How to Measure Child

How To Measure Your Child
Girl's Dresses and Boy's Suits
How to Properly Measure Your Child to Determine Correct SizeFinding the right size for your child can save you time and money when ordering on line. You should understand that the measurements given in a size chart are usually the measurements of the piece of clothing, not the child it’s supposed to be fitting. The best way to get accurate measurements is to measure a piece of clothing that fits the child well. Please be sure to use a measuring tape when measuring and not a ruler. If you don’t have a well-fitting piece of clothing and you will be using the measurements of the child, you will need to add extra inches for the child to fit into the piece of clothing. For example, a child with a 25 inch chest will not be able to fit into a dress with a 25 inch chest.Children are often in between sizes. In this case, it is always best to go with the larger size. It is much easier to have clothing altered if it is too big rather than too small. When ordering special occasion wear, it is very common to need to have a dress or suit altered.MEASURING INSTRUCTIONS FOR A WELL FITTING GARMENT:
Find a piece of clothing that fits your child well. Lay it flat and make sure to always measure from seam to seam.CHEST: Measure armpit to armpit from the seams. Double the measurement.DRESS LENGTH: Measure from the top of the shoulder to the bottom of the dress. Tea length dresses should be mid-calf (½ way between the knee and ankle).OUTSEAM: On the outside seam of the pants, measure from the waist to the ankle.SHOULDER WIDTH: Measure from seam to seam at the tops of the shoulders. (Measure straight across the top of the garment, not just from the shoulder to the neck.)SLEEVE LENGTH: Measure from the seam on top of the shoulder down to the end of the sleeve.WAIST: Measure from end to end and double. The pants should be flat with the fly facing towards you with the button closed.Once you have taken these measurements from the piece of clothing, check them against the manufacturer's size chart. If the measurements correspond to more than one size, you will most likely need to select the larger size.

MEASURING INSTRUCTIONS BY MEASURING CHILD:
Make sure your child isn’t wearing clothing that is too bulky when you are measuring them – you will be instructed to add inches to the measurements you take, and if you are starting with measurements that are already larger than your child, you won’t be getting the proper size out of the sizing chart.  If measuring your child for pants, make sure they are wearing the shoes they will be wearing on the day of the event for the appropriate sizing of the pant leg.

CHEST: Starting one inch below the child’s armpit, measure around the child.

Please allow 3 - 4 inches for fitting on sizes S - 4T.
Please allow 4 - 5 inches for fitting on sizes 4 – 14.
Please allow 5 - 6 inches for fitting on sizes 12H - 16H.

DRESS LENGTH: Make sure your daughter is standing up straight with her shoulders relaxed. Measure from the top of the shoulder to where the bottom of the dress should fall. Tea length dresses should be mid-calf (½ way between the knee and ankle).

OUTSEAM: Make sure the child is wearing the shoes he will be wearing with the pants and is standing with feet shoulder width apart. Every child I have seen tends to look at what you are doing when you are trying to measure them – make sure they are standing up straight and looking forward.

SHOULDER WIDTH: Again, child should be standing up straight – no hunching their shoulders! Measure from one end of the shoulder to the other shoulder putting the measuring tape across their back.

SLEEVE LENGTH: Arms should be relaxed and hanging straight down from the shoulder – no bending of the elbows! Measure their arm from the shoulder down to just below the wrist bone.

WAIST: Make sure the child is standing up straight with their feet shoulder width apart. Make sure they are standing normally and not sucking in their belly, or extending it as far out as they can. The waist should be measured just above hip bone, below the rib cage.

Once you have taken these measurements from the piece of clothing, check them against the manufacturer's size chart. If the measurements correspond to more than one size, you will most likely need to select the larger size. When in doubt, it is a good idea to contact us for clarification.
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