Proper way to measure for shirt size? ...

[cmeisenzahl]

Last week I stopped into Men's Wearhouse, the guy seemed qyite disinterested, measured my arms quickly with them straight down at my sides, and told me 16.5 x 32-33.

Yesterday I stopped by a more upscale shop and the man measured my arms out to the side, and bent at a 90 degree angle. he told me 16.5 x 35.

Is it safe to assume the second measurement is much more accurate? ;-)

Thanks for putting up w/ my questions guys, I appreciate it.

 

[StopPolloition]

There are multiple ways, but it's generally half shoulder, then down the arm to where you want the shirt cuff to break on your wrist, and then round up. 32 or 33 sounds normal if you are short, but how tall are you and are your arms short?

 

[Median]

You can also use an existing shirt that fits well - measure from the centre of the back yoke to one shoulder seam then add the distance between that shoulder seam and the end of the cuff.

This will give you a benchmark to compare these other measurements you got.