The cheongsam can show the curves of women's figures to the fullest. Therefore, the requirements of customized qipao are very high, and the following small series helps you who like qipao to learn how to measure accurately 18 commonly used sizes.
1. Length – Stand barefoot and measure the distance from the top of your head to your heel.
2. Collar circumference – measure the circumference of the neck (starting from the center point of the clavicle on both sides, circling the neck and returning to the center point of the collarbone). When the cloth ruler is wrapped around the neck, leave a width that can be reached by the tip of the index finger.
Viewed from the side, the cloth ruler will tilt slightly downward from the back of the neck to the front, not horizontally.
3. Clamp ring (cuff) – Measure the circumference length of the arm and shoulder joint. (Measurement: Go around the armpits from above the shoulders, then back above the shoulders in a circle.) )
4. Upper arm – Measure the circumferential length of the upper half of the arm's biceps, which is where the upper arm is widest.
5. Arm length – The arm naturally straightens and hangs down, measuring the length from the shoulder to the wrist joint.
6. Front chest width – width from the left armpit to the right armpit.
7. Bust - Wear underwear, then place the cloth ruler in the fullest part of the chest, go around the armpits, and then form a circle. Please note that this is not your underwear size.
8. Chest distance - wear underwear and measure the distance between the highest points (BP points) of the chest on both sides.
9. Back shoulder width – Measure the distance from one side of the shoulder joint, through the bone at the back of the neck, to the other side of the joint. The cloth ruler will not be straight, but there will be a slight bend
10. Back width – measure the distance between the armpits on both sides. (Cloth ruler placed on the back to measure).
11. Waistline - The abdomen is in a natural relaxed state, and the cloth ruler is arranged in a circle along the waistline above the navel
12. Abdominal circumference - the abdomen is in a natural relaxed state, starting from the widest place in a circle with a cloth ruler, which is usually located above the gluteal bone.
13. Hip Circumference – Start with a cloth ruler from the widest part of the buttocks, through the gluteal bones, and circle around. At this time, the cloth ruler is at the widest point of the hip.
14. Frontal Chest Height – Measure the distance from the highest point of the shoulder to the highest point of the chest (BP point).
15. Frontal Lumbar Section – Measure the length from the highest point of the shoulders, through the highest point of the chest (BP point), and then to the waist.
16. Back shoulder to lower back length – Measure the length from the highest point of the shoulder to the lower back.
17.1. Skirt length Length from front waist to knee (knee-length skirt) – Measure the length from the front waistline to the front knee.
17.2. Length of skirt Length from front waist to ankle (long skirt) – Measure the length from the front waistline to the front ankle.
18. Waist to heel length – Measure the length from the waistline to the heel.
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