MEASUREMENT GUIDE

Self-Made Couture Measurement Guide

This guide will direct you to confidently take your measurements correctly and precisely from the comfort of your home.

What will you need:

Measuring tape (make sure that all your measurements are in centimeters)
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Another person for assistance

Procedure:

Step 1: Remove your accessories

Remove all the accessories you are wearing before you start any measurements

Take the following items off before starting any measurements:

Your belt
Your shoes
Remove anything in your pockets
Remove watches or bracelets

Pro Tip: Change into tight-fitting clothes to achieve the best measurement result

Step 2: Relax your body and stand straight

Stand in your natural posture, legs slightly apart, arms relaxed at your side
DON’T flex your muscles or puff out your chest as we want your measurements to be as precise as possible

Here are some reminders while doing the measurements

Make sure to record all of your body measurements in CENTIMETERS (cm)
While measuring keep one finger between the tape measure and the person’s body
Make sure that the tape measure is level

Step 3: Start the body measurements NECK

Place the end of the measuring tape below your Adam’s apple
Wrap the measuring tape around your neck following its natural curve
Once it meets the other end, gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement

SLEEVE LENGTH

Relax your arms
Place the end of the measuring tape on the bone at the top edge of your shoulder
Run the measuring tape down to your wrist (just past your wrist bone closer to your hand)
Take and record the measurement

BICEP

Relax your arms at your side
Place the measuring tape under the under arm and relax the arm
Wrap the tape measure around your bicep in line with your nipples
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement

FOREARM

Relax your forearms
Look for the widest part of your forearm (usually closer to the elbow)
Wrap the tape measure around the widest part of your forearm
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement.

WRIST

Relax your wrists
Look for your wrist bone
Wrap the tape measure around your wrist below your wrist bone
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement.SHOULDER

Relax your shoulders
Identify the bones at the top edge of each shoulder or where the arm and the shoulder meet
Place the end of the measuring tape on one edge
Run the tape over the neck/shoulder area to the other bone following the natural curve of your back
Be sure NOT to go straight across, there should be a upward curve
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurementCHEST

Raise your arms to where they are above your shoulders
Wrap the measuring tape around your chest under your armpits inline with your nipples
If you have large traps, back muscles, or a large back in general, be sure the measuring tape is wrapped around those wide areas
Make sure that the tape measure is level all the way around the torso
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurementSTOMACH

Relax your stomach
Raise your arms above your shoulders
Wrap the tape measure around your stomach in line with your belly button or the largest/widest part of the belly area
Make sure that the tape measure is level all the way around the torso
Relax arms back down to the side
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurementFRONT JACKET LENGTH

Relax your arms
Place the end of the measuring tape at the highest point of your shoulder (close to your neck)
Run the measuring tape down to your torso until it is inline with your first thumb joint (or your desired jacket length) - Length should cover ¾ of your buttocks
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurementWAIST

Locate the part of your waist where you wear your dress pants
Wrap the tape measure around that part of your waistline
Make sure that the tape measure is level all the way around the torso
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement.HIPS/BUTTOCKS

Relax your hips/buttocks
Locate the widest part of your buttocks and hips
Wrap the tape measure on the widest part of your buttocks and hips
Make sure that the tape measure is level all the way around
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurementLEG LENGTH

On one side of the hips, look for the part where your waist is
Mark a point on that part and place the end of the measuring tape
Run the measuring tape down your leg from that point to the bottom of your foot
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurementCROTCH

Place the measuring tape on your pants button or where your trousers start on the front of your pants (holding the metal tip of the tape measure in place with one finger)
Bring the tape measure through the legs and up the back seam of your pants
End the measurement where your pants waist end on the back of your pants
Keep the tape measure centered and snug
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement

LEG INSEAM

Stand straight
Locate the lowest part of your crotch area
Place the end of the measuring tape on that part
Make sure that the tape is tight along the inside of your leg
Run the tape measure down your leg from that point to the bottom of your feet
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement

THIGH

Locate the widest part of your thigh just below your crotch
Wrap the tape measure around the widest part of your thigh
Angle the tape measure upward around the widest part of your thigh
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement

KNEE

Locate the widest part of your kneecap
Wrap the tape measure around the widest part of your kneecap
Make sure that the tape measure is in level all the way around
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measure

CALF MUSCLE

Locate the widest part of your calf muscle
Wrap the tape measure around the widest part of your calf muscle
Make sure that the tape measure is in level all the way around
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement

ANKLE

Wrap the tape measure around your ankle
Make sure that the tape measure is in level all the way around
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement(OPTIONAL) VEST FRONT LENGTH

Relax your arms
Place the end of the measuring tape at the highest point of your shoulder (close to your neck)
Run the measuring tape down your torso until it is 2 centimeters pass your waistline or belt
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement

(OPTIONAL) VEST BACK LENGTH

Relax your arms
Place the end of the measuring tape on your back at the base of the neck
Run the measuring tape down the back of your torso until it is at the bottom of your pants belt band
Gently pull the measuring tape to tighten
Take and record the measurement

(OPTIONAL) SHORT SLEEVE LENGTH

Relax your arms
Place the end of the measuring tape on the bone at the top edge of your shoulder
Run the measuring tape down to where you want your short sleeve to end
Take and record the measurement

Step 4: Submit your measurements HERE

Fill in each cell on the measurement form with your recorded measurements
Click the Submit button

FAQs

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