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APPENDIX G
CLOTHING RESIZING
FM 42-414
Measurements listed in Tables G-1 through G-13 (pages G-2 through G-7) within this appendix are to
be used with data found in TM 10-227. Clothing resizing is not a mission for FSC, DS (or FSC, Modular).
This will normally be done by the laundry and renovation company or either by commercially contracting
or using HNS. Since the laundry and renovation company is presently not resourced, the FSC, DS (or
Modular) may assume this requirement, depending on METT-TC and/or tasking/directions from higher
headquarters.
REASONS FOR RESIZING
Garments which have been changed from the original sizes because of shrinkage or repair must be
resized. Measurements have been set for standard sizes of each type of garment. Examples of these
measurements are given in the table charts.
METHODS
This appendix explains the prescribed methods for taking measurements of some of the common items
of clothing. The methods may be used as a guide for measuring similar garments.
• Coats. The following guidelines should be implemented in taking coat measurements.
•• Bust Measurement. On coats for both men and women, the bust measurement is taken at the
base of the armholes, from folded edge to folded edge, with the front closed. On a man’s coat, a
measurement of 19 3/4 inches shows a full bust measurement of 39 1/2 inches, and the coat size is X-
Small. On a woman’s coat, a measurement of 21 inches shows a full bust measurement of 42 inches, and
the coat is a size 8.
•• Sleeve Length. The sleeve length is measured on a man’s coat along the center of the top of
the sleeve. The measurement is made from top to bottom. On a woman’s coat, the sleeve is measured along
the inseam from the base of the armhole to the bottom edge of the cuff. On women’s coats, the back length
and the waist are also measured.
• Coat Liners. The following guidelines should be used on coat liner measurements.
•• Bust Measurements. This measurement is taken with the coat liner flat and the front edges
touching. (The woman’s liner is buttoned.) The measurement is made from folded edge to folded edge at the
base of the armhole, and it is one half of the full measurement.
•• Sleeve Length. The sleeve measurement on the man’s liner is made from the center of the top
of the sleeve to the bottom edge. The woman’s liner is measured from the bottom of the armhole to the
bottom edge of the cuff.
• Shirts. The following guidelines should be used on shirt measurements.
•• Collar Measurements. The collar measurement is used for men’s shirts. It is the distance from
the collar end to collar end. The measurement may also be used for women’s shirts.
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