HOW TO TAKE YOUR BODY MEASUREMENTS
We’ve been at this handmade clothing game for quite a while now and time and again customers have the same dilemma: they are a different size in every place they shop.
Are you a size 12 in one shop and a size 18 in another? It is super tricky.
This is where the beauty of tailoring comes in.
With our ‘Design your own’ service you get to pick from our garment designs + gallery of vintage + dead-stock fabrics for clothing made to your measurements.
Love the idea but unconfident about having to take and send us your measurements? No problem! Simply grab a friend and follow the steps in our easy ‘How to take your body measurements’ guide:
WHAT KIND OF GARMENT ARE YOU INTERESTED IN?
Some of our wonderful customers like us to have all their measurements on file so they can shop across the collection in the knowledge we’ll adjust garments where needed to make sure they get that perfect fit.
If that’s you then follow the each video and record all the measurements. Please do not add any extra to any of your measurements – we need your actual body measurements which we will then add ease to!
If you’re just interested in one garment type use this handy chart to see which measurements we need from you:
Culottes / Trousers / Shorts | Waist, hips, leg length, rise | |
Dungarees / Dungaree-culottes / Playsuits | Bust, waist, hips, leg length, rise | |
Two-pieces / Dresses | Bust, waist, hips, top length (to waist), skirt length | Sleeve length, bicep (if required) |
Tops | Bust, waist, top length | Sleeve length, bicep (if required) |
Skirts | Waist, hips, skirt length |
HOW TO TAKE YOUR BUST MEASUREMENT
STEP 1
Lift your arms and pass the tape measure around your back to meet at the front.
STEP 2
You want to make sure the tape measure is level all the way around the body in line with the nipple line.
STEP 3
Record the number of centimetres where the tape measure meets – this is your bust measurement.