Size, Drop & Stature

These three indispensable elements are called "identification" measures

The drop is the ratio (and therefore the difference) between the measurement of the chest and that of the waist, which personalizes and greatly improves the fit not only of the jacket but also of the pants. Therefore it is good to know your drop number, as well as the size.

The formal ready-to-wear men's suit (industrial tailoring) uses the results derived from anthropometric analyzes. Anthropometry is the science that deals with measuring the human body as a whole or in its components for statistical purposes. The result of these researches allows the perfect identification of the proportions of each subject, through the detection of a few measurements of his body.

The data collected confirm, without a shadow of a doubt, that almost all people can be measured and dressed industrially with excellent results, detecting three fundamental measurement parameters: size, drop and height.

CUT IT

Half-circumference of the chest taken over the shirt.

DROP or CONFORMATION

Difference between half-circumference of the chest and half-circumference of the waist.

STATURE

Total height of the person measured with the shoes on.

Each size can refer to the following conformations or drops that can change according to the style line:

Drop 10 - extra slim conformation

Drop 7/8 - slender conformation

Drop 6 - normal conformation

Drop 4 - half strong conformation

Drop 2 - strong conformation

Drop 0 - extra strong conformation.

The Drop 6 is the regular drop par excellence and its fit adapts to the average build.

The Drop 7 and Drop 8 are well suited to athletic builds with broad shoulders with a narrow waist.

Commonly called an inverted pyramid, Drop 4, Drop 2 and Drop 0 are conformations suitable for strong and pot-bellied bodies where the ratio between chest half circumference and waist half circumference is less than 1.

To better understand how to calculate the size and the drop, let's make an example: a person with the following measurements: - chest circumference cm 100 - waist circumference cm 88 - height 178 cm.

SIZE (half-circumference of the chest)

is equal to: 100 cm chest: 2 = 50, so size 50.

WAIST (half circumference of the waist)

equals: 88 cm waist: 2 = 44 cm.

DROP, is the result of the difference between the half circumference of the chest and the half circumference of the waist.

Therefore, 50-44 = 6. Therefore the garment suitable for the subject in question is the following: SIZE 50 - DROP 6 - REGULAR stature

Height refers to the height of the person wearing the dress and is defined with the following terms: EXTRA SHORT, SHORT, REGULAR, LONG, EXTRA LONG.

Therefore a suit with a long indication is suitable for tall people, regular is suitable for more or less average people, short is good for a small build. These three indispensable elements are called "identification" measures. It can be said that the detection, size, drop and stature, is linked to the wearability, that is to the difference in the lines according to the aesthetics and style that you want to achieve. In fact, individuals differ not only in their size, but also in the characteristics of their physical configuration which we call conformation.

The word conformation can therefore be understood as the different aesthetic manifestations that our body can have (curvature of the shoulders, obesity, etc.) and which conditions different wearability needs, which the model maker takes into account in conceiving and elaborating the various style lines. of the dress.

A dress can therefore be made in the same size, wider or more contained depending on the type of individual to be dressed, according to the style and comfort line to be created. In summary we can say that the fit given by the size combined with the style line.

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