Taking Your Measurements

Questions? Call our toll free number (800) 601-8652 or email us at measurementsupport@fashionfitformula.com.

Your measurements will be sent to you in an email within 72 hours.

If you have curvature of the spine, or any other condition that causes one side of your body to have arms that fall at different lengths or any joint to be higher or lower on one side than the other, we need you take the measurements of both sides of your body.

There are two ways to measure yourself. Both require you to tack a tape measure to the wall, with the highest number at the top and have a straight edge (ruler).

Some women find it easier to work with a full length mirror, while others have found it easiest standing facing the tape measure.

1. Measure top of head to floor. Stand up as tall as you can.

2. Measure at bend of jaw bone to floor.

3.Measure chin to floor. Make sure your head is not tilted up or down and that you are looking straight ahead when you take the measurement.

4. Measure at the base of the throat (where collar bones meet). Make sure your head is not tilted up or down; that you are looking straight ahead. There should be at least 2 ½ inches between your chin and the base of your throat. (Example: if your chin measurement is 55 inches from the floor, your base of the neck measurement should not be less than 52 ½ but no more than 4 ½ inches difference.

5. To find the breast bone place finger between collar bones, lightly run it down the sternum until you feel a bump followed by a depression. That is it. Another way to find the breast bone is to move your finger straight across your collar bone about one inch. Then proceed down the chest wall until you feel the thick bone. Immediately after the bone will be an indention. Take the measurement from that point. This is one of the hardest measurements. There should be at least 1 ½ inches below the collar bone but less than 4 ½ inches from the collar bone. (Example: if the base of the throat is 52 the breast bone should be at least 50 ½ but no more than 4 ½ inches below the throat.

6. Measure elbow to floor.

7. To find exact waist bend to the side.
The waist line is your diaphragm and you can not bend below it.

8. To find the point where the leg joins the torso - move one leg to the side there will be an indentation.

9. Measure the middle of the wrist bone to the floor. Take this measurement with your arm at your side.

10. The middle knuckle of your longest finger. Take this measurement with your arm at your side. The measurement is taken from the middle knuckle of the middle finger.

11. Measure from knee to floor. Take the measurement from the middle of the knee which is located at the indentation of the knee.

12. Measure from ankle to floor. Take the measurement at the top of the ankle bone.

Follow the instructions for each measurement carefully. Our formula is calculated to the nearest 1/8 of an inch.

For clarification, only record to an 8th of an inch such as: 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4 and 7/8. Example: 5 feet 6 inches and 3/8 would be recorded as 66 3/8 inches.

All measurements should be taken barefoot.

Tape the measuring tape at both ends to a wall or door with the smallest number (1 inch) starting at the floor.

Make sure the tape measure is touching the floor.

The straight edge will be useful when measuring the top of your head on various other parts of your body. Place a straight edge or ruler on the pivotal point of your body as instructed. Bring it across to the find that measurement on the tape measure.

You can do this yourself or ask someone to help you.