A Cut Above Size & Materials Guide

Know Your Materials

Cirrus - Mid-Weight 65% Polyester 35% Cotton
Soft and comforting combed cotton is blended with a polyester core to provide easy care without any chemical finishing. This traditional mid-weight twill has a soft surface without giving up the structured feel commonly expected in a pilot shirt. The Cirrus provides an optimal balance of durability, wrinkle-resistance, and comfort. Fitted Cirrus has a Flap Pocket Closure. Tapered Cirrus has an Open Pocket. Relaxed Cirrus has an Open Pocket.

Tropo - Heavy-Weight | Polyester Rayon Spandex | Tons of Stretch and Easy Care | Open Pocket
The Tropo has been part of our line for over 10 years as it has a devoted following that love the comfort, ease of care, and the smooth modern look it provides; however, it is not as durable as our other fabrics due to surface pilling. The Tropo is paired with open pockets.

Brooks - Mid-Weight | 39% Bamboo 57% Polyester 4% Spandex | Naturally Cool, Spandex for Stretch, Soft and Smooth - Open Pocket
Added to the lineup for a luxury option. The Brooks is an exceptionally soft and cool fabric with stretch added for comfort. Polyester is blended in for strength and wrinkle resistance. Bamboo is stronger than rayon and similar to cotton but with less propensity to wrinkle.

Know Your Measurements

Let's get it right and find YOUR BEST FIT! All you need is your typical home tape measure to save the time and hassle of returning an incorrect size.

Measurement Guide

Tall 6'3" or above?

Our tall pilot shirts are 2" longer through the body and the short sleeve is 1" longer making them appropriate for 6' 3"+ only. Unlike other brands, we do not skimp on shirt length.

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Neck

Find your circumference, then add 1/2" for comfort ease.

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Chest

Place tape measure around the chest at the nipple line, high up under the arms and over the shoulder blades in the back. The tape measure should be snug, so it does not droop down (but not tight).

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Pant Waist

This is the typical size of dress pants you purchase.

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Sleeve

Place tape measure at the base of the neck (prominent bone) extending over the shoulder, down the outside of the arm with the arm slightly bent, ending at the wrist joint.

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Fitted

The Most Slim Pilot Shirt

The Fitted style pilot shirt is slimmer throughout the shoulders, arms, chest and belly. Don’t assume that you need the Fitted because you are tired of oversized uniform shirts. Broad shouldered customers commonly find the Fitted to be too narrow. Our Tapered pilot shirt is well thought out and is the top seller. The chart guidance comes from 2500 customers and the size/style they have determined works best for them. They are accurate for more than 90% of our customers. If you find yourself on the border, consider your personal fit preference.  

Collar Size	Max Chest (inches)	Max Pant Waist (inches)	Max Weight (lbs)
14.5	38	29	155
15	40	31	170
15.5	40	31	170
16	42	33	185
16.5	42	33	185
17	44	35	200
17.5	44	35	200
18	46	37	215
18.5	46	37	215
19	48	39	230
19.5	48	39	230

 

Tapered

The Most Popular.

The Tapered style is the most popular for a reason. It offers a little extra fabric in the right places for ease of movement but not so much as to look sloppy or cause uncomfortable bunching. While this style works for many, the Relaxed style serves a good portion of our customers as well.

Collar Size	Max Chest (inches)	Max Pant Waist (inches)	Max Weight (lbs)
15	42	34	175
15.5	42	34	175
16	44	36	195
16.5	44	36	195
17	46	38	215
17.5	46	38	215
18	48	40	240
18.5	48	40	240
19	50	42	255
19.5	50	42	255

 

Relaxed

The Most Generous.

While this style began as the big catch all, customer feedback over the years has allowed us to perfect this style down to the point where it works well and is the style choice for about 20% of our customers. The Relaxed style is still not as generous as some of the huge shirts out on the market. That said, we rarely see returns because it is not big enough. Some customers need this style because of particularly broad shoulders.

Collar Size	Max Chest (inches)	Max Pant Waist (inches)	Max Weight (lbs)
15.5	44	36	195
16	46	38	215
16.5	46	38	215
17	48	40	240
17.5	48	40	240
18	52	44	270
18.5	52	44	270
19	56	48	320
19.5	56	48	320

 

Women's Fit

 

 All Styles - Womens Pilot shirts

• Tall version is recommended for 5'7'' (171cm) and taller
• Shoulder Breadth is distance from shoulder seam to shoulder seam along the back
• Waist is measured at narrow point below the bust but above pant waist

Shirts (inches)

Size	Bust up to	Waist up to	Shoulder Breadth
00	32	27	14.5
0	33	28	15
2	34	29	15.5
4	35	30	16
6	36	31	16.5
8	37	32	17.25
10	38	33	17.5
12	39	34	18
14	41	35	18.5
16	43	37	19.5
18	45	39	20.5

 

Shirts (Metric Size Chart - cm)

Size	Bust up to	Waist up to	Shoulder Breadth	Length
0	83.8	71.1	38.1	66.7
2	86.4	73.7	39.4	66.7
4	88.9	76.2	40.6	66.7
6	91.4	78.7	41.9	66.7
8	94	81.3	43.8	69.9
10	96.5	83.8	44.5	69.9
12	99.1	86.4	45.7	71.8
14	104.1	88.9	47	71.8
16	109.2	94	49.5	71.8
18	114.3	99.1	52.1	74.6
20	119.4	104.1	55.9	76.8

 

Trousers (Metric Size Chart - cm)

Size	Waist (min/max)	Hip (min/max)
0	61.63.5	86.4-88.9
2	63.5-66	88.9-91.4
4	66-68.6	91.4-94
6	68.6-71.1	94-96.5
8	71.1-73.7	96.5-99.1
10	73.7-77.5	99.1-102.9
12	77.5-81.3	102.9-108
14	81.3-85.1	108-111.8