Measurement Details

You may leave some measurement that are only needed for specific outfits. Make sure you measure carefully and double check with it. It is a good idea to have someone else measure you.

Please keep in mind that you should be wearing normal clothes or undergarments. Jeans and heavy blouses are not recommended while being measured. Lay the tape measure flat against the skin; don't pull it too tight, nor let it droop.

1. Neck Circumference
Measure round your neck in inches. Let the tape measure rest on your clavicle.

2. Cross Shoulder

The horizontal width measurement from shoulder point to shoulder point. Take measurement at back shoulder.

3. Bust/Chest
Place tape measure round your chest at the fullest expanse of the bust.

4. Sleeve Length Measure from the top of your shoulder to your wrist.

5. Bicep
Pace tape measure round your widest muscle of arm.

6. Armhole
Lift the arm a little and bend the elbow slightly - measure around the armhole loosely so that it will not bind when the arm is lifted up and down.

7. Head Circumference
Place tape measure round the head. This measurement is required for high necks or stand collars.

8. Shirt Length
Measure from shoulder to over bust and down to as long as you want. Usually down to bellybutton or slightly above the knee cap recommended for Shalwar Kameez and Trouser Suits.

9. Neck to Bust Point Place tape measure to the point where neck is starting to the bust point.

10. Bust Point to Bust Point
Place tape measure from bust point to bust point.

11. Shirt Waist
Place tape measure round the natural waistline.

12. Central back neck Place tape measure to centre of the back neck to the point you require the depth.

13. Trouser Waist Circumference
Place tape measure round the trouser waistline.

14. Hip Circumference
The circumference along the horizontal line at the widest point of the hip across the fullest part of the buttocks and over the end of the thigh bone.

15. Crotch
Trouser waist to joined of the leg. You can also take crotch depth by sitting down on a flat hard chair. Take the measurement on the side from the waist to the chair.

16. Thigh Circumference
Take thigh circumference round the widest part of the leg. High up on the leg, just below the crotch.

17. Knee Circumference
Measure around the knee little loosely.

18. Calf Circumference
Measure the girth around the largest part of the calf.

19. Trouser Length 
Measure as outer length of trouser including waistband. This is the length from top of where you wear your trouser at the waist down till where the trouser hem skims your feet.

20. Trouser Inseam Take inseam measurement from the crotch, where two legs join, to bottom of the leg.

21. Trouser Waist to Knee
Place tape measure to the trouser waist until knee cap. This measurement is usually required for ghararas, fishtail and mermaid cuts.

22. Trouser Cuffs The round area on the bottoms of trouser legs.