1.3 LADIES MEASUREMENTS
The various positions on the body where measurements are to be taken are shown.
Bust: Measure around the fullest part of the bust raising the measuring tape slightly to
a level just below the shoulder blades at the back.
Waist: Measure snugly around the waist (where you tied the cord) keeping the tape
parallel to the floor.
Neck: Measure around the neck, passing the tape just above the collar bone in front and
along the base of the neck at the back.
Shoulder: Measure from the neck joint to the arm joint along the middle of the shoulder
(A to B in Fig.1.1a).
Front waist length: Measure down from neck at highest point of shoulder to waist line
through the fullest part of the bust (A to C in Fig.1.1a).
Shoulder to bust: Measure down from highest point of shoulder to tip of bust (A to D in
Fig.1.1a).
Distance between bust points: Measure in the horizontal direction, the distance
between the two bust points (D to E in Fig.1.1a).
Back width or across back measurement: Measure across the back from armhole to
armhole about 3 inches below base of neck (P to Q in Fig.1.1b).
Back waist length: Measure from the base of neck at the center back to waist line (R to
S in Fig.1.1b).
Armhole depth: Measure from base of neck at center back to a point directly below it
an in level with the bottom of the arm where it joints the body (R to T in Fig.1.1b).

Sleeve measurements
Upper arm circumference: Measure around the fullest part of the arm.
Lower arm: Measure around the arm at desired level corresponding to lower edge of sleeve.
Elbow circumference: Measure around the arm elbow.
Wrist: Measure around the wrist.
Sleeve length: For short sleeve length, measure down from tip of shoulder at top of
arm to desired length of sleeve (B to F in Fig.1.1a). For elbow length sleeve measure from
top of arm to elbow point (B to G in Fig.1.1a). For full length, bend the elbow slightly and
measure down from top of arm to back of wrist passing the tape over the elbow point (B to H
in Fig.1.1a).

Skirt measurements
Waist: Same as for bodice.
Hip: Measure around the fullest part or the hip horizontally. (This level will be bout
7 to 9 inches below the waist for an average figure).
Waist to hip: Measure down from waist at centre back to fullest part of the hip (S to
U in Fig.1.1b).
Skirt length: Measure down the centre back from waist to desired length of skirt (S
to V in Fig.1.1b)