Size descriptions

Many garments need to be selected based on two or three body dimensions to fit adequately.

Because mail-order purchasing requires accurate methods for predicting the best-fitting size please check out carefully this document and provide us your measures based on the followed description.

body dimensions

  • neck girth
    girth of the neck measured with the tape measure passed 2 cm below the Adam’s apple
  • chest girth
    maximum horizontal girth measured during normal breathing with the subject standing erect and the tape-measure passed over the shoulder blades (scapulae), under the armpits (axillae), and across the chest
  • underbust girth
    horizontal girth of the body measured just below the breasts
  • waist girth
    girth of the natural waistline between the top of the hip bones (iliac crests) and the lower ribs, measured with the subject breathing normally and standing erect with the abdomen relaxed
  • hip girth
    horizontal girth measured round the buttocks at the level of maximum circumference
  • height
    vertical distance between the crown of the head and the soles of the feet, measured with the subject standing erect without shoes and with the feet together
  • inside leg length
    distance between the crotch and the soles of the feet, measured in a straight vertical line with the subject erect, feet slightly apart, and the weight of the body equally distributed on both legs
  • arm length
    distance, measured using the tape-measure, from the armscye/shoulder line intersection (acromion), over the elbow, to the far end of the prominent wrist bone (ulna), with the subject’s right fist clenched and placed on the hip, and with the arm bent at 90°

(dimensions are based on ISO - EN 13402 - more info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN_13402)

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