Dress Sizes
Don’t worry if you don’t fall exactly into a category. Give us a call with your measurements to hand and we can advise you of the most appropriate size to order for a particular dress style. We can also make minor adjustments where necessary. Or you might like to do what we do and use slimming underwear or breast enhancers to give us a more perfectly proportioned figure.
Stand in front of a mirror, while measuring; make sure that the tape measure is straight and horizontal (level). To get an accurate measurement, the tape measure should be snug, but not pinching or tight. Stand straight but relaxed when you are being measured. You will get the best results if you are wearing just your underwear, making sure that the bra is in the correct position.
To establish your correct dress size:
Step One: Measure your Waist
Find your natural waistline by bending to one side. While standing straight, measure around your waistline.
Step Two: Measure your Bust
Measure around the fullest part of your bust. If this measurement is between numbers, then it should be rounded, either up or down, to the nearest whole number.
Step Three: Measure your Hips
Your hips are located (on average) 8" below your waist.
Once you have got your measurements please contact us by email. If you let us know which dresses you are looking at and let us have your measurements we can advise which size you should order according the your chosen design.
| Dress Size Equivalents |
| British |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
| American |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
| Continental |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
42 |
It is not unusual that dresses will need to be adjusted to get your exact fit, although our breast enhancers and slimming underwear could be just the answer you are looking for. The length in a majority of cases is for someone who is 5' 9" tall. Remember that height includes your shoe heel.
For more information and advice, please visit our FAQs page.