Bustwaisthip measurements informally called body measurements are a common method of specifying body proportions for the purpose of fitting clothes. A bustline is an arbitrary line encircling the fullest part of the bust or body circumference at the bust.
Body Measurement
Bust line body measurement. Use the following to convert the bra sizes betweem different locations. Estimates your body type based on your bust waist and hip measurements. 170 pounds pant size. Free online body shape calculator supporting the four basic body types pear rectangle inverted triangle and hourglass. For a skirt or pants choose the pattern size by the hip measurement. 18 to 20 the.
For the upper body the high bust measurement is very useful and can help avoid starting with a pattern that is too roomy in that area. Check out the easy to follow instructions for getting accurate measurements for each body part below. Rectangle a rectangle is a woman whose body shape means having waist measurements that are less than 9 inches smaller than the hip or bust measurements. Looking at the example above the high bust measures 365 and the full bust is 38. If the resulting measurement is not a whole number round up to the nearest full inch. The tape measure should just gentle touch you not be pushing your breasts inward and be parallel with the floor.
The band or frame size is the firm circumference fitted not tightly measured directly underneath the breasts. The bust size is the loose circumference measured around the chest over the fullest part of the breasts while standing straight with arms to the side and wearing a properly fitted bra. This is taken according to the bust round or as per the measurement you have made on the bodyyou can use easy calculation of bust round8 35 inches for this measure. Place one end of the tape measure at the fullest part of your bust wrap it around under your armpits around your shoulder blades and back to the front to get the measurement. They match the three inflection points of the female body shapeit is also often used in womens personal ads or internet profiles to indicate their appearance. 636 inches or 5 feet 3 inches weight.
So you are not particularly curvy your waist is not well defined and your weight is fairly distributed throughout the bodythis shape of the body is also called as the straight or ruler body. The armhole depth refers to the measure from the back nape of neck to the bust line. It is a body measurement which measures the circumference of a womans torso at the level of the breastsit is measured by keeping a measuring tape horizontal and wrapping it around the body so that it goes over the nipples and under the arms. Large to extra large dress size. Measure your bust at the nipple line as described in the monitoring weight section. Measure the circumference of your chest.
Averages for women in the united states. Some general guidelines for taking body measurements. Measure your bust size. In this case id go with a size 14 pattern. Basic definitions of the female body types and advice on dressing based on your body shape.