How To Measure A Belt Size. If you do not have an existing belt, measure around the top of your pants where the belt loops are and be sure to tighten the tape measure as tight as you would like your belt to be. How to measure belts with detachable buckles:
Cutting blank to belt size. You will notice that all v belts also sometimes referred to as wedge shaped belts are measured across the top think section and the depth of the belt. Do not include the buckle length in your measurement.
See which belt length that correspond with your waist size.
(dimensions listed width/length) if you have an old, worn out belt, simply cut the belt apart (straight cut). In the us, belt sizes use inches, while most european countries measure the belt size in centimeters. Measure from the far end of the belt buckle across to the far end of the belt past all of the. I’m honestly not sure why the sizing system works this way.