Our Women's Measurement Guide
Here you will find few tips on how to take your body and a garment measurements.
We want your clothes to feel comfortable, so no need to pull your tape measure too tight. Try to take your actual body measurements rather than measuring over your clothes. It is often easier to have a friend help you take measurements. |
FEMALE BODY MEASUREMENTS
BUST CIRCUMFERENCEPlace the measuring tape around your body over the fullest part of your bust, making sure the tape is sitting well under your arms and spans your shoulder blades. For better accuracy measure over a bra you intend to wear with the given dress or top.
WAIST CIRCUMFERENCEMeasure around the slimmest part of your natural waistline - generally the point where your body creases when you bend slightly forwards or where you find it most comfortable to wear your waistbands.
HIPS CIRCUMFERENCEStanding with your feet together, measure around your hips at the widest point - usually over your bottom or at the top of your thighs - and approximately 20cm (8in) below your natural waistline.
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SHOULDER WIDTHMeasure in a slightly curved line from one edge of your shoulder (your shoulder bone point or where a fitted sleeve seam would be) through the base of your back neck to the other shoulder edge.
SLEEVE LENGTHBend your elbow 45 degrees. Measure from the shoulder down through the back of your elbow and finish at the wrist bone. Be careful not to measure too high above the wrist or the sleeves will be too short.
CENTRE BACK LENGTHMeasure from your back neck base (the prominent point of your 7th vertebrae ) to the waist line.
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RISE MEASUREMENTTie a cord or a ribbon around your natural waist and sit straight on a flat sturdy chair or a table. Now measure vertically from your waist to the chair (table) surface.
INNER LEG LENGTHMeasure from the top of your inside leg at the crotch to your ankle. For flow length trousers refer to the outer leg length below.
OUTER LEG LENGTHMeasure on the side from your natural waistline to your ankle. If you want your trousers hit the floor, measure waist all the way to the floor while wearing the shoes you intend to wear with the trousers or skirt.
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TOPS & SWEATSHIRTS
SHOULDER WIDTHMeasured in a straight line from the edge of one shoulder seam to the other.
BUST WIDTHMeasured the widest body point all around (where armhole meets the side seam).
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SLEEVE LENGTHMeasured from the top of the shoulder seam down to the cuff.
FRONT LENGTHMeasured from centre neckline to the hem.
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BACK LENGTHMeasured from centre back neckline to the hem.
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DRESSES
SHOULDER WIDTHLay your dress flat down and measure in a horizontal line from the edge of one shoulder seam to the other.
BUST HALF WIDTHLay your dress flat down and measure horizontally from side seam to side seam below armhole.
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WAIST HALF WIDTHLay your dress flat down and measure horizontally across the waistband.
HIP HALF WIDTHLay your dress flat down and measure across the widest part of the skirt (approx. 8" down the waistline).
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SLEEVE LENGTHMeasure from the shoulder seam down the centre of the sleeve to the cuff.
DRESS LENGTHMeasure from the top of dress at the shoulder neck point down to the hem in vertical line.
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SKIRTS
WAIST HALF WIDTHLay your skirt flat down and measure horizontally across the waistband.
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HIP HALF WIDTHLay your skirt flat down and measure across the widest part of the skirt (approx. 8" down the waistline).
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SKIRT LENGTHMeasure from the top edge of the waistband at the centre front of the skirt down to the hem.
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TROUSERS
WAIST HALF WIDTHLay your trousers flat down and measure horizontally across the waistband.
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HIP HALF WIDTHLay your trousers flat down and measure across the widest part of the skirt (approx. 8" down the waistline).
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INNER LEGMeasure from the top of the inside leg seam (at the crotch seam) along the inside leg seam to the hem.
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OUTER LEGMeasure from the top of the waistband at side to the hem of the trousers.
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JUMPSUITS & BODIES
FRONT AND BACK RISEMeasure from the top of front waistband along the centre front seam through the crotch seam and back up to meet the top of back waistline.
* this measurement apply to all jumpsuits, playsuits, leotards etc. |