The invention relates to an original number tailoring method for a clothing armhole, which comprises the steps that original clothing numbers, namely the armhole perimeter, the chest width, the back width, the shoulder width, the chest circumference and the clothing length are determined according to anthropometric data; the armhole is designed into a notched ellipse; a diagonal line of an external rectangle of the notched ellipse is a perimeter mark hy; and the ratio of the perimeter mark hy to the armhole perimeter is y; an hy operational method is created; a base line of the external rectangle of the notched ellipse and an armhole circumflexion identification line are determined according to the original clothing numbers, such as the armhole perimeter, the chest width, the back width, the shoulder width and the chest circumference; then, relevant points are determined; and an armhole perimeter line is drawn. The armhole tailoring method is quick in tailoring and high in the precision of the armhole tailoring line, meets the fast-paced requirements of the clothing market on clothing transformation, is applicable to the tailoring of high-grade clothing, and is simple, convenient and practical.