The measurements that matter
A full-length garment is cut from a handful of numbers: chest (around the fullest part, tape level), waist, shoulder width (seam to seam across the back), sleeve length (shoulder seam to wrist over a slightly bent elbow), neck (where a collar sits — snug, one finger of ease), and the all-important length: from the nape of the neck down to where you want the hem, usually at the ankle. Your height and usual shirt or jacket size help the tailor sanity-check the rest.
Measure over the clothing you will actually wear beneath the garment — a shirt for a cassock, ordinary clothes for a preaching gown — and stand naturally. A friend holding the tape beats guessing in a mirror every time.
How made-to-measure works at Bethany House
Every vestment page on this site carries a measurement form — enter your numbers there and they travel with the order. Prefer a human? Send the measurements on WhatsApp (+254 727 891 989) and we will confirm each one back to you, or visit the store on Moi Avenue and be measured in person, Monday to Saturday.
From confirmed measurements, your cassock, gown, alb or chasuble is sewn in our Nairobi workshop and ready in 5–7 working days, then delivered — across Kenya, East Africa, and worldwide on request. Ready-made sizes remain available off the rack when the calendar cannot wait.
Ready-made or made-to-measure?
Choose ready-made when the need is this Sunday and your build matches standard sizes. Choose made-to-measure for ordinations and consecrations, for builds that fight standard sizing, and for the garments worn most — the daily cassock above all. The five-piece cassock sets many ministers order for ordination are cut to measure as a matter of course, so the day's photographs never show a borrowed fit.
