Measure. Enter. Make it yours.

1. Stand barefoot with your back against a wall and look straight ahead.
2. Place a flat book level on top of your head and mark the wall.
3. Measure from the floor to the mark. Enter your height in feet and inches, or select centimeters above.

For example, enter 5 ft and 5 in. For a whole-foot height, enter 0 in. Ask a helper to mark the wall if possible.

1. Place the tape around your neck where the collar will sit, following the illustration.
2. Keep your head upright and your shoulders relaxed.
3. Let the tape lie flat against your skin without pulling it tight.

Enter the body measurement without adding extra room.

1. Stand naturally with your arms relaxed at your sides and your shoulders level.
2. Find the outermost bony tip of each shoulder (the acromion).
3. Ask a helper to measure from one shoulder point to the other, straight across your upper back and following its natural curve.

Keep the tape flat against your skin without pulling it tight. Enter your body measurement without adding extra room.

1. Wear the bra you plan to wear with your qipao.
2. Wrap the tape around the fullest part of your bust. Lower your arms and stand naturally.
3. Check in a mirror that the tape is level across your back, then read the measurement.

This is a circumference measurement, not your bra size. Do not hold your breath or compress the bust.

1. Find the fullest point of each breast while wearing your planned bra.
2. Measure across the front from one bust point to the other.
3. Record the distance between the two points, not a measurement around the body.

Keep the tape at bust-point level and follow the placement in the illustration.

1. Find the top of your shoulder next to the base of your neck.
2. Run the tape down the front to the bust point, following the illustration.
3. Keep a natural posture and read the length without pressing the tape into your body.

Start at the shoulder near the neck, not at the outer tip of the shoulder. A helper makes the starting point easier to check.

1. Find your natural waistline, where your body creases when you bend gently to the side.
2. Wrap the tape around that line and keep it level.
3. Stand normally, breathe naturally, and read the tape without pulling it tight.

Tie a narrow ribbon around your natural waist to keep the same reference point for length measurements.

1. Mark your natural waistline with a narrow ribbon.
2. Ask a helper to start at the shoulder seam position near the neck, as shown in our illustration.
3. Measure down your back to the waistline while you stand straight and relaxed.

Use the starting point in this illustration. Back-length starting points can differ between general sewing tutorials.

1. Stand with your feet together and your weight evenly balanced.
2. Wrap the tape around the fullest part of your hips and seat.
3. Check that the tape stays level all the way around, then read the circumference.

Measure the fullest part of the seat, not the upper hip bones. A mirror helps you check the back of the tape.

1. Stand naturally with the thigh relaxed.
2. Wrap the tape around the thickest part of one upper thigh.
3. Keep the tape flat and read the circumference without squeezing the leg.

Measure one thigh, not both legs together.

1. Relax your arm at your side.
2. Wrap the tape around the thickest part of your upper arm.
3. Read the circumference with the tape flat and without flexing or squeezing the muscle.

Required for your qipao, including sleeveless styles. This measurement will also be collected at checkout.

1. Decide where you would like the finished hem to sit.
2. Start at the lower collar-seam position and measure down to your chosen hem, following the illustration.
3. For a long dress, wear the shoes you plan to wear with it when deciding the hem position.

This is a garment preference. Check it for the style you choose, then apply it on the dress page before adding to your cart.

1. Find the shoulder seam point at the outer edge of your shoulder.
2. Measure down your arm to where you would like the sleeve to end.
3. Keep the arm relaxed with a slight bend if measuring a longer sleeve.

You may enter 0 for sleeveless. Check that the chosen dress style or customized details match your preference.

1. Keep Tailor decided selected if you would like our tailor to choose the slit length.
2. To specify a length, choose Enter my desired slit length and measure upward from the planned hem to the top of the slit.
3. Record the length of the opening, not the distance from your waist. You may enter 0 if choosing No slit on the dress page.

Tailor decided is selected by default. You can enter a specific slit length instead, including 0 if choosing No slit on the dress page.