How to Measure

How to measure your waist


1. Start by removing your clothing or raising your shirt to just below your chest. The tape measure will need to be against your bare stomach to offer accurate
information.
2. Using your fingers, find your waist by placing your thumbs at the base of your rib cage and your index fingers at the top of your hips. Your waist will be the narrowest part of your torso.
3. Stand up straight, exhale slowly, and bring the measuring tape from your navel
around your body to connect at the front. The tape should be parallel to the floor
and fit snugly around your torso without digging in.
4. Write down the number at the meeting point of the measuring tape. This is your
waist measurement.
 
 

How to measure your bust


1. Start by removing your top and bra. Place the tape measure directly below your
bust, ensuring it’s level and snug. Round to the nearest whole number. If the
number is even, add four inches. If the number is odd, add five inches. This will
become your ‘band number’ (eg the 34 in 34D).
2. Wrap the measuring tape loosely around the fullest part of your chest, at nipple
level. Round to the nearest whole number. This will become your bust
measurement.
3. Subtract your band size from your bust size. If there is a difference of zero inches,
your cup size is AA. If there is a difference of one inch your cup size is an A. For
every increase in inch difference you go up a cup size.
 
 

How to measure your hips


1. Stand in front of a full length mirror in just your underwear. This will help ensure
your tape doesn’t twist. Place your feet together, toes facing forward.
2. Find the widest part of your hips and place your measuring tape in the middle of this
point by securing it with your thumb on the side of your hip.
3. Bring the tape around your back to join at the starting point. The tape should be
level to ensure it records your bottom measurements too, and snug but not digging
in. If you can fit more than one finger under the joined tape, it’s too loose.
4. Record the number at the meeting point of the tape. This is your hip measurement.