A woven merino wool blazer, not a knit: 100% Super 120s merino on a canvas front, so it keeps a tailored shape for years. Fitted with a single button at the waist and peak lapels, cut to your measurements and checked first in a free test blazer.
Already know what you want? Browse women’s bespoke tailoring or message us. Every piece is custom made to your measurements, with a free test garment first.
Women’s Measuring Guide
Follow these simple steps to ensure your custom garment fits you perfectly. All you need is a flexible measuring tape.
You do not have to get this perfect. Send us your best measurements and we craft a free test garment to your numbers first, so the fit is confirmed on your body before we cut your final cloth. Every piece is custom made to your measurements, and the test garment is yours to keep. Measuring for silk pajamas or a robe? Our bespoke silk sleepwear page has its own ten-step guide.
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How to Measure Your Shoulder Width
Measure across your back from the edge of one shoulder to the edge of the other, keeping the tape flat.
How to Measure Your Desired Sleeve length
Measure from the edge of your shoulder, along the outside of your relaxed arm, to your desired sleeve length.
How to Measure Your Body Armhole
Measure around the armhole where the sleeve joins the body. Pass the tape from the top of the shoulder, under the armpit, and back to the starting point. Keep the tape comfortably snug. Measure over a lightweight shirt or close-fitting clothing, keeping your arm relaxed at your side.
How to Measure Your Bicep (Upper Arm) Circumference
With muscles relaxed, measure around the fullest part of your upper arm. Keep the tape snug with room for one finger.
How to Measure Your Wrist Circumference
Wrap the measuring tape around your wrist bone, where a watch would sit. Keep the tape snug but not tight. Leave room for one finger between the tape and your wrist for comfort
How to Measure Your Desired Garment Length
Measure from the highest point of the shoulder, next to the neck, over the fullest part of the bust, and straight down to your desired garment length. Continue to the desired hem for the garment you are ordering, whether it’s a shirt, jacket, blazer, coat, or full-length coat.
How to Measure Your Neck Circumference
Measure around the base of your neck where a collar would sit, keeping the tape level with room for one finger.
How to Measure Your Bust Circumference
Stand straight with your arms relaxed. Wrap the tape around the fullest part of your bust, keeping it level and snug with room for a finger.
How to Measure Your Natural Waist
Measure around the narrowest part of your waist, typically above the belly button. Keep the tape level with room for one finger.
How to Measure Your Hips
Stand with your feet together and measure around the widest part of your hips and seat. Keep the tape level with room for one finger.
How to Measure Your Waistband (Waist)
Measure around your waist where you normally wear the waistband of your pants or skirts. Keep the tape level with room for one finger.
How to Measure Your Thigh Circumference
Measure around the fullest part of your upper thigh, keeping the tape snug with room for one finger.
How to Measure Your Trouser Leg Opening – Hem Width
Measure around your ankle or the width of the trouser hem on a well-fitting pair of pants (flat, across x2).
How to Measure Your Desired Trouser Length
Measure from the top of your waistband down the outside of your leg to the point where you want the trouser hem to finish.
How to Measure Your Desired Trouser Inseam
Measure from the highest point of the crotch down the inside of your leg to the same hem point used for the trouser length measurement.
Women’s Measuring Guide
How to Take Your Own Measurements for a Perfect Fit
All you need is a flexible measuring tape, a mirror, and ideally a friend to help with the shoulder and back measurements. Wear close-fitting clothing so the tape sits against your body, stand naturally with your weight even on both feet, and keep the tape level and snug with room for one finger. Below is every measurement we may ask for. You do not have to get each number perfect: we send a free test garment before cutting your final cloth, so the fit is confirmed on your body first.
1
Bust circumference
Stand straight with your arms relaxed and wrap the tape around the fullest part of your bust, keeping it level and snug with room for one finger.
2
Natural waist
Measure around the narrowest part of your waist, usually just above the belly button, keeping the tape level with room for one finger.
3
Waist (trouser or skirt)
Measure around the area where you normally wear your trousers or skirts, keeping the tape level with room for one finger.
4
Hips and seat
Stand with your feet together and measure around the widest part of your hips and seat, keeping the tape level.
5
Thigh circumference
Measure around the fullest part of your upper thigh, keeping the tape snug with room for one finger.
6
Front rise
Sit down and measure from your natural waist at the front, down between your legs to the seat, to capture the rise for trousers.
7
Inseam
Measure from the highest point of the crotch down the inside of your leg to the same hem point used for the trouser length measurement.
8
Outseam and trouser length
Measure from the top of your waistband down the outside of your leg to the point where you want the trouser hem to finish.
9
Shoulder width
Measure across your back from the edge of one shoulder to the edge of the other, keeping the tape flat.
10
Sleeve or arm length
Measure from the edge of your shoulder, along the outside of your relaxed arm, to your desired sleeve length.
11
Bicep (upper arm)
With your muscles relaxed, measure around the fullest part of your upper arm, keeping the tape snug with room for one finger.
12
Neck circumference
Measure around the base of your neck where a collar would sit, keeping the tape level with room for one finger.
13
Jacket or back length
Measure from the base of your neck down the center back to where you want the jacket to end.
14
Dress or skirt length
Measure from your natural waist for a skirt, or from the shoulder for a dress, down to your desired hem.
Every garment is made to your measurements with no standard sizing, and a free test garment confirms the fit on your body before we cut your final cloth. Bust, waist, hips, thighs, rise, inseam, shoulders, sleeve, and length, all cut to you.
Questions & Answers
Frequently asked questions about measuring yourself
How do I measure my bust, waist and length for a custom garment?
Use a flexible tape. For the bust, wrap it around the fullest part with the tape level. For the waist, measure the narrowest part, usually just above the belly button. For length, measure from the shoulder or natural waist down to your desired hem. Keep the tape level and snug with room for one finger, and measure over close-fitting clothing rather than bulky layers.
How do I measure my waist, hips, thighs and rise?
Measure the waist at the narrowest point, the hips around the widest part of your hips and seat, and the thigh around the fullest part of the upper leg. For the rise, sit down and measure from the front of your natural waist, down between your legs to the seat. Keep the tape level and snug throughout.
Where can I get my measurements taken?
Any local tailor or seamstress can take your measurements in a few minutes, and many fabric or bridal shops offer measuring too. You can also measure yourself at home with a flexible tape using this guide, or have a friend help with the back and shoulder measurements. Because we send a free test garment before cutting your final cloth, the fit is confirmed on your body regardless of who takes the first measurements.
What do I need to measure myself?
Just a flexible measuring tape, a mirror, and ideally a friend to help with the shoulder and back measurements. Wear close-fitting clothing so the tape sits against your body, and stand naturally with your weight even on both feet.
How tight should the measuring tape be?
Snug but not tight. The tape should sit flat against your body with just enough room to slip one finger underneath. Pulling it too tight gives measurements that are too small, and leaving it loose makes the garment baggy.
What if my measurements are not perfect?
That is exactly why we send a free test garment. Give us your best measurements, and we build a test version in a stand-in cloth to your numbers and ship it to you. You try it on, we adjust from there, and nothing is cut in your final fabric until the fit is confirmed.
Measurements taken? Browse women’s bespoke tailoring, or message us with your numbers and any questions. We build the free test garment first to confirm the fit on your body, and it is yours to keep.
✂Free test garment firstWe only cut cloth after you confirm the fit
A Merino Wool Blazer That Keeps Its Shape, Cut to Yours
Search for a merino wool blazer and most of what comes back is knitwear: soft sweater blazers that feel lovely on the first day and lose their shoulders by the first winter. This is the other kind. It is woven from Super 120s merino, built on a canvas front and cut to your measurements, so it keeps the shape of a tailored blazer for years while staying light and breathable to wear.
It is a fitted wool blazer for women who want one jacket that looks sharp over a silk blouse at work and just as right over jeans at the weekend: a single button set at the natural waist, peak lapels, no vent at the back, and a free cotton test blazer before the merino is cut.
100% merino wool Canvas front Peak lapels Single button Free test blazer
Price: $539 Cloth: Super 120s merino wool, 100% wool, plain weave Lining: fully lined, satin chosen in the selector Fit: slim, standard or relaxed in the selector Test blazer: free, yours to keep Care: dry clean
Free Test Blazer
A Fitted Blazer Is Only as Good as Its Button Point
A fitted blazer that is a size too small pulls into creases across the front; one that is a size too big hangs like a borrowed jacket. Between the two is a narrow band, and on a woman it depends on bust, waist and the distance between them, which is why we make this tailored fitted blazer for women in cotton first.
In more than 25 years of fittings, the length of a blazer is rarely the problem; the photos of the test blazer show that at a glance. What we adjust most on a fitted blazer is what a tape cannot fully describe: one shoulder sitting lower than the other, a back that needs more room than the chest, a bust point higher or lower than the pattern expects. On this one-button style that can mean an extra dart, or moving the button slightly so the front closes without gaping.
1
Pick the merino and the lining
Choose your cloth color and satin lining in the selector, then the fit you prefer and your measurements. A navy blazer women wear every week and a cobalt blue blazer women save for occasions start from the same pattern; only the cloth changes.
2
Your test blazer is cut in cotton
Made to those measurements, it takes 3 to 4 weeks and reaches you 5 to 10 days after it ships.
3
Check three things at home
Button it and look at where the button sits against your waist, whether the front lies flat across the bust, and whether the sleeve shows a little of your cuff. Those are the points that change most often on this blazer, and they are the points a size chart cannot see.
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The merino is cut to your notes
Your final blazer takes another 3 to 4 weeks and arrives 5 to 10 days after dispatch. Keep the cotton one; it is yours.
Woven, Not Knit
Woven Merino Blazer or Knit Sweater Blazer?
Both are merino. The difference is how the yarn is made into cloth, and it decides how the blazer behaves after a year.
Knit sweater blazer
Soft and stretchy, often machine washable, easy to pack. The shoulders and lapels relax with wear, and the front can bag at the pockets.
Woven merino blazer (this one)
A smooth worsted cloth with a crisp hand. It holds a pressed lapel and a clean shoulder line, recovers from creasing overnight on a hanger, and is dry cleaned rather than washed.
Wool blend blazers for women
Usually wool mixed with polyester to cut cost. A women’s wool blend blazer is sold as the durable wool blend blazer for daily wear, yet the blend is what shines first at the elbows. This one is 100% wool and breathes better.
If you want a soft unstructured wool blazer, women’s knitwear or an oversized wool blazer is the better buy. If you want a fitted navy blue wool blazer that women’s wardrobes can lean on for a decade, a tailored, woven cloth is the one that lasts.
The Cloths
The Merino, Up Close
These are close-up photos of the actual cloth. Super 120s describes a fine merino yarn, fine enough to feel soft against the wrist yet strong enough for daily wear. Choose your color in the selector; here are a few of the shades on offer, from the classic navy to a brown wool blazer women often pair with denim.
Navy
The color in the photos and the most useful of all: office, dinner, jeans.
Charcoal
Darker and more formal; easy over gray or black trousers.
Cobalt
A clear, bright blue for women who want the blazer to be the statement.
Chocolate Brown
A warm alternative to navy that suits camel, cream and denim.
Why This Cut
Why One Button, Peak Lapels and No Vent
Blazer side view
Front darts and a single button at the waist draw it in without pulling across the bust.
Blazer back
No vent, so the back falls in one clean line over trousers or a skirt.
One button at the natural waist
It marks the narrowest point of the body, so the blazer reads as fitted even when worn open. The trade-off: a single button carries all the strain, which is why its placement is checked on the test blazer.
Peak lapels
The points lift the eye toward the shoulders and give a tailored blazer a feminine silhouette with some authority. A notch lapel is softer; ask for it in the comment box if you prefer.
No vent
A ventless back gives the cleanest line over the hips. A vent makes sitting and reaching easier; if you drive a lot or carry a bag on the shoulder, you can ask for a center vent.
Canvas front
A layer of canvas behind the front lets the chest and lapel roll keep their shape. Fused blazers, where the front is glued to a stiff interlining, tend to bubble or go limp after repeated cleaning.
The ladies blazer back side view and the side profile above show the result: a shaped blazer, fitted through the waist, not a tight blazer, and long enough to cover the top of the hips. Feminine blazers often get their silhouette from stretch; this fitted blazer gets its feminine silhouette from the cut, so it looks tailored with any outfit. If you want a tailored long blazer, women can enter a longer length on the measurement form. For a darker, double-breasted option see our women’s double-breasted pinstripe suit, and for a full suit in fine wool our women’s business suit.
Full Spec
Women’s Merino Wool Blazer, Specification
Cloth
100% merino wool, Super 120s, plain weave; color in the selector
Lining
Fully lined in satin, chosen in the selector
Front
Single-breasted, one button at the natural waist, cutaway front hem
Slim, standard or relaxed, then refined on the test blazer
Test blazer
Free, in cotton, yours to keep
Production
3 to 4 weeks for the test blazer, 3 to 4 weeks for the final blazer
Delivery
5 to 10 days after each dispatch, by trackable courier
Care
Dry clean only
About Baron
About Baron Boutique
Founded in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2000, Baron Boutique has spent over 25 years creating bespoke garments with a focus on artisanal craftsmanship, dramatic design, and collector-quality tailoring. From cinematic-inspired coats and formalwear to handcrafted cashmere pieces, every garment is made with precision, individuality, and attention to detail.
Today, Baron Boutique operates internationally from Dubai while all bespoke tailoring and garment production remains rooted in the Kathmandu workshop where the brand began.
Our customers come back because the fit is right and we answer emails. Every garment is made by a human tailor whose name we know.
Questions & Answers
Questions About the Women’s Merino Wool Blazer
Q. Is this a knit merino blazer?
A. No. It is woven from Super 120s merino, so it keeps a tailored shape. Knit merino blazers are softer and stretchier but lose their structure sooner.
Q. Is it 100% wool or a wool blend?
A. It is 100% wool. Many wool blend blazers mix in polyester; this one does not, which keeps it breathable and less prone to shine.
Q. Will it suit a curvy figure?
A. Yes, because it is cut to your measurements and checked on a test blazer. Bust and waist are set separately, so the front lies flat instead of pulling.
Q. What does it look like after years of wear?
A. Woven merino with a canvas front ages slowly. Brush it after wearing, rest it on a shaped hanger between days, and the lapels and shoulders keep their line; the usual first sign of age is a soft polish at the elbows.
Q. How does it travel?
A. Fold it inside out along the shoulders and hang it up when you arrive. Fine worsted merino lets most creases drop out overnight; steam the rest.
Q. Can I wear it with jeans?
A. Yes. Navy, chocolate brown or cobalt over dark denim is one of the easiest ways to wear it, as in the photos.
Q. Where should I look if I need personalized sport coats for my girlfriend?
A. You can order this blazer for her, but we need her measurements, so the measuring guide on the product page is the place to start. The free test blazer then confirms the fit before the merino is cut.
Q. How long will it take?
A. Three to four weeks for the cotton test blazer, which arrives 5 to 10 days after dispatch, then three to four weeks more for the merino blazer with the same delivery time. Order early if you need it for a date.
Q. Can I ask for a notch lapel, a vent or a different length?
A. Yes. Enter the length on the measurement form and write any style change in its comment box when you order, or email us with your order number. For anything else, use the Ask a question about this piece form below Add to Cart.
Q. How do I care for it?
A. Dry clean only, and sparingly. Brush the cloth after each wear and let it rest a day before wearing it again.
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Jacket Fit Guide
Already know your fit? Browse women’s coats and jackets or message us. Every piece is custom made to your measurements, with a free test garment first.
Women’s Jacket Fit Guide
Choosing the right fit is essential in creating your custom suit jacket. It determines the silhouette and how your test garment will feel before final tailoring.
Slim Fit
Streamlined and tapered for a sleek silhouette. The jacket is closely fitted through the shoulders, chest, and waist, with narrower sleeves and higher armholes.
Best for: A lean frame or those who prefer a sharply tailored, body-contouring look.
Standard Fit
Softly tailored for a balanced, classic silhouette. The jacket offers gentle shaping at the waist with a natural fit through the shoulders and chest. Sleeves are slightly tapered with standard armholes.
Best for: An average build or anyone seeking a versatile, comfortable fit for business or everyday wear.
Relaxed Fit
Designed with extra ease for all-day comfort. The jacket has a looser cut through the shoulders, chest, and waist, with fuller sleeves and lower armholes.
Best for: Those who prioritize comfort or prefer a roomier silhouette, particularly around the waist and shoulders.
Women’s Jacket & Blazer Fit Guide
How a Woman’s Jacket Should Fit
A blazer is the piece that finishes an outfit, and its fit lives or dies at the shoulders and the bust, the two places off-the-rack most often gets wrong. With a custom-made jacket there are no standard sizes: you choose the fit, we cut the shoulders and body to your measurements, and a free test garment confirms it on you before your final cloth is ever cut. This guide covers the fits we offer and exactly where a jacket should sit.
Step One
Choose your fit
Slim Fit
Closely shaped through the waist with a defined, hourglass line and a lean sleeve. The sharpest silhouette, best over lighter layers.
Standard (Classic) Fit
Shaped through the body with a little more ease for comfort and layering. The most versatile and forgiving choice.
Relaxed Fit
A softer, roomier line with a straighter body and easy shoulders, for a contemporary, unstructured look and maximum movement.
Step Two
The fit checkpoints
Shoulders (the key)
The shoulder seam sits exactly at the edge of your shoulder, with no overhang past the arm and no divot or pulling. This is the single most important line, and the hardest to alter, so we cut it precisely to you and confirm it on the test garment.
Bust & button
When fastened, the jacket closes cleanly with no strain lines radiating from the button and no gap that pulls open across the bust. A women’s jacket is shaped with darts to curve around the bust rather than straining over it.
Waist & length
The jacket draws in at your natural waist for shape, and the hem ends around the top of your hip (longer or shorter is your choice). You should be able to fasten it and still sit down comfortably.
Sleeve & armhole
The sleeve finishes at your wrist bone, so a little shirt cuff can show, and the armhole sits high enough to let you raise your arm without the whole jacket lifting. Both are cut to your measurements.
Every jacket is made to your measurements, in the fit you choose, with the shoulders and bust cut to you. A free test garment confirms the fit before your final cloth is cut, and it is yours to keep.
Your Worries, Answered
The doubts most women have, and why you can relax
My jackets always pull or gape at the bust. Will this finally sit right?
Yes, and it is one of the main reasons women come to us. Off-the-rack jackets are cut for an average bust, so they strain at the button or gape open. We shape the jacket with darts and cut it to your real bust measurement, so it closes cleanly with no pulling and no gap, and if the free test garment shows even a hint of strain, we correct it before the final jacket is made. You should never have to safety-pin a blazer again.
I have never bought a jacket I could not try on first. How do I know it will fit?
Because you do try it on first. We make a free test jacket in a stand-in cloth to your measurements and post it to you. You put it on, check the shoulders, bust, waist, and sleeves, and send us your notes and a couple of photos. Only once you are happy do we cut your final cloth, so the finished jacket is a fit you have already approved, not a gamble.
My shoulders are broad, or narrow, and jackets never sit right on them. Can you cut for that?
Yes, and this is exactly where custom-made earns its place. The shoulder is the foundation of a jacket and the hardest area to alter, so we cut it to your exact shoulder measurement, broad, narrow, sloped, or square, and confirm it on the free test garment before the final jacket is made. No more overhang past the arm, and no more pulling.
I am nervous I will measure myself wrong.
You do not have to be perfect. Our guide takes you through each measurement, a friend or a local tailor can help, and if you are unsure you can send your best numbers. The free test garment is there to catch any small error, we see the jacket on your body and adjust, so a first-try measurement is completely fine.
I have always struggled to find a blazer that fits my shape. Is this really for me?
It is made for exactly you. A fuller bust with a small waist, broad or narrow shoulders, a long or short torso, these are the shapes off-the-rack fails, and the ones made to your measurements fits best, because we cut to your proportions rather than an average. There is no wrong shape here, only your measurements.
What if the jacket arrives and something is not quite right?
The final jacket is cut to the exact fit you approved on the test garment, so surprises are rare by design. If a small tweak is ever needed, the finished jacket carries seam allowances at the waist and sides so a local tailor can fine-tune it, and you can always contact us and we will help make it right.
It feels like a lot for a single jacket made just for me. What is my safety net?
Nothing final, and nothing costly, is cut until you have approved the fit on the free test garment. You are not paying for a gamble, you are paying for a jacket whose fit you have already confirmed on your own body, and a blazer that truly fits gets worn constantly, so it earns its cost back in wear.
What if my size changes later?
The finished jacket is made with seam allowances, so a local tailor can take it in or let it out at the waist and sides within reason. The shoulders and armholes are cut precisely to you from the start, since those are the areas that cannot easily be changed, and we keep your measurements on record for any future pieces.
Chosen your fit? Browse women’s coats and jackets, or message us with any questions. We build the free test garment first to confirm the fit on your body, and it is yours to keep.
Women's Merino Wool Blazer, Fitted With Peak Lapels
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