Flowergirls & Brides 

We want to ensure that you have the perfect fit for your perfect day!

We recommend that you get a qualified seamstress to measure you. Always get someone else to take the measurements for you: measuring yourself will give inaccurate numbers. Measure with undergarments similar to those you will be wearing with your dress, do not measure over other clothing.

Wedding Dress sizing is different from NZ clothing sizes. You may find that you will need to go up/down several sizes, so please check the size chart below and compare it with your body measurements.  It is a lot easier to take a gown in rather than let it out.

We recommend you choose the lace up (corset) back option as this will give you a bit of leeway and be able to tie the laces to get a perfect fit to your body shape.

Standard Size Chart For Wedding Gowns (Inches/cms) 

Note; Finished Dress Measurements

For Custom-Made Gowns, we require the following measurements;

* Bust

Wrap the tape around the fullest part of your bust and center the tape on your back so it's leveled all the way around.

* Under Bust

This is a measurement of the circumference of your rib cage just below where your breasts end.

Wrap the tape around your rib cage right below your bust. Make sure the tape is leveled all the way around.

When taking this measurement, your arms should be relaxed and down at your sides.

* Mid-Shoulder to Bust Point

This is the measurement from your mid-shoulder where your bra strap naturally sit down to your bust point (nipple).

Please wear your bra (same or similar bra you will be wearing on the Day) when taking this measurement.

With shoulders and arms relaxed, measure from mid-shoulder point down to the nipple. Please wear your bra when taking this measurement.

     * Measure with shoulder and neck relaxed.

     *  Please wear your bra when taking this measurement

* Waist

This is a measurement of your natural waistline, or the smallest part of your waist.

Bend to one side to find your natural indentation in torso. This is your natural waist. Run tape around natural waistline.

* Hips

This is a measurement around fullest part of your buttocks.

Wrap tape around the fullest part of your hips, which is usually 7-9" below your natural waistline.

* Waist To Hem

Hold the measuring tape at your waist while a friend pulls it down to the length you want your dress.

* Hollow To Floor (barefoot)

This is the distance from your hollow to the hem of the dress.

Hold the measuring tape at your center collarbone (hollow) while a friend pulls it down to the length you want your dress

   *  When taking this measurement, stand straight with your feet together.

   *  We define the knee length as the area just below your knee caps. Measuring too high may result in a dress that is too short.

   *  If this is a floor length dress, please make sure you measure WITHOUT wearing shoes!

* Height (barefoot)

This is your height without wearing shoes. 

Stand straight with bare feet together. Measure from the top of head straight down to the floor.

*  Shoulder to Shoulder

This is the distance from the edge of the left shoulder across to the prominent neck bone located at the center of the back of the neck continuing to the edge of the right shoulder.

Place the tape on "top" of the shoulders. Measure from the edge of the left shoulder across to the prominent neck bone located at the center of the back of the neck continuing to the edge of the right shoulder.

* Arm Circumference

This is a measurement around the fullest part of your upper arm.

Measure around the fullest part of your upper arm.

    * Measure with the muscle relaxed.

* Arm Eye Circumference

This is the measurement of your armhole.

In order to take your armseye measurement, you must wrap the measuring tape over the top of your shoulder and around under your armpit.

This measurement gives us the size of the sleeve hole. This measurement is entirely subjective so you can make it as deep or as tight as you are comfortable with.

* Sleeve Length

This is the measurement from your shoulder seam to where you would like your sleeve to end.

Measure from your shoulder seam to desired sleeve length with your arm relaxed by your side to get the best possible measurement.

     *  Measure with your arm slightly bent.

* Wrist

This is the measurement around the fullest part of your wrist.

Heel Height

This is the height of the shoes you are going to wear with this dress.

Standard Size Chart for Bridesmaid Dresses;

 Note; The measurements on this size chart are body measurements, not finished dress measurements.