If you can get a friend or family member to take your measurements it’s a lot more accurate than trying to do it yourself.
Accurate measurements are essential. Please don't be tempted to fib as it will just lead to a poor fit. Your measurements will be completely confidential
BUST - Measure right around the fullest part of the bust over the nipples - keeping the tape measure level.
UNDERBUST - Measure right around the ribcage immediately under the breasts.
HIGH HIP - Measure right around your hips approximately 3 inches below your natural waist.
HIP - Around the fullest part of your hips.
WAIST TO HIP - And just how far down from your waist that was.
SIDE LENGTH - Measure from your armpit down to your waist
UNDERBUST TO WAIST - From the underwire of your bra at the centre of the cup to your waist.
NIPPLE TO UNDERBUST - From the apex of your breast, following the contours to your waist.
BACK WIDTH - Measure the width of your back going from underarm to underarm.
BACK LENGTH - where you wish the top of the corset to sit down to your waist. Underbusts: where the back of your bra sits as the corset should ideally overlap it so you don’t get an uncomfortable gap.Overbusts: take note of your shoulderblades and your posture. Prominent shoulderblades may rub on the bones. Al flesh that might be forced up by the corset. This will help me know whether the corset needs to be cut lower, or higher.LAP-Sit down and measure from your waist to where you want the bottom front of the corset to be. You don't want to have any discomfort when sitting, which would happen if the corset was too long.
USUAL BRA SIZE/CUP SIZE
CORSETTED WAIST - The size you usually corset down to, or would like to. For those new to corsetry no more than 4 inches smaller than your natural waist measurement.Try pulling the tape in tightly and seeing how much smaller it goes. That measurement will give me a rough idea how much squish you have.