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Costume Measurement Guide

This document provides instructions for collecting basic body measurements that are helpful for renting costumes from their website. It lists 9 key body measurements to take including neck, shirt sleeve, bicep, chest/bust, natural waist, pants waist, low hip, inseam, and outseam. The measurements are a starting point as sizes may vary between brands but are still essential for costumes that are not pre-sized.

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Costume Measurement Guide

This document provides instructions for collecting basic body measurements that are helpful for renting costumes from their website. It lists 9 key body measurements to take including neck, shirt sleeve, bicep, chest/bust, natural waist, pants waist, low hip, inseam, and outseam. The measurements are a starting point as sizes may vary between brands but are still essential for costumes that are not pre-sized.

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WEBSITE: www.wwu.edu/costumerentals EMAIL: costumerentals@wwu.

edu

BASIC MEASUREMENT SHEET

Name Date

Character Phone

Height

Weight Remember, these sizes are just a place to start. They may

Dress/Suit not always be accurate given that different brands use


different size scales. Having some basic measurements is
Shirt/Blouse essential, especially because many costumes for rent are
not sized.
Pants

1 Measure around the base of


Neck the neck. Add ½” for men’s
dress shirt sizing.
2 Shirt sleeve Measure level to the floor from
center back between shoulder
blades around bent elbow to
wrist bone. Add 2-4” for men’s
dress shirt sizing.
3 Bicep Helpful to have for many
different body types.
4 Chest/Bust Measure around the fullest
point level with the floor.
5 Measure around the smallest
Natural point level with the floor. Until
Waist recently, waistbands were
most often worn at the natural
waist.
6 Always falls 3” below natural
Pants Waist waist and is helpful to have for
modern clothing and men’s
pants.
7 Measure around the fullest
Low Hip point of the bum or 9” below
natural waist.
8 Inseam Remember to add length to
account for styling and heel
9 height. The average measure
Outseam from ankle to floor without
shoes is 3”.

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