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A well fitting jacket is a good looking jacket, and your chest size is usually the most important and useful measurement when selecting a new jacket, sportcoat, or blazer. This guide is for both men and women and it will help you to easily determine your chest size in just a few minutes.

BEFORE YOU MEASURE:

- You will need a cloth tape measure and a friend.

• Don't have a cloth tape measure? - A cloth tape measure is a handy tool to have around, especially if you plan on investing time, energy, and money into your wardrobe, but for now we can work without it. You'll need at least a flexible carpenters tape measure, or some string and a ruler.
• Don't have a friend nearby to help? - You'll get the most accurate measurements with a little help, but you can still get a good chest measurement on your own, just take your time and take the measurement more than once. Record your results a few times and average them out. Or, wait for your friend to come over.

- Wear a lightweight shirt - a t-shirt is great.

TO MEASURE:

• Stand up straight with your arms hanging straight by your sides.
• Breathing normally, have your friend wrap the tape measure under your armpits around the largest part of your chest.
• In the back, you want the tape measure to wrap across your shoulder blades.
• The tape measure should be snug, but not tight.
• Keep the measuring tape parallel to the ground.
• Add an inch to your measurement if you'd like a looser fitting jacket.
• That's it, you're finished. Nice and easy.

AFTER YOU MEASURE:

1. Record your measurement for future reference.

2. Take a look at the ArmyFashions Size Chart to determine what size will fit you best.

3. Start shopping.

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