1. Waist (Circumference) – Take a firm measure but without tightening
2. Upper hip (Circumference)
3. Waist to upper hip (Circumference)
4. Hip (Circumference) – The hip measure should be taken at the fullest point of your hip. Move the measuring tape up and down to find the correct measure
5. Waist to hip – The measure is typically 18-24cm
6. Bust (Circumference) – The measure of the bust is taken over the fullest part of your bust. Make sure that you keep the measuring tape straight and parallel to the floor and waistband
7. Bust height – The measure of bust height is the distance from your shoulder to the bust point.
This measure can vary a lot, from 22-30cm.
8. Chest width – Measure the width of your chest above your breasts, from/to where your arms begin.
9. Front bodice – Measure the front bodice from the uppermost point of your sternum, where you feel a small imprint, down to your waist.
10. Back bodice – Measure the back bodice from the uppermost tip of your spine (you feel the uppermost vertebra by slightly bending your head) down to your waist. This measure is difficult to take by yourself. You can try to measure it with the help of a mirror. This measure varies a lot from one person to another, even with the same body height, between 35-45cm.
11. Back width – This measure is taken from/to the point where your arms begin, at the widest point of your back.
The measure is typically between 32-40cm.
12. Shoulder width – The shoulder measure is taken in a slight curve from/to the point where your arms begin.
The measure is typically between 35-42cm.
12b. Shoulder
13. Sleeve length – The measure of sleeve length is taken in two steps: a) from the shoulder to below the elbow, and b) from below the elbow to the wrist bone. Keep your arm slightly bent when taking the measures. The measure is typically 57-63 cm for women.
14. Armhole (Circumference) – This measure tells how loose you want the garment’s armhole to be.
15. Biceps (Circumference) – The biceps measure is taken from the fullest point of the upper arm.
The measure typically varies between 25-38cm.
15b. Arm (Circumference)
16. Side seam – Distance from the waistline to the floor
17. Crotch – The measure of the crotch is taken from the back to the front of your waistline.
For trousers, this measure can also be taken to define the height of the trousers to be lower than up to your waistline.
18. Crotch depth – This measure should be taken when sitting on a flat and hard surface.
The measure is from the waistline to the surface, determining the depth of the crotch.
19. Inseam – The measure of inseam is used to define the length of the trousers.
20. Thigh (Circumference)
20b. Calf (Circumference))
21. Knee height – Distance from the back of the knee to the floor