How to take measurements for a dress

how to take measurements - custom tailoring

# All measurements must be taken in underwear. If you donate to tailoring a dress, then this should be the undergarment in which this dress will be worn;

# The person being measured should stand straight, without lowering his head, without tension, maintaining his usual posture;

# Hands should be freely lowered along the body;

# The measuring tape should fit snugly against the body, but without excessive pressure;

# Measurements are taken on the right side of the figure, as it is a more developed part of the human body;

# The waist should be girdled with braid or ribbon.

1. Neck girth (NW). Measured at the base of the neck.

2. OG1 – Chest First. Measured above the chest along the shoulder blades.

3. Chest Third. The measuring tape should pass horizontally around the body through the protruding points of the mammary glands.

4. FROM – Waist. The measuring tape should run horizontally across the thinnest part of the body.

5. OB – Girth of the Hips. The measuring tape should run horizontally around the body, behind – along the most protruding points of the buttocks.

6. Wh – Chest Width (Shelves). Measure horizontally above the chest! From the beginning of the armpit to the beginning of the other armpit. It should turn out from 30 to 38 cm.

7. Ws – Back Width. Measure horizontally along the shoulder blades from the beginning of the beginning of the armpit to the other beginning of the armpit. It should turn out from 29 cm to 39 cm.

8. Cg – Center of the Breast. Distance between teat points. Measured horizontally between the protruding points of the mammary glands.

9. Vg – Chest Height. Measure from the shoulder seam to the protruding point of the breast. Measured at the same time as taking measurements.

10. Dtp – Length to Shelf Waist. Measure from the highest point of the shoulder seam to the waist line through the protruding points of the mammary glands.

11. Dts – Length to Back Waist. Measure from the waistline of the back to the highest point of the shoulder seam. The tape should run parallel to the spine.

12. Shpl – Shoulder width. Measure from the highest point of the shoulder seam at the base of the neck to its end point.

13. Druk – Sleeve Length. Measure from the end point of the shoulder seam (shoulder point) along the outer surface of the shoulder and forearm to the level of the desired sleeve length. The arm should be bent.