If you are unaware about the right techniques to take measurements for buying a proper military-style leather jacket, then here are some essential tips that you can follow. Measuring yourself for a perfect military-style leather jacket is not like measuring a dress shirt.  The basic difference that can be noticed between these type of jacket and the normal shirt is that measuring shirt is based on the width of neck, while a measurement of an outer jacket is taken according to your sleeves length and chest size. Below mentioned is proper steps that you can take into account while measuring a military-style leather jacket.

• First of all, inhale deeply and cover a measuring tape completely around your torso, just below your armpits. Note down the measured inches.
• Add four more to the total measured inches. This will give you both the waist and chest measurement for your military styled leather jacket.  This means that your waist measures 37 inches and your chest measures 36 inches then go for the jacket with 41- inch waist and 40- inch chest.
• Hold one of your hands at the straight right angle position with the elbow stabbing straight out from your body.  Imagine that a handle bar is right out of your belly and get hold on this imaginary handlebar.
• Now, measure around your elbow and down around the wrist, between your upper shoulder portion and down till your upper arm.  Take your friends help while performing this measurement process.  The total inches might come probably between 31 or 37 inches.
• Well, for determining the length of overcoat military styled leather jacket, add one inch more. This will lead you to get the perfect size jacket.

Other considerations:- If you expect the sleeves of your classy leather military jacket to hang over your wrists and to the top part of the base of arm while gesturing, then add two inches to your sleeves.  However, this decision would completely depend upon your personal preference These days there are innumerable styles and varieties that you can come across while buying a leather jacket. Whether you are planning to buy a military styled leather jacket or the bomber style ensure that the overcoat you are planning to buy fits your personality and makes you look dashing in the crowd. Online store can rather provide you with lot of varieties.