How a Blazer Should Fit

A blazer should fit in the same fashion a suit jacket or a sports coat

• Room in the shoulders to allow full arm movement but not so much room that the shoulders are over extending the shoulder points by more than ½ inch.
• Room in the chest to fully button the jacket but not enough to fit a baseball inside.
• The blazer jacket sleeves should extend to the wrist bone and show ¼ to ¾ an inch of shirt cuff when standing straight.
• The jacket length should always fully cover your backside – it can be a bit longer if you are taller than six foot, and should lean on the shorter side if you are shorter than five foot six.
• When measuring for a blazer there are five key measurements to take into consideration, the chest circumference, sleeve length, waist circumference, shoulder width, and back length.