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Summary: Measure around the bulk of the thigh and estimate at the bottom of the leg for pants made from scratch. Learn to measure a man for suit pants accurately from a fashion designer in this free fashion tailoring video.
Lauren Bradley is a professional fashion designer with many years of experience in various parts of the fashion industry.read more
"If you are getting pants completely tailored from scratch, there's two extra measurements besides just the inseam, the side seam, and the waist that you're going to need. And those are your thigh, and then your cuff dimensions. So your thigh would be around here; right around here. Measure there, measure the circumference of the upper part of your thigh, and then your cuff dimension is the circumference around your cuff. However, you know, you'd like it to be. A lot of men's pants don't flare out, they tailor in. So you want to measure the circumference around how you want it to tailor--to tailor down. And that would be two detailed measurements that would aid in the creator and the tailor of your custom pants."
eHow Article: Measuring Thigh & Cuff Dimensions