| 1 |
Bust |
measure around the fullest part
of the bust |
| 2 |
Waist |
measure around the narrowest part
of the waist. Tip - try bending from side to side to find your natural
waist. |
| 3 |
High
hip |
measure 4" below
the natural waist |
| 4 |
Hip |
measure around the
fullest part of the hip |
| 5 |
Thigh |
measure around the fullest part
of the thigh |
| 6 |
Knee |
measure around the knee |
| 7 |
Calf |
measure around the fullest part
of the calf |
| 8 |
Inside leg |
measure from crotch to floor |
| 9 |
Neck |
measure around the neck |
| 10 |
Back width |
measure across the shoulder blades
(between the arm seams on a well fitting garment) |
| 11 |
Back waist length |
measure from the nape of the neck
to the waist (the vertibra at the base of the neck or the collar
seam on a well fitting garment) |
| 12 |
Sleeve length |
measure from shoulder (the sleeve
seam on a well fitting garment) to wrist or desired finished length |
| 13 |
Back length |
measure the length from the nape
of the neck (see 11) to the desired finished length of the garment |
| 14 |
Back skirt length |
measure the length from the waist
to the desired finished length of the garment - also used for outside
leg measurement for trousers |
| 15 |
Shoulder width |
measure the width of the shoulder
(from collar seam to sleave seam on a well fitting garment) |
| 16 |
Arm |
measure around the fullest part
of the upper arm |
| 17 |
Wrist |
measure around the
wrist |