The Inverted Triangle

Measuring the body

Prepare the body! This means get your outer gear off and measuring key body parts while in your underwear. You now need to measure in inches across the width of your shoulders, waist and hipline (or thighs if wider than hips). Please note the term width – do not measure the circumference of these body parts. To simplify measuring the waist, tie a ribbon or twill tape at the exact location of this body part. See diagram 1 for further assistance with this concept.

Notice that we started by measuring in inches – there is a reason for this. Once you have these three separate measurements in inches, divide each by 2.5. This will give you a smaller number that is in centimetres. These three smaller numbers can now be used to plot your life-size body onto a standard sheet of paper. See chart below.

To plot your figure onto paper, mark