image by Zoë René Photography
We need three separate measurements when suggesting styles or custom designing.
The best way to get accurate measurements is:
- Have someone else do the measuring
- Use a piece of chain or string to get the length, then measure the string or chain against a ruler
- Make sure you are standing or sitting very straight, and look straight ahead
- Measure from the very bottom of your earlobe, STRAIGHT DOWN to each point
- Each measurement should be longer than the last, i.e., Earlobe-to-Shoulder should be longer than Earlobe-to-Chin, and Earlobe-to-Collarbone should be longer than Earlobe-to-Shoulder.
The BASIC Measurements
Straight down, no angles
BOTTOM of earlobe to BOTTOM of CHIN
BOTTOM of earlobe to SHOULDER line
BOTTOM of earlobe to CLAVICLE (collarbone)
If your gown is a halter, t-neck, or has any ornamentation that is high up around your face, we'll need a measurement that tells us the clear area from the bottom of your earlobe to the highest fabric.
In the photo below, Jessica Hartman wears a very high sitting halter collar – we have shown the measuring line at the top… please adjust your measurements to accommodate your gown. You may send us a photo of you in the gown if you wish (we highly encourage it!), and we will return it with notations on exactly where to measure.
for high necks & halters:
BOTTOM of earlobe to TOP OF HIGHEST FABRIC