How to Take Your Body Measurements
Okay, ladies, suspend all judgment and pick up your tape measures. Remember, your measurements are neither good nor bad, they are simply yours.
Since plus size clothing sizes aren't standard, you need to know your measurements to make sense of size charts. Once you know how to take your body measurements, you've removed the guesswork from finding an excellent fit.
Here's How:
1. You'll need a cloth tape measure, a piece of string, paper and pencil or pen and a mirror
HOW TO MEASURE
BUST Measure around your body, under your arms and over the fullest part of your bust WAIST Hold measuring tape at your natural waistline.
HIPS Measure around the fullest part of your body, placing the tape about midway between your crotch and belly button
* Keep the tape comfortably loose.
Tips:
1. For accurate results, wear only your undergarments.
2. Want to see a big difference in your measurements? Repeat the process wearing shapewear. See what happens!
What You Need:
* Flexible (cloth) tape measure.
* Piece of string.
* Paper and pencil.
* Mirror.