OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS

Neck - Loosely measure around the
circumference at the base of your neck.
Bust - Lift your arms to the side. Measure
around your body crossing over the fullest part
of your bust. (The tape measure must run
directly over your nipples and across your
shoulder blades on your back).
Bust to Bust - Measure from your one nipple
to your other nipple.
Waist - Measure around the waist at the
narrowest natural waistline point,
allowing 2 fingers between your waist
and tape measure.
Upper Bust - Measure around the
torso directly above the bust line. From
armhole to armhole +- 8cm down from
neck.
Lower Bust - Measure around the
torso directly under the bustline.
Hips - Measure around the fullest part of
your hips. As a guide, this is often 20cm
below your natural waistline. Stand with
your knees together.

Front Shoulder to Waist - Measure from

Shoulder to Bust - Measure from tip of the tip of shoulder over bust to natural
shoulder to the centre of bust (nipple). waistline.

Shoulder to Shoulder - Measure across the Shoulder to Neck - Measure from base of
back of neck from socket of one shoulder to neck along top of shoulder to the shoulder
socket of the other shoulder. socket.

Back Shoulder to Waist - Measure from

Down Center Back - Measure from nape of tip of shoulder to natural waist line.
neck to natural waist.

Across Back - Measure from armhole across Full Back - Measure from side seam,
back to armhole positioning tape measure + - under armpits to side seam across back,
8cm down from nape of neck. positioning tape measure +- 4cm down
under armpit.

Sleeve Hole - Measure around the shoulder Bicep - Measure around the fullest
under the armpit. part of the upper arm.

Elbow - Do a fairly loose measurement

around the bent elbow. Under Arm - Measure from under the
arm. Start at the armpit to the wrist.

Side Seam - Measure from under armpit to

Over Arm - Measure from outer shoulder
natural waistline down.
socket on outside of arm, with a bent arm, to
the wrist.

Upper Arm – Measure from the outer

shoulder socket on outside of arm to crook of
elbow.

MEN’S APPAREL
(Measurement)
A. VERTICAL MEASUREMENT Length of
pants or
Sleeve length - shorts
Shirt length - taken from the measures
taken from the shoulder tip point along the
nape down down to the side below
the center desired sleeve the waist
back to the length. band to the
desired desired
length. length of the
pants.
 Crotch or Rise – Bust/Breast -
measured by B. Horizontal Measurements taken around
placing the body with
a ruler under the the tape
crotch then Shoulder - measure
measuring taken from passing over
below the one shoulder the fullest part
waistband down point to the of the
to the top of other. shoulder
the level of the blade at the
ruler. back and over
to the apex.
Upper
arm girth Lower arm girth or sleeve width Neck measure
– taken - taken around the arm two to – taken around
around the three inches below the armpit. the neckline.
fullest part
of the arm
in line with
the armpit.

Waist (w) - Hip or seat Desired

taken around (H) - taken Bottom or
the smallest around the Hem
part of the fullest part of Circumfe-
waistline. Insert the hip rence
(buttocks)
two fingers
with two or leg hole –
under the tape
fingers taken around
measure for inserted the fullest
ease or under the tape part of the
allowance measure. bottom.
C. Vertical Measurement Length of
Sleeve length - pants or
Shirt length taken from the shorts–
- taken from shoulder tip
measured
the nape point down to
along the
down the the desired
side below
center back sleeve length.
the waist
to the desired
band to the
length.
desired
length of the
pants.
D. Horizontal Measurements Bust/Breast - taken around the body
Crotch or Rise with the tape
measure
– measured by passing over
Shoulder -
placing a ruler the fullest
taken from
under the crotch part of the
one shoulder shoulder
then measuring
point to the blade at the
below the
other. back & over
waistband down
to the top of the to the apex.
level of the ruler.
Upper arm girth Waist (w) -
- taken around taken around
the fullest part of Neck measure – the smallest
the arm in line part of the
with the armpit. taken around the
neckline. waistline.
Insert two
Lower arm girth
fingers under
or sleeve width -
the tape
taken around the
arm two to three
measure for
inches below the ease or
armpit. allowance.

Hip or seat (H) - taken around the Desired Bottom or Hem Circumference or
fullest part of the hip (buttocks) leg hole – taken around the fullest part of
with two fingers inserted the bottom.
under the tape measure.