Size Guide: Measuring Yourself

Please use the following as a guide to help you decide which size to buy.

Note: Values given are body measurements. To help you choose the best size, we recommend that you compare the measurements below with your own.

WOMENSWEAR

1. BUST

Measure at the fullest part of your bust, by placing the tape measure under your arms and across your shoulder blades. Remember to breathe out when taking this measurement.

2. WAIST

Decide where you want your trousers to sit (on the hips, above the hips) and measure at this position. Ensure that the tape is horizontal to the ground.

3. HIP

Measure around the fullest part of your bottom, about 20cm below your natural waist, at the top of your legs.

4. INSIDE LEG

Measure from the top of the inside leg (crotch) to the bottom of the ankle bone. Make sure the trouser crotch is sitting comfortably against the body and is not sagging.

MEN SHIRTS

1. NECK

Measure all the way around the neck with the tape resting just above the nape (bone at the top of the spine), and under the Adam's apple.

2. CHEST

Measure across the widest part of the chest, under the armpits, and around the back. Ensure that the tape is horizontal all the way around the body. (Do not allow it to dip at the back).

3. WAIST

Decide where you want your trousers to sit (on the hips, above the hips) and measure at this position. Ensure that the tape is horizontal to the ground.

4. INSIDE LEG

Measure from the top of the inside leg (crotch) to the bottom of the ankle bone. Make sure the trouser crotch is sitting comfortably against the body and is not sagging.

5. HIP

Measure around the fullest part of your bottom, about 20cm below your natural waist, at the top of your legs.

6. SLEEVE LENGTH

Place your hand at your waist (elbow bent at a 90-degree angle). Measure from the middle of the back of your neck and measure to your shoulder, down your arm to the elbow, and then on to the wrist.

GIRLSWEAR

1. HEIGHT

Measure without shoes, feet together, flat on the floor. Measure from the ground to the top of the head.

2. BUST

Measured at the widest part of the chest. Pass the tape over the nipples, under the arms and around the back, keeping it horizontal to the ground all the way around.

3. WAIST

This is the natural waist. Measured at the narrowest point of the waist curve, above the hip bones, keeping the tape horizontal to the ground all the way around.

4. HIP

Measured at the fullest part of the lower body, over the buttocks, keeping the tape horizontal to the ground all the way around.

BOYSWEAR

1. HEIGHT

Measure without shoes, feet together, flat on the floor. Measure from the ground to the top of head.

2. CHEST

Pass the tape over the nipples, under the arms and around the back, keeping it horizontal to the ground all the way around.

3. WAIST

This is the natural waist. Measured at the narrowest point of the waist taper, above the hip bones, keeping the tape horizontal to the ground all the way around.

4. SEAT

Measured at the fullest part of the lower body, over the buttocks, keeping the tape horizontal to the ground all the way around.