Measure Your Inseam

Inseam measurements are required for choosing accurate clothing sizes, tailoring and certain sports, like cycling. Learning how to measure your inseam, with help or by yourself, can make your clothing more comfortable and the buying process easier. Try one of these two easy methods for finding your inseam.

Steps

Using a Pair of Pants to Find Your Inseam

  1. Fold your pants. Choose a pair of pants that fit you perfectly; they aren't too long or too short, and are just tight enough to be comfortable. You will be measuring the inseam on the pants, so make sure they truly fit you. Fold them in half vertically, so that you can only see a single leg.
  2. Smooth them out. Lay them out on an ironing board or the floor. Smooth them out so there aren't any wrinkles or bumps, and the fold is evenly lined up.
  3. Take up a cloth measuring tape. Place the metal tip of the tape at the bottom intersection of the crotch.[1]
  4. Make your measurements. Stretch the tape down the pants until you reach the bottom of the inside of one leg, where it touches the ground.
  5. Make note of your measurement. The measurement in inches (or centimeters) from the crotch of the pants to the hem is your inseam length.

Measuring Your Inseam With the Help of a Friend

  1. Strip down to the bare necessities. Remove your pants or put on a pair of tight fitting workout pants. Measuring with your regular clothes on is likely to leave you with an inaccurate number.
  2. Ask a friend to assist you in getting a measurement.
  3. Stand up straight. Your inseam will be too short if you slouch during the measuring process. Back against a wall to make sure you are keeping good posture.
  4. Grab a clipboard or hard book. Slide a clipboard or very thin hardcover book between your legs. Put it has high as you can, just under the pubic bone. If you are a male, move accessory tissue out of the way so that you can get a true measurement. Make sure the edge of the clipboard is flat against the wall.
  5. Start your measurement. While you stand up straight, have your friend place the measuring tape at the top of the clipboard, near your thigh and crotch area.
  6. Make your measurement. Extend the tape down to where it reaches the floor on the inside of your foot. The length in inches (or centimeters) on the tape is the length of your inseam.[2]



Tips

  • Keep in mind that the ideal inseam length will change depending upon the garment or the use. For example, for pants that you plan to wear with boots or high heels, the inseam may need to be 1 or 2 inches (2.5 to 5cm) longer, so that it doesn't touch the ground. An inseam on a pair of shorts will be much shorter than an inseam on a pair of jeans.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://ocs.landsend.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/corpsales/CSM_HTML_HOW_TO_MEASURE.d2w/report?store_name=corpsales
  2. ↑ http://www.precisiontandems.com/inseam.htm

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