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These measurements are made off of industry standard garment measurements, which means that if you lay the garment on a flat surface and measure it, you will get these numbers.
-the chest number is the distance from one armpit to the other. Therefore, the FULL chest distance is twice this (because the fabric is doubled up here). So for an XL, the total fabric around the chest is 46", making it good for someone with an actual chest measurement of about 42" (4" allowance is pretty standard).
-the sleeve is measured from the sleeve seam in the armpit to the end of the cuff. Although it's true that some measure from the center back, this measurement is much more difficult to do accurately because there's no seam in the center back and you have to bend the measuring tape weirdly (and your back isn't part of your sleeve, anyway).
I'm happy to answer any specific sizing questions, I just don't want this conversation to devolve into what is and what is not normal. This is an awesome shirt and I want to make sure we focus on that :)
In regards to the black colorway, our sample for the photoshoot was the classic blue version, so images for the black version are just stock photos from the supplier. Sorry about that. They're both equally great and I'm tempted to get one in each. What color did you end up going with?
Very Lightweight = 0 – 3.4 oz/yd² Lightweight = 3.5 – 5.9 oz/yd² Medium Weight = 6 – 7.9 oz/yd² Medium/Heavyweight = 8 – 9.9 oz/yd² Heavyweight = 10 – 11.9 oz/yd² Very Heavyweight = 12 – 25 oz/yd²
I feel you on going with the black version, it's definitely hard to avoid the indigo overflow in our closets.
The weight standards for chambray fabrics you’re listing are from the perspective of the fabric production industry as a whole, without true correlation for actual wearable item construction. Although chambray fabrics can be produced in weights even beyond 25 oz per square yard; for appropriate usage in the construction of a button-down shirt, 6 oz is more than enough to qualify it as a heavyweight chambray shirt.
Just to give you an example, Sugarcane and Momotaro (two well-known Japanese workwear clothing companies) make some really starchy and beefy chambray shirts and they usually never go past 6 oz. Occasionally you might see a 7, 8 and even 10 oz chambray (Unbranded recently crafted a 10 oz version), which it’s starting to get into a more rare and particular territory of wearability and breaking in period.
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