Helpful Tips on Measuring your Dress Form and Body.

Below are some measuring key points to reference when measuring your dress form and body.

1. Neck Base - To find the base of the neck, have the person tilt his or her head forward. You’ll see a knobby bone in back? Round the measuring tape at this point to make full circle.

2. Neck Middle - At 1″ above Neck Base, measure around.

3. Shoulder - From side neck point (where the neck meets shoulder) to shoulder point (the upper arm bone).

4. X-Shoulder - At backside of body, from one shoulder point to another shoulder point.

5. X-Back - 4″ down from Back Neck Point, measuring from edge to edge (reference image).

6. F-Chest - 1″ down from Front Neck Point, measuring from edge to edge (reference image).

7. Bust Around Neck - Put the measuring tape at one bust point, around back neck to another bust point (apex).

8. Bust - Measuring full circle around bust points (apex) and back point (see image). Please note: back point location will be different depending on the body size.

9. Upper Bust - About 3″ – 4″ above Bust Point, measuring circle around back point ( see image). Please note: 3″ -4″, or more will be different depending on the body size.

10. Apex to Apex - Measuring from bust point to bust point.

11. Dart - At waist line, measuring from central line to princess line.

12. Waist - Measuring full circle around waist points.

13. Abdome-4″ - 4″ down from waist point, measuring full circle. Please note: 4″ or… will be different depending on the body size.

14. Hip - 8″ down from waist points, measuring full circle. Please note: 8″ or….. will be different depending on the body size.

15. Total Crotch - From front waist point , go under to back waist point.

16. Max Thigh - 1″ down from crotch, measuring around.

17. Middle Thigh - Measuring around from the middle of Max Thigh and Knee.

18. Knee - Measuring around knee.

19. Calf - Measuring around calf.

20. Ankle - Measuring around ankle.

21. Inseam - Running vertically down the inside of the leg, measuring from crotch to the ankle.

22. Outseam - Measuring vertically down from the outside of the leg, from waist line to ankle.