How to measure body volumes in women? This question is asked by many of the fair sex. There are various reasons for this: ordering clothes in an online store or tailoring an evening dress, strict tracking of dietary changes, or the desire to compare yourself with ideal body parameters on the pages of glossy magazines.
The importance of correct measurements
In many situations, taking measurements requires careful control, because every unaccounted centimeter can cause many problems in the future associated with sewing clothes using incorrect data.
Almost every woman faces this situation when choosing a wedding dress. In this case, as a rule, they trust professional porters, but absolutely any woman can easily understand how to correctly measure body volumes on her own.
What you need for measurements
From improvised means, only one centimeter is enough, which, most likely, is found in every girl at home. There are table valuesshape parameters, but the problem is that the first part of the parameters may refer to one table value, and the second to another.
It is necessary to measure the ratio of the proportions of the future outfit to find the correct result. At one time, experts from MADAM BOUTIQUE developed a very simple and effective system for taking measurements.
How to measure body volume using the MADAM BOUTIQUE system
The process begins with measuring the volume of the breast in two places. A centimeter is laid at the level of the armpits, along the protruding parts of the shoulder blades at the back and the upper points of the chest in front. If the chest is strongly lowered, anyway, a centimeter wraps around the body parallel to the floor. Already after it is worth making an allowance with the calculation of the chest. The second place to measure is under the bust. A centimeter passes under the chest and shoulder blades.
Waist is easy to measure by finding the narrowest point at the waist. With the volume of the hips, everything is exactly the opposite - you need to find the most protruding place, taking into account the bulge of the abdomen.
Next, the girth of the arm is measured, for this it is enough to draw a centimeter around the arm at the very armpit. Biceps volume is measured at the widest part of the arm in the biceps zone.
It was said above how to measure body volumes. Let's start measuring the distances between important parts of the body, without which the measurement of volumes alone will be of little use.
How to measure the distance between body parts using the MADAM BOUTIQUE system
Back to the topbody. The distance between the shoulders (shoulder joints) is measured. Then you need to measure the distance from one of the shoulders to the elbow, and immediately after - to the hand. The second value obtained will be considered the full length of the arm. It is important to know that the length of the sleeve is measured from the top of the shoulder joint to the required length.
Now on one of the shoulders the highest point is determined and the centimeter is drawn from it to the center of the chest (the most protruding point) on this side. Next, the distance between the centers of the mammary glands is measured, the centimeter is stretched strictly parallel to the floor.
Again, the starting point is taken at the shoulder joint, through the most protruding place of the mammary gland, the centimeter descends perpendicular to the floor to the lace at the waist line. This measures the distance from the shoulder to the waist.
Then the same lace on the waistline becomes the starting point, and from it the centimeter falls to the floor (at a right angle). It should be noted that in this measurement, you should definitely take into account the height of the heels and add it to the resulting value.
The distance from the highest point of the shoulder joint to the floor (including the height of the heels) also matters. Just take the two values you measured earlier and add them up.
Now, knowing how to measure the volume of the body and the required distances between its parts, it will not be difficult to indicate the necessary values to sellers in a store or tailors in an atelier. It must be emphasized that all the parameters of the hands are not of fundamental importance when choosing a wedding, cocktail or evening dress without sleeves or with free sleeves.
How to avoid measuring errors
Unfortunately, just knowing the technique of how to measure body volumes is not enough, you will have to take into account some important nuances of the process itself. We list them below:
- To complete the picture, it is worth looking for a large full-length mirror.
- The measurement accuracy will be better if you strip to your underwear or naked.
- Feet should be placed together, not shoulder-width apart, otherwise the accuracy of measuring distances and some volumes will suffer.
- It is recommended to carefully examine your centimeter: it should start with the value "zero". The value of 1 cm must be exactly 1 cm from zero. Distance violations can be found on the cheapest centimeters.
- It is always better to write down the obtained values at once, take several measurements (preferably at least three) on different days for greater accuracy of the results.
From the above, it becomes clear that it is not at all necessary to be a professional couturier or tailor in order to know how to correctly measure body volumes in women. In addition, there is always the opportunity to compare your own measurements with the work of specialists, which will once again make sure of your own competence in this matter.
