General tips

1. Make sure your child takes his or her shoes off and removes any bulky items of clothing like jumpers or baggy trousers.
2. Ensure the measuring tape sits comfortably around your child's body. Do not pull on it tightly.
3. The measurements should be actual body measurements. Do not be tempted to add "room for growth" at this stage. Our advice takes account of that.
4. Please refer to our illustration above for an indication of the correct areas for measurement.

Height

1. It helps to do this against a wall or door frame.
2. Ask your child to stand straight, shoulders relaxed, flat on their feet.
3. Make sure he or she is looking straight ahead and not leaning back.
4. Measure from the base of the feet to the crown of the head.

Chest

1. Ask your child to have their arms hanging loosely by their sides.
2. Measure round the body at chest height.

Waist

1. Measure around the natural waistline, just above the naval and below the ribcage.

Hips

1. Measure around the fullest point of your child's hips above the legs and below the waistline.

Inside/outside leg

1. This is needed when ordering trousers or jeans.
2. Measure from the top of the inside leg to the ankle bone.
3. Measure from the natural waistline to the ankle bone for the outside leg measurement.

Skirt length

1. Measure from the natural waistline to the approximate length you prefer. We will advise on the style of the skirt.

Dress length

1. Measure from the nape (base) of the neck to the length you prefer the dress to be.