Adjusting the back length of a shirt
You already own a LE CHEMISEUR® shirt and want to adjust the back length? This page is for you.
Best practice for back length
Casual shirt worn outside the trousers | Formal shirt worn inside the trousers |
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LE CHEMISEUR® tips
🤏 Allow for shrinkage
Wash the shirt 2–3 times before deciding. The AI already compensates for the usual 1–2 cm shrinkage of each fabric.
📏 Adjusting for height
Tall clients often add a little length for balance; shorter clients remove a little to keep proportions.
🐘 Prominent stomach
A slightly longer back prevents the shirt from popping out of the trousers. If your collar measures 48 cm or more, you automatically benefit from our Big-&-Tall cut which gives extra length in front for the same back length.
🔀 Back length and hip width link
How to measure back length on a shirt
Tolerance
A deviation of ± 1 cm between your measurement and your Fit Key is perfectly normal—the result of the normal cutting-and-sewing tolerances of all the pattern pieces.
Updated on: 13/05/2025