Personal measurements chart
Adapted from : Margolis, A.P. (1969). How to make clothes that fit and flatter. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.

Item	Me	Ease for dress	Ease for jacket	Ease for coat	Total needed	Pattern measures	+ or -	
1. BUST – taken over the crest of the bust and across the shoulder blades		3”	4”	4-5”				
2. WAIST – taken snugly while standing – in the hollow of the waist or where you would like the waistline to be in the garment		0-1/2 ”	1-1 1/2 ”	2- 2 1/2 ”				
3. UPPER HIPS – taken over the high point of the hipbone; note how much below the waistline						
4. LOWER HIPS – taken around the fullest part of the hips; note how much below the waistline						
5. CENTER FRONT – from the base of the neck (the hollow between the collar bones) to the waist		0- 1/2 ”				
6. CENTER BACK – from the socket bone to the waist		0- 1/2 ”				
7. BUST-POINT HEIGHT – from the highest point of the bust straight to the waist; do not follow the contour of the bust						
8. BUST-POINT WIDTH – from bust point to bust point						
9. Shoulder-blade height – from the prominent of fleshy part of the shoulder blade to the waist						
10. SHOULDER-BLADE WIDTH – from shoulder blade to shoulder blade						
11. ACROSS-THE-CHEST WIDTH – from the crease where arm meets body to the opposite crease (at the armhole tape); this is a surface measurement do not extend it to the underarm						
12. ACROSS THE-SHOULER-BLADE WIDTH – with arms moderately forward, measure from the crease where arm meets body to the opposite crease (at the armhole tape) also a surface measurement						
13. OVER-BUST LENGTH – from the middle of the shoulder seam over the highest point of the bust, straight to the waist; do no follow the contour of the bust		1/2 ”				
14. OVER-THE-SHOULDER-BLADE LENGTH – from the middle of the shoulder seam over the highest point of the shoulder blades to the waist		1/2 ”				
15. UPPER FRONT WIDTH – from one shoulder point to the other						
16. UPPER BACK WIDTH – from one shoulder point (socket) to the other; this is a slightly curved line.						
17. SHOULDER POINT TO BUST POINT – this measurement helps to determine the slope of the shoulder line
						
18. CENTER-FRONT LENGTH – from the waist to the floor subtract the number of inches the skirt is worn from the floor		
				
19. CENTER-BACK LENGTH – from the waist to the floor; subtract the number of inches the skirt is worn from the floor						
20. SIDE LENGTH - from the waist to the floor; subtract the number of inches the skirt is worn from the floor						
21. FRONT HIP DEPTH – from the waist to the highest point of the hip bone; in a figure with a prominent abdomen – from the waist to the highest point of the abdomen						
22. FRONT-HIP WIDTH – from the highpoint of one hip bone to the highpoint of the other						
23. BACK-HIP DEPTH – from the waist to the highpoint of the buttock						
24. BACK-HIP WIDTH – from the high point of one buttock to the other						
25. FRONT-WAIST WIDTH – from side seam to side seam at the waistline		0- 1/4” 				
26. BACK-WAIST WIDTH – from side seam to side seam at the waist line		0- 1/4”
The correct placement of the side seams makes the skirt front generally one inch wider than the skirt back				
27. FRONT-UPPER-HIP-WIDTH - from side seam to side seam at the upper-hip level.						
28. BACK-UPPER HIP WIDTH - - from side seam to side seam at the upper-hip level.						
29. FRONT-LOWER-HIP WIDTH - - from side seam to side seam at the lower-hip level.						
30. BACK-LOWER-HIP WIDTH - - from side seam to side seam at the lower-hip level.						
31. OVER-ARM LENGTH – with arm bent – from shoulder socket, to the elbow, to the wrist at the little finger						
32. SHOULDER TO ELBOW – while the tape measure is still in position note this measurement						
33. ELBOW TO WRIST – the difference between the over-arm measurement and the shoulder to elbow measurement						
34. BICEPS – around the heaviest part of the upper arm; usually about midway between elbow and shoulder		2”	2 1/2 ”	3”				
35. KNUCKLE CIRCUMFRENCE – around the fullest part of the hand as you would slip it through a sleeve		1/2 ”				
36. CROTCH DEPTH – while standing, measure the distance waistline to back waistline between the legs						
37. FRONT CROTCH LENGTH – the measurement from the front waist line to the center of the inner thigh								
38. BACK CROTCH LENGTH - the measurement from the back waist line to the center of the inner thigh								
39. INSEAM LENGTH – measure along inside leg from crotch to desired length