Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Measurements and Sizing



I found this diagram and thought it may be helpful for those who aren't sure where or how to measure themselves. Every seamstress/dressmaker/designer has a few of their own preferred measurements that arent standard but i thought this diagram had a good list of just about everything.
Below is my own sizing system, roughly based on today's US sizes and measurements with a little more hip room added.

BUST/WAIST/BUM

XS 00 BUST 32 WAIST 24 HIP 36
0 BUST 33 WAIST 25 HIP 37

S 2BUST 34 WAIST 26 HIP 38
4 BUST 35 WAIST 27 HIP 39

M 6 BUST 36 WAIST 28 HIP 40
8 BUST 37 WAIST 29 HIP 41

L 10 BUST 38 WAIST 30 HIP 42
12 BUST 40 WAIST 32 HIP 43

XL 14 BUST 41 WAIST 33 HIP 45
16 BUST 43 WAIST 35 HIP 47

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BRA Size Conversion Charts

Brazilian Bra Sizing
below is a chart from this website
http://www.brazilingerie.com/blog/guide-to-brazilian-bra-sizes/
explaining Brazilian Bra Sizing.

Brazilian sizes do not take in consideration cup sizes. Each number falls within a combination certain range of bust size and thorax size. With the table table and your American size you can find your appropriate Brazilian size for bras:
Brazil Size American Size Bust (cm) Thorax (cm)
40 32a, 32b 83 to 87 68 to 72
42 32c, 32d, 34a, 34b 88 to 92 73 to 77
44 34c, 34d, 36a, 36b, 32dd 93 to 97 78 to 82
46 36c, 36d, 38a, 38b, 34dd 98 to 102 83 to 87
48 38c, 38d, 40a, 40b, 36dd 103 to 107 88 to 92
50 40c, 40d, 42a, 42b, 38dd 108 to 112 93 to 97
52 40dd 113 to 120 98 to 102



Band Conversion Chart

UK USA Europe France Italy Australia
28 28 - - - -
30 30 - - - -
32 32 70 85 1 10
34 34 75 90 2 12
36 36 80 95 3 14
38 38 85 100 4 16
40 40 90 105 5 18
42 42 - - - -
44 44 - - - -
46 46 - - - -
48 48 - - - -
50 50 - - - -
52 52 - - - -
54 54 - - - -
56 56 - - - -


Cup Conversion Chart


UK USA Europe France Italy Australia
AA AA AA AA - -
A A A A A A
B B B B B B
C C C C C C
D D D D D D
DD DD or E E E DD DD
E DDD or F F F E E
F G G G F F
FF H H H FF FF
G I J J G G
GG J K K GG GG
H K L L H H
HH L M M HH HH
J M N N J J
JJ N O O JJ JJ
K O P P K K
http://www.breasttalk.co.uk/size_charts.aspx

2 comments:

  1. I love this chart! Where did you find it? (I'd like to ask about using it on my web site.)
    Thanks for sharing.

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    1. I found it doing an image search for some dress. I have no idea where this diagram originated, it appears to have been scanned from a book. I thought it was too good not to share, feel free to do so as well if you like :-)

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