DRESS MEASUREMENT

Measuring

Taking measurements

Tap a label on the body to enter a measurement with a tape, read the guidance for where the tape goes, switch units, and track how a measurement changes over time.

Measurements are entered one at a time, from the body on the profile screen. Some of the screens below show a phone with a Tailor Shop subscription, where a profile is called a client and the home grid becomes a Clients tab. The measuring works the same way on the free plan.

How do I enter a measurement with a tape?

Open the profile, tap the label for the measurement you want, and type the number on the pad that opens. Each measurement has its own screen with an illustration of where the tape goes, the value that is stored now, and a number pad. Saving takes you straight back to the body.

  1. Open the profile from the home screen.
  2. Tap the label on the body, for example Waist.
  3. Type the number on the pad. The first digit you type replaces the whole existing value instead of adding to it, so you never have to clear the field.
  4. Use the decimal key for a part measurement, such as 74.5.
  5. Tap the round navy checkmark at the top right to save. The close button at the top left leaves without saving.

On iPad and on iPhone Duo, opened, the Clients list sits beside the profile. On iPhone Duo the share, options and section buttons move to a strip on the right, and the entry screen’s close and checkmark buttons sit in that strip too; closed, it works like an iPhone with Back, a round more button and the section buttons in the strip.

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A profile with Sarah Mitchell and a cm and in switch on one line at the top, a front-facing female avatar with dark pill labels for Head, Neck and Ankle and value pills reading 95 for Bust, 77 for Waist and 100 for Full Hip, a Page 1 of 7 control under the avatar, and five round section buttons along the bottom with the body figure selected. Back sits at the top left and Share and Profile Options at the top right.
Sarah Mitchell's profile on the closed Duo with her name and a cm and in switch at the top, a front-facing female avatar with dark pill labels for Head, Neck and Ankle and value pills reading 95 for Bust, 77 for Waist and 100 for Full Hip, and a Page 1 of 7 control under it; the vertical bar strip on the right holds Back and a round more button near the top, a capsule of five section buttons with the body figure selected, and a round Clients button at its foot.
Split view in landscape: the Clients grid on the left with Sarah Mitchell first and outlined in navy, and her profile on the right with her name and a cm and in switch in the top row, a front-facing female avatar with dark pill labels for Head, Neck and Ankle and value pills reading 95 for Bust, 77 for Waist and 100 for Full Hip, and a Page 1 of 7 control under it; share and options buttons and five section buttons, the body figure selected, sit in the vertical bar strip on the right edge.
Split view in portrait: the Clients grid on the left with Sarah Mitchell first and outlined in navy, and her profile on the right with her name and a cm and in switch at the top, a front-facing female avatar with dark pill labels for Head, Neck and Ankle and value pills reading 95 for Bust, 77 for Waist and 100 for Full Hip, a Page 1 of 7 control under the avatar, and a capsule of five section buttons at the bottom with the body figure selected; Share and Profile Options sit at the top right.
Sarah Mitchell's profile showing a charcoal woman avatar on a white card with labels HEAD, NECK, 95 BUST, 77 WAIST, 100 FULL HIP and ANKLE, a cm button in the top bar and a bottom bar with Profile, Scan, Sizes, Notes and Photos.
A client profile filling the tablet, titled Sarah Mitchell with a back arrow, a cm button and a three-dot menu, showing a large front-facing charcoal female avatar on a white card with value pills reading 95 above BUST, 77 above WAIST and 100 above FULL HIP, and HEAD, NECK and ANKLE labels still empty, seven page dots below and a bottom bar with Profile, Scan, Sizes, Notes and Photos.
Every measurement on the page has its own label on the body.
A Waist entry screen with a close button at the top left and a round navy checkmark at the top right, a painted illustration of a woman measuring her waist with a tape, the current value 77 cm below it, and a large number pad.
Waist entry screen on the closed Duo with the title Waist at the top left, a painted illustration of a woman measuring her waist with a tape and a round navy information button at its bottom right, the current value 77 cm below it, and a large number pad; a close button and a round navy checkmark are stacked in the vertical bar strip on the right.
Waist entry screen filling the open Duo in landscape: a painted illustration of a woman measuring her waist with a tape on the left, the current value 77 cm above a large number pad on the right, and a close button and a round navy checkmark in the vertical bar strip on the right edge; a sidebar button sits beside the Waist title at the top left.
A Waist entry screen filling the iPad in portrait, with a sidebar button and a close button at the top left and a round navy checkmark at the top right, a large painted illustration of a woman measuring her waist with a tape and a round information button at its bottom right, the current value 77 cm below it, and a wide number pad.
A Natural Waist entry screen with a painted illustration of a woman measuring her waist with a tape, a small navy information button on the illustration, the current value 77 cm below it, and a large number pad with a decimal point and a backspace key.
A Natural Waist entry screen with a full-width painted illustration of a woman measuring her waist with a tape, a small navy information button at the bottom right of the illustration, the value 77 cm below it and a number pad spanning the width of the screen.
The label opens the entry screen for that measurement.
The Waist entry screen with the value 74.5 cm shown above the number pad, a close button at the top left and the checkmark at the top right.
Waist entry screen on the closed Duo with the value 74.5 cm shown under the illustration and above the number pad, and the close button and navy checkmark stacked in the vertical bar strip on the right.
Waist entry screen in landscape with the value 74.5 cm above the number pad on the right of the illustration, and the close button and navy checkmark in the vertical bar strip on the right edge.
The Waist entry screen in portrait with the illustration back and the value 74.5 cm shown above the wide number pad, a close button at the top left and the navy checkmark at the top right.
The Natural Waist entry screen with the painted waist illustration and the value 74.5 cm shown above the number pad.
The Natural Waist entry screen with the painted waist illustration and the value 74.5 cm above the full-width number pad.
Type the new number over the old one.

How do I know where to put the tape?

Every built-in measurement carries its own instructions. Tap the round navy information button at the bottom right of the illustration and a How To Measure panel replaces it with a sentence or two on where the tape goes and how tight to pull it. Tap Dismiss to bring the illustration back. Anything you have already typed stays in the field while the panel is open. On a small screen, such as the closed iPhone Duo, the instructions open in a sheet instead. On Android the button is navy too.

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The Waist entry screen with a grey How To Measure panel in place of the illustration, reading measure your waist around your belly button and keep the tape loose so you can still breathe, with a Dismiss link on its own row at the bottom right of the panel and the value 76 cm below.
Waist entry screen on the closed Duo, dimmed behind a How To Measure sheet with a grabber that rises over the lower part of the number pad, reading Measure your waist around your belly button. Keep the tape loose so you can still breathe, with a Dismiss link on its own row at the bottom right; above it the small waist illustration with its round information button and the value 77 cm, and the close button and navy checkmark stacked in the vertical bar strip on the right.
Waist entry screen on the open Duo in landscape: the title Waist beside a round sidebar button at the top left, a grey How To Measure panel in place of the square illustration on the left, reading Measure your waist around your belly button. Keep the tape loose so you can still breathe, with a Dismiss link on its own row at the panel's bottom right, beside the value 77 cm and the number pad; a close button and a round navy checkmark sit in the vertical bar strip on the right edge.
Megan Foster's Waist entry screen filling the iPad in portrait, with a sidebar button and a close button at the top left and a greyed checkmark at the top right; a large grey How To Measure panel sits in place of the illustration, reading Measure your waist around your belly button. Keep the tape loose so you can still breathe, with a Dismiss link at its bottom right, above the value 0 cm and a wide number pad.
A How to Measure panel on white reading Measure your waist around your belly button. Keep the tape loose so you can still breathe, with a grey Dismiss link centred under the text, above the 77 cm value and the number pad.
A How to Measure panel on a white area reading Measure your waist around your belly button. Keep the tape loose so you can still breathe, with a grey Dismiss link centred under it, above the 77 cm value and the number pad.
The information button explains where the tape goes.

Why does the saved label read a whole number?

Centimetres are displayed as whole numbers and inches to one decimal place, so a waist typed as 74.5 cm shows as 74 on the body. Only the display is rounded. The full value is what gets stored, which is why the history for that waist still reads 74.5 cm. Rounding is done half to even, so a value ending in .5 does not always round up.

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The avatar with the Waist label now reading 74, with Bust 95 and Full Hip 100 unchanged and Head, Neck and Ankle still without values.
Sarah Mitchell's avatar on the closed Duo with the Waist label now reading 74, Bust 95 and Full Hip 100 unchanged and Head, Neck and Ankle still without values; Back, the more button, the five section buttons and the Clients button sit in the vertical bar strip on the right.
Split view in landscape with the Clients grid on the left and Sarah Mitchell's avatar on the right, the Waist label now reading 74, with Bust 95 and Full Hip 100 unchanged and Head, Neck and Ankle still without values.
Sarah Mitchell's profile beside the Clients grid in portrait, with the Waist label on the avatar now reading 74, Bust 95 and Full Hip 100 unchanged and Head, Neck and Ankle still without values.
Sarah Mitchell's avatar with the Waist pill now reading 74 and the other labels unchanged: 95 BUST and 100 FULL HIP, with HEAD, NECK and ANKLE unmeasured.
The Sarah Mitchell avatar with the Waist pill now reading 74 beside the unchanged 95 Bust and 100 Full Hip pills.
The label updates as soon as you save.

How do I switch between centimetres and inches?

Tap cm or in on the switch beside the name at the top of the profile. The selected half turns navy and every value on the screen converts with it. On Android it is a cm button in the top bar, and its label switches. Measurements are stored in the unit they were entered in, so switching the display and switching back returns the original number with nothing lost.

How do I see how a measurement has changed?

Open List View from the options button (three sliders) at the top right of the profile, or the three-dot menu on Android, and tap the chevron at the end of a row. The row expands into a chart of every entry you have recorded for that measurement, with 1M, 6M, 1Y and All ranges, the value you started at, and the current value. Tap the circled arrow at the top right of the chart for the full history with each dated entry listed. The plus button at the top right of that page adds another entry, and you can swipe an entry to delete it.

New Entry, at the bottom of the expanded row, opens the same number pad. A new entry is added to the chart rather than replacing the last one, which is what makes the line worth reading over a season of fittings.

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Sarah Mitchell's profile in List View: an Expand All link above a scrolling list of measurement cards, each with a small painted illustration and the measurement name; Bust 95 cm, Full Hip 100 cm and Height 170 cm show the date Today and their value, the others a dash, each with a chevron. Back is at the top left, Share and Profile Options at the top right, the cm and in switch beside the name, and the five section buttons float at the bottom.
Sarah Mitchell's profile in List View on the closed Duo: an Expand All link above measurement cards, each with a small painted illustration and the measurement name; Bust 95 cm and Full Hip 100 cm show the date Today and their value, Ankle, Bicep, Calf and Head a dash, each with a chevron. The cm and in switch sits beside the name, and Back, the more button, the five section buttons and the Clients button are in the vertical bar strip on the right.
Sarah Mitchell's profile in List View on the right of the split view: an Expand All link above wide measurement cards, each with a small painted illustration and the measurement name; Bust 95 cm and Full Hip 100 cm show the date Today and their value, Ankle, Bicep, Calf and Head a dash, each with a chevron. The cm and in switch sits beside the name, and share, options and the five section buttons are in the vertical bar strip on the right edge.
Sarah Mitchell's profile in List View beside the Clients grid in portrait: an Expand All link above a scrolling list of measurement cards, each with a small painted illustration and the measurement name; Bust 95 cm, Full Hip 100 cm and Height 170 cm show the date Today and their value, Ankle, Bicep, Calf, Head, Hip, Hip to Hem, Inseam and Knee a dash, each with a chevron, and the five section buttons float at the bottom.
A List View of Sarah Mitchell's measurements under an Expand All control: cards for Ankle, Bicep and Calf with a dash, Full Bust 95 cm and Full Hip 100 cm marked Today, Full Shoulder Width and Head with a dash, and Height 170 cm running under the bottom bar, each with a small painted illustration and a chevron.
A List View of Sarah Mitchell's measurements filling the tablet under an Expand All control: cards from Ankle, Bicep and Calf through Full Bust 95 cm, Full Hip 100 cm, Full Shoulder Width, Head, Height 170 cm, Hip Bone, Hip to Hem and Inseam down to Knee, each with a small painted illustration, the word Today beside the values and a chevron.
List View shows every measurement on one page.
An expanded Waist card in List View showing the value 74 cm with a green minus 2.5 cm change, 1M, 6M, 1Y and All range buttons above a green line chart, Started 77.0 cm on the left and Current 74.5 cm on the right, and a New Entry button underneath.
An expanded Waist card in List View on the closed Duo, showing the value 74 cm with a green minus 2.5 cm change, 1M, 6M, 1Y and All range buttons above a green line chart with a circled arrow at its top right, Started 77.0 cm on the left and Current 74.5 cm on the right, and a New Entry button underneath, above the Waist to Hip Bone and Wrist rows; the profile buttons stay in the vertical bar strip on the right.
An expanded Waist card in List View on the right of the split view, showing the value 74 cm with a green minus 2.5 cm change, 1M, 6M, 1Y and All range buttons above a wide green line chart with a circled arrow at its top right, Started 77.0 cm on the left and Current 74.5 cm on the right, and a New Entry button underneath, between the Thigh, Underbust and Waist to Hip Bone rows.
An expanded Waist card in List View beside the Clients grid in portrait, showing the value 74 cm with a green minus 2.5 cm change, 1M, 6M, 1Y and All range buttons above a green line chart with a circled arrow at its top right, Started 77.0 cm on the left and Current 74.5 cm on the right, and a New Entry button underneath, between the collapsed Underbust and Waist to Hip Bone cards.
An expanded Natural Waist card reading 74 cm with a green minus 2.5 cm change and a small sparkline, above 1M, 6M, 1Y and All buttons, a green line chart falling from 77 to 74.5 with an arrow at its top right, the footer Started: 77.0 cm and Current: 74.5 cm, and a New Entry button.
An expanded Natural Waist card reading 74 cm with a green minus 2.5 cm change and a small sparkline, above full-width 1M, 6M, 1Y and All buttons, a green line chart falling from 77 to 74.5, the footer Started: 77.0 cm and Current: 74.5 cm, and a New Entry button.
Expanding a row charts that measurement over time.
The Waist history page after a third entry: a Current card reading 76 cm with a green minus 1.0 cm badge, a three point line chart with Started 77.0 cm and Current 76.0 cm, and a History list of three dated entries reading 76, 74 and 77 cm.
The Waist history page on the closed Duo after a third entry: a Current card reading 76 cm with a green minus 1.0 cm badge, a three point line chart with Started 77.0 cm and Current 76.0 cm, and a History list of three dated entries reading 76, 74 and 77 cm; Back and plus sit near the top of the vertical bar strip on the right and the four shop tabs at its foot.
The Waist history page on the right of the split view after a third entry: a Current card reading 76 cm with a green minus 1.0 cm badge, a three point line chart with Started 77.0 cm and Current 76.0 cm, and a History list of three dated entries reading 76, 74 and 77 cm.
The Waist history page beside the Clients grid in portrait after a third entry: a Current card reading 76 cm with a green minus 1.0 cm badge, a three point line chart with Started 77.0 cm and Current 76.0 cm, and a History list of 3 entries reading 76, 74 and 77 cm.
The expanded Natural Waist card reading 76 cm with a green minus 1.0 cm change, a three point line chart dipping from 77 to 74.5 and back up to 76, the footer Started: 77.0 cm and Current: 76.0 cm, and a New Entry button.
The expanded Natural Waist card reading 76 cm with a green minus 1.0 cm change, a three point line chart dipping from 77 to 74.5 and back up to 76, the footer Started: 77.0 cm and Current: 76.0 cm, and a New Entry button.
Each entry adds a point instead of overwriting the last one.

What do the short labels on the body mean?

The first pages use full words, but the later pages carry vertical measurements whose names are too long to fit on a label, so they are shortened. List View always names them in full if you would rather read them that way.

LabelMeasurement
STWShoulder to Waist
STHBShoulder to Hip Bone
NLTCNeck Line to Top of Chest
NLTBNeck Line to Bust
WTHBWaist to Hip Bone
HTHHip to Hem