Identifying the width of your body is not only a good indication of how you are gaining or losing weight but it is also an important step to take when purchasing clothes. Take center back body measurements. The final measurement is around the hips the widest point below the waist when both feet are together. Usually rendered as three sizes. Width synonyms width pronunciation width translation english dictionary definition of width. The body width measurements are straight across the fabric under the arms so if you double them youll be in the right ballpark.
The three numbers each refer to a specific measurement of a womans body. Measurement of the width of attached gingiva in an indian subpopulation. Find your center back measurement by running your left hand down the. The next measurement is the waist which is the narrowest part of a relaxed torso. For example knowing how to measure waist and hips is common knowledge but some women do not know exactly where to start stop the measurement for a more accurate result. The first is the bust measured around the fullest point of the chest.
A lot of the size charts youll see for t shirts that give chest measurements dont do any more than that which theoretically leads to skin tight t shirts if you follow the sizing chart. At this point i had some viable options for measuring body widths but i was annoyed at the thought of having my rulers literally tied up and having to take the elastic off to use them. In human body measurement the three sizes are the circumferences of the bust waist and hips. The process for getting your body measurements is simple. You want what you wear to be comfortable but still correctly fitted so that you look at your best. You will like to find the area in the back of your neck that your shirts naturally start at.
I decided to always take the body width measurement at the ends of the rulers just to be consistent. The three sizes are used mostly in fashion and almost exclusively in reference to women 1 who compared to men are more likely to have a narrow waist relative to bust and hips. Xxyyzz in inches or centimeters. Robin neorr has been working as a full time freelance writer since 2007.