Prior to taking the body measurements it is advisable to understand the customers requirements concerning the shape fit and style of the garment. You can use as is needed.
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Gown body measurement. Anticipate your growth and future size needs at time of event. Are you pregnant or are you a flower girl. The following points have to be taken into account while taking body measurements. Extra length adds 1 6 inches to gown length depending on designer. You should be able to put a finger behind the tape but no more than that. The size chosen is your decision.
Review designers measurement size chart to see if your overall hollow to hem measurement will require extra length. Here is a detailed list of measurements that professionals take. Center back neck to waist from the bone at the base of the neck center back neck to floor. Just wrap the tape around the area of the body being measured and hold it in place. Sleeve length if your dress has sleeves. For an elaborate dress like your wedding gown all of these measurements may have to be taken but for some other not all.
If you are ordering a short dress then please measure from your collarbones to the end of the dress hemline. You will need to take the measurement with the exact shoes you will be wearing. If your waist measurements are about the same as your hip or bust and your shoulders and hips are about the same width you have whats called a banana or rectangle body type.
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