Hi everyone, I was browsing through the fab scales tyranny thread started by Jim :happy096:and noticed how many people were chatting about tape measures.
I run a wedding shop and so find myself concentrating on peoples measurements an awful lot!
Dropping dress sizes (sorry no menswear!) depends on where you are dropping from! To get from a 20 to an 18 it is 2 - 2.5 inches whereas to get from a 16 to a 14 is 1.5 - 2 inches and this goes down as you go down the scale!
When you are doing measurements please remember that you are doing them for yourself. Please dont be tempted to look at size charts - I wear a size 16 comfortably but my measurements with our dress manufacturers take me to a size 20 so dont be drawn in! (I was buying a bridesmaid style to wear to a wedding by the way)
Many people come into the shop and give me two sizes in answer to 'what is your normal size' as it depends on where they are shopping. We stock 6 different designers and they have a variance of up to 3.5 inches on their size charts!
So by all means use that tape measure to keep track and keep away from those evil scales but still remember to do that thing when you stand in front of the mirror and pull at the new baggy bits of your clothes and make a surprised (and happy and smug) face!arty0019:
I run a wedding shop and so find myself concentrating on peoples measurements an awful lot!
Dropping dress sizes (sorry no menswear!) depends on where you are dropping from! To get from a 20 to an 18 it is 2 - 2.5 inches whereas to get from a 16 to a 14 is 1.5 - 2 inches and this goes down as you go down the scale!
When you are doing measurements please remember that you are doing them for yourself. Please dont be tempted to look at size charts - I wear a size 16 comfortably but my measurements with our dress manufacturers take me to a size 20 so dont be drawn in! (I was buying a bridesmaid style to wear to a wedding by the way)
Many people come into the shop and give me two sizes in answer to 'what is your normal size' as it depends on where they are shopping. We stock 6 different designers and they have a variance of up to 3.5 inches on their size charts!
So by all means use that tape measure to keep track and keep away from those evil scales but still remember to do that thing when you stand in front of the mirror and pull at the new baggy bits of your clothes and make a surprised (and happy and smug) face!arty0019: