How to make measurment

Overbust – Take this around your chest above your bust, with the tape measure going under each armpit and around your back and meeting at the front.
Bust – This is not the same as your bra size, take this around the fullest part of your bust, taken whilst wearing whatever type of bra you would normally wear under the dress. Take the tape measure around the back and meet at the front.
Underbust measurement – Take this around the ribcage just under the bust
Natural waist – It is important that this measurement is taken at the smallest part of your waist, this is normally 1 or 2 inches above your belly button. This may be higher than where you are used to wearing your clothing. Our dresses are a vintage style fit, which sits higher on the waist compared to most modern clothing.
Low Waist – This is around the circumference of your tummy, approximately 1 inch below the belly button
Shoulder seam to underbust – Take this from the top of your shoulder with the tape measure going over the middle of one breast to the bottom of your bra (see photo) This is to make sure that the top of the waistband sits snugly just underneath your bust
Underbust to Natural Waist – This measurement is taken from underneath your bust, where you took the previous measurement to. You can use the under wiring of your bra as a starting point and take it down to where you took the natural waist measurement (this is where the ribbon comes in handy!)
This is to determine the width of the waistband on the dress, the standard width is 10.5cm/4 inches but the waistband may need to be a little narrower if you are petite or high waisted, or a little wider if you are taller or have a long torso.
Back length – Take this from the nape of your neck, the ‘knobbly bit’, down to your natural waist (again, the ribbon!)
Arm Scye – This is the measurement that determines the size of the arm holes of the garment. Please take this measurement all the way around the top of your shoulder and under your armpit so that the tape measure goes all the way around and meets at the top (see photo)
Shoulder width – This should be taken straight across the back of the shoulders, from the corner of one shoulder to the corner of the other. Please try to do this without curving the tape measure around the sides of the arms.
Skirt Length – Our default skirt length tends to be knee length, so if you would like the skirt shorter or longer, say around mid calf or ‘Tea length’, then please let us know and also take the measurement accordingly. Stand in front of a mirror and measure this by taking the tape measure from your natural waist down the middle of one leg to where you would like the skirt to finish (try not to lean forward when you do this!)
Upper arm circumference – Gently take the tape measure around the fullest part of your upper arm
Above elbow – The circumference of your arm just above the elbow
Bra Size – This can be approximate as we know it will be different in different shops.
Height – Feet or cms are both fine.
Extra Measurements needed for wiggle/pencil dresses:
Hips/Bottom – take this around the fullest part of your hips/bottom (this is normally quite low down around your bottom)
Upper Thighs – take this around the top of both thighs just underneath your bottom