Fit & Size Guide: How Western Aloha Shirts Fit

Find your fit. Every Western Aloha shirt is cut to the same idea. Not too boxy, not too fitted, and made to be worn untucked. Our sizes run from S to 3XL, and the charts below use body measurements, so measure yourself, not a shirt. If you're between sizes, size up.

How our shirts fit

• Western snap shirts have a Western fit. Room through the chest and shoulders to move in the saddle or on the water, a little shape at the waist, and a hem that looks right untucked.
• Camp collar Aloha shirts are a touch roomier through the chest than our snap shirts, with a relaxed, open collar and coconut buttons.
• Straight collar Aloha shirts are cut on the same pattern as our camp collar shirts, with a classic point collar and coconut buttons.
• Waimea overshirts have a little more room in the chest, shoulders and sleeves than our snap shirts, so they layer over a tee or one of our snap shirts. Order your usual size.

How to measure

Use a soft tape measure over a light shirt. Keep the tape level and snug, not tight.

1. Neck. Measure around the base of your neck with two fingers of room. Round up to the nearest half inch.
2. Chest. Measure under your arms, around the fullest part of your chest, about one inch below the armhole.
3. Sleeve (long sleeve shirts). Start at the center back of your neck. Measure over the shoulder and down the arm to the wrist.

Western snap shirts, long sleeve

Size	Neck	Chest	Sleeve
S	14–14½″	35–37″	32½–33″
M	15–15½″	38–40″	33½–34″
L	16–16½″	41–43″	34½–35″
XL	17–17½″	44–46″	35½–36″
2XL	18–18½″	47–49″	35½–36″
3XL	19–19½″	50–52″	36–37″

Body measurements in inches. Between sizes, we recommend sizing up.

Western snap shirts, short sleeve

Size	Neck	Chest
S	14–14½″	35–37″
M	15–15½″	38–40″
L	16–16½″	41–43″
XL	17–17½″	44–46″
2XL	18–18½″	47–49″
3XL	19–19½″	50–52″

Body measurements in inches. Between sizes, we recommend sizing up.

Camp collar and straight collar Aloha shirts

Same body-measurement chart as our short sleeve Western snap shirts. The shirts themselves are about an inch fuller in the chest and a little shorter, for an easy, untucked Aloha shirt fit. (See shirt measurements below.)

Size	Neck	Chest
S	14–14½″	35–37″
M	15–15½″	38–40″
L	16–16½″	41–43″
XL	17–17½″	44–46″
2XL	18–18½″	47–49″
3XL	19–19½″	50–52″

Body measurements in inches. Between sizes, we recommend sizing up.

Waimea overshirts

Use the long sleeve Western chart and order your usual size. The overshirt adds about an inch in the chest and half an inch in the shoulders and sleeves, so it layers over a tee or one of our snap shirts.

Shirt measurements

If you'd rather compare with a shirt you already love, lay it flat and measure it. These are our finished shirt measurements in inches, chest / length. Chest is measured all the way around, one inch below the armhole. Length is from the top of the shoulder at the collar to the hem at center back.

Women's

Our women's styles have their own fit and chart. See the Women's Size Chart.

Frequently asked questions

Should I size up or down? If you're between sizes, size up. Our shirts are made to be worn untucked with a little room.

Are the charts body measurements or shirt measurements? The size charts are body measurements. Measure yourself, then pick the size whose range you fall in. The shirt measurements table above is the finished shirt.

Can I wear a Western snap shirt tucked in? Yes. The tails are long enough to stay tucked, but the fit is designed to look best untucked.

Do Aloha shirts and Western shirts fit the same? Close. Both use the same size chart, so if you know your size in one, you know it in the other. Our Aloha shirts are a touch roomier in the chest and a little shorter.

Will my shirt shrink? It shouldn't. Cowboy Cloth, Aloha Cloth and our Japanese cotton are made to hold their size wash after wash. (See Our Fabrics.)

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