How To Take Body Measurements For Wedding Dress

We highly recommend that you have a formal wear professional perform this measurement as it can be a bit tricky.

How to take body measurements for wedding dress. Stand straight with your heels together and measure around the fullest part of your hips. Most dresses come with a standard length measurement but some designers offer a custom hollow to hem. Measurement and sizing guide hello last minute lovely here s everything you need to know about making sure your dress will fit like a glove. Arm girth if your dress has sleeves measure the circumference around your arm.

This is the widest part of your hips across. Take the tape around your back and bring. Typically it s an inch or so above belly button. Lift your arms and wrap the measuring tape around the fullest part of your bust.

Hold the measuring tape at your hollow while a friend pulls it down to the length you want your dress. This is the distance from your hollow to the hem of the dress. But you must wear a bra when taking this measurement. To do this lift your arms and place the tape around the fullest part of your chest.

How to measure for a dress bust. Measure at the fullest part of your bottom and thighs. Where the measuring tape overlaps is the measurement that you should use. You may not line up with one size so choose a size with your largest measurement.

Long dress hollow to hem front hem hollow to floor shoes height. To get the correct number wrap the measuring tape around your bust under your armpits at the fullest point of your chest and widest part of your back being careful not to measure above or below it. Check to make sure the tape forms a full even circle around your bust and doesn t slope upward or droop in back. Arm s eye if your dress has straps or sleeves this measurement gives us the size of the sleeve hole that you are comfortable wearing.

Your hollow to hem measurement is determined by measuring from the center of your collarbone hollow to the bottom hem of your dress. When taking this measurement stand straight with your feet together without wearing shoes. Everything you need to know before the big measure and yes we all get nervous and hate being. First measure the bust.

It s important that you never pull the tape tight when taking measurements. Extend the measuring tape horizontally from the top of the strap to the bottom edge. This is the smallest part of your waist. See our size charts below.

For a dress with sleeves measure from the top of the shoulder seam down to the hem of the dress.