To ensure the correct sizing for your shirt there are two basic methods.
Method 1.
Measure your actual chest, raise your arms and run the tape around your chest just under your arms. You then ADD 4 inches for a standard fit or ADD 6 inches if you like more room.
Remember: These shirts are designed to be loose fitting and not like a standard (office type) shirt may fit,
Method 2.
Take a shirt you already own that fits you comfortably, close the buttons, lay it flst on a table or the floor. Measure it from side to side just under the arms, then double the result. Example: side to side = 23 inches then x 2 = 46 and that would be the size to order.
Letter sizing ?
The letter sizing system of L XL etc is very unreliable, it can vary too much by who made it and even more by which country you are in. We have shown letters only as a general guide, the actual numbers are more reliable and are the same no matter where you are, in that inch is an inch.
To avoid any possible mistakes we only use ACTUAL GARMENT MEASUREMENT. example: 44 inches is 44 inches no matter where you are. An XL in Europe is not the same as the USA or Australia or many other countries.
The above chart is based on our shirts being 4 inches BIGGER than your actual chest measurement. This is the design of a Bowling shirt. If you want a closer fit, or more room, then adjust it how you want it.
SIZES STATED WITHIN THIS WEBSITE GIVE THE ACTUAL SHIRT GARMENT SIZE NOT YOUR BODY SIZE.
WE CAN ONLY MAKE WHAT YOU TELL US TO MAKE, ORDER A SIZE 46 INCH SHIRT AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A SHIRT THAT MEASURES 46 INCHES, WE DON’T ASSUME, GUESS OR INTERPRET IT TO MEAN SOMETHING ELSE AND
YOU SHOULDN’T EITHER.ALWAYS CHECK YOUR SIZE !!!
Common mistakes people make with sizing.
My jacket was 44 long, so I ordered a 44 shirt –WRONG The Jacket measurement is bigger than 44 not actual sizes, but a “to fit” a particular chest size.
I measured a T-shirt – WRONG these are generally a much closer fit and often stretch fabric.
I always wear an XL so bought the same, WRONG Letter sizing varies a lot from country to country, by as much as 6 inches in some countries. The letter “guide” we use is based on US sizing.
If you measure an existing similar style shirt that you already own, that fits you comfortably and you want to reproduce that fit, MEASURE IT as we have described above and you’ll get it right. Please do not guess or assume anything.