44. Seat Spread: The circumference, while sitting, around the fullest part of the upper thighs. Measure while model is seated with feet flat on the floor and ankles and knees touching, but not pressed together. (Sketch 2.22) The body dimensions listed in “How to measure body dimensions” are measured and recorded, for each body type …
2.21 36. Head Circumference: The circumference of the head at it’s widest diameter, usually at the brows and just above the ears. (Sketch 2.21 ) 37. Height: The vertical length from top of head to the floor. (Sketch 2.21) 38. CB Neck Height: The vertical length from CB Neck to the floor. (Sketch 2.21) 39.Waist Height: The vertical …
2.19 31. Thigh: The width around the fullest part of the thigh, high up on the leg, just below the crotch. (Sketch 2.19) 32. Knee: The width around the knee going over the protruding bone at the inside of the knee and across the kneecap. (Sketch 2.19) 33. Calf: The width around the fullest part of the calf. Measure while model is standing with feet …
2.16 2.17 26. Waist to Hip: The distance from the waist line to the hip line. Measure with your tape at the side waist and follow the body’s curve down to hip. (Sketch 2.16) 27. Waist to Knee: The distance from the waist line to the knee line. Measure with your tape at the side waist …
20. Upper Arm Length: The length measured from the shoulder point to the prominent bone at back of elbow. Measure while arm is bent and the forearm is at a right angle to the upper arm. (Sketch 2.14) 21. Forearm Length: The length from the prominent bone at back of elbow joint to the wrist line. Measure while arm …
19. Arm Length: The length of the arm from shoulderpoint to wrist bone. Measure alongthe outside of the arm, with arm relaxed. Arm lengths are used inapparel for making sleeve lengths,and sleeve lengths are measured 3 different ways. They are: 1- fromthe shoulder point,as described above, 2- from the H.P.S. and 3-from C.B. Neck. Which way …
2.7 2.8 13. C.F. Neck to Waist: The vertical length taken from C.F. Neck point to Waist at center front. (Sketch 2.9) 14. C.B. Neck to Waist: The vertical length taken from C.B. Neck point to Waist at center back. (Sketch 2.10) 15. Armhole: The circumference of the imaginary line that is the arm socket, starting at the …
2.3 2.4 6. Mid-Neck: The circumference of the neck measuring along the horizontal line that is 1” up from the H.P.S. on each side neck. (Sketch 2.4) 7. Neck at Base: The circumference around the base of the neck.Take measurement starting at the C.B. Neck point, go around to the H.P.S. and to C.F. Neck, your cord or chain …
Once you know the key body landmarks, you can use those and other body points to measure all of the body dimensions appropriate for your market.The following defines and illustrates all of the measurements used within the Standard Body Measurements Section of this handbook. To accurately measure body dimensions, the figure should be undressed and in underwear, …
When measuring the body for apparel design and production, it is necessary to have a few key landmarks of which to measure to and from. There are two types of body landmarks, those that are actual points on the body and those that are horizontal circumferencesaround the body. We use both when measuring body dimensions. …