Ensure the tape is held snugly around your skin but resist the temptation to pull it too tightly. Although the hips are easier to measure by yourself than other areas of the body a. This is your waist circumference. You measure your hips it the. Make sure that the tape is not too tight by. Bustwaisthip measurements informally called vital statistics and body measurements are a common method of specifying body proportions for the purpose of fitting clothes.
They match the three inflection points of the female body shape. You can leave on thin underwear and. The measuring tape you bring around your waist should sit. Some have a protruding tummy which makes this portion the widest part of their body some thicker thighs. It is also often used in womens personal ads or internet profiles to indicate their appearance. Remove your outer garments such as your pants and shirt.
How to take measurements. Use a tape measure to check the distance around the smallest part of your waist just above your belly button. Place your feet. Measure at the fullest point of your bust with a soft measuring tape. Find a full length body mirror. Hold the start of the tape measure on one hip wrap it around your buttocks and around your other hip and then back to where you started.
Take off your clothes. Getting an accurate hip measurement 1. It is not the widest part of the body as most people generally think of a hipthe hip is measured at 7 8 inches from the waist which is the narrowest part of your torso. Your waist is the narrowest part of your torso. Your hip measurement should include your buttocks and hips. Then measure the distance around the largest part of.
Make sure the tape is level and not twisted.