoulder seam to the other. (For a suit jacket, feel the shoulder point bone with your fingers and measure from one shoulder point to the other)

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Sleeve length:
Measure from the sleeve seam to the lower edge of the cuff (for a suit jacket, measure from the shoulder point to the level of the wrist bone on the back of the hand). Note: unbutton the cuff so that the sleeve hangs straight down.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Short sleeve (for short-sleeve shirts only)
Measure from the sleeve seam to the sleeve hem.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Chest:
Measure around the fullest part of the chest (usually across the two chest points). Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling it tight, and keep it parallel to the ground.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Waist:
Measure around the belly at its fullest point. Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling it tight, and keep it parallel to the ground.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Hips:
Measure around the hips at their fullest point. Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling it tight, and keep it parallel to the ground.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Neck:
Measure around the neck, snug. Note: leave a finger's width between the neck and the tape.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Front underarm width:
Measure from the front placket straight across to the point where the front panel ends under the armpit (the widest point). Note: keep the tape parallel to the ground.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Front waist width:
Measure as for the front chest width, at the waist of the shirt. The tape must be parallel to the ground.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

Please note: so that we can correct your physical imperfections as far as possible, please attach 2 photos of yourself (1 full-body front view and 1 full-body side view) and state clearly your requirements for the cut, such as loose-fitting or close-fitting (slim fit). We commit that your information is used only to serve the design and tailoring of your order.

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HOW TO MEASURE MEN'S TROUSERS

Put on the pair of trousers you like most and ask someone to take the measurements.
- Trouser length:
Measure from the top edge of the waistband down to the hem. Note: let the trousers hang naturally and lay the tape parallel to the length of the trousers.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Waist:
Measure around the belly at the position right at the edge of the waistband. Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling, and parallel to the ground.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Hips:
Measure around the hips at their fullest point. Note: keep the tape snug against the body without pulling, and parallel to the ground.

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

- Rise:

How to take your own measurements accurately for a suit

Please note: so that we can correct your physical imperfections as far as possible, please attach 3 photos of yourself (1 full-body front view, 1 full-body side view and 1 full-body view from behind) and state clearly the trouser cut you want, such as a low waist or at the navel, a loose wide-leg cut, a straight cut, or a close-fitting slim cut. We commit that your information is used only to serve the design and tailoring of your order.

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