measure what you own, then read the chart

Lay the garment flat on a table, buttoned or zipped, and smooth it without stretching it. Then measure the same points we do.

• —Chest, flat. Straight across from one armhole seam to the other, at the lowest point of the armhole. This is half the circumference, which is why the number looks small.
• —Back length. From the base of the collar seam at centre back, straight down to the hem.
• —Sleeve. From the shoulder seam along the outside of the sleeve to the cuff edge.
• —Waist, flat. Across the top of the waistband, button fastened. Again, half the circumference.
• —Inseam. From the crotch seam straight down the inside leg to the hem.
• —Thigh, flat. Straight across the leg, two centimetres below the crotch seam.

Every figure carries a tolerance of ±1 cm. Cloth is cut in stacked layers and the top of a stack and the bottom of it are never identical to the millimetre. A garment within a centimetre of the chart is the garment we intended to make.

Each product page states whether its own chart figures were taken before or after washing, and how much that cloth moves on the first domestic wash. Pre-shrunk cloth is charted post-wash: order your usual size. Cloth that is not pre-shrunk is charted pre-wash, and the page will tell you to size up. The raw 14 oz denim is the clearest case, and it says so in three separate places.

How shrinkage is measured and under which standard

Cut with room to work in: a deep armhole so you can reach overhead without lifting the hem, and enough width through the chest for a shirt underneath. If you want a jacket over a heavy knit, take one size up.

A longer body than the jacket block so it stays in a waistband, and a slightly closer chest so it sits under an outer layer without bunching.

Sized by waist in centimetres on the EU scale. Straight leg throughout, no taper. The cropped pattern runs 14 cm shorter in the inseam; the carpenter trouser measures about 2 cm wider on the right thigh because of the rule pocket. Both notes repeat on their own pages.

Still unsure between two sizes? Send us the garment you wear now and we will read it against the chart.