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    Default How to tape measure hips?

    I did a search, both on google and SW, but nothing...

    I tried to measured my hips so my friend could order me a bridesmaid's dress for her wedding. I THINK I totally flubbed up the size, usually I'm a size 4, but they sent me a size 8- literally falling off me. I'm told that the dress people will go by the largest measurement... so...

    My question is, my "hips" are at their widest at my thigh area, as opposed to where my hip-bones are- so I measured that lower area. Was that right? How exactly do you measure that on the kinda body that has perma saddlebags?

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    Default Re: How to tape measure hips?

    Bridal boutiques tend to send you dresses that are too large, so you're stuck paying the extra $75 to get them altered. I used to use the method you do, but then someone told me to measure from the point halfway between my bellybutton and my coochie. That seems to work for me, then again the difference between the two places is maybe an inch or two at most, so maybe I'll completetly fucking it up and I dont even know it.

    Good luck!
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    Default Re: How to tape measure hips?

    Thanks! The dif between mine is bigger than that I think, alas I am a thigh girl

    My mom did mention they do that shit so they can weasle more money out of you... but this is rediculous!

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    Default Re: How to tape measure hips?

    I believe you measure at the fullest part of your hips. Thats what my aerobic instructor told me...

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    Default Re: How to tape measure hips?

    Fullest part. And usually the reason that they send you the largest of your measurements is so that you can still have it altered to better fit you. If they made it too small in a certain area but it fit the rest of you it would be very hard to impossible to make any alterations. When you get dresses this way you should almost always plan on having to take it to get altered, it's rarely going to fit perfectly. A good boutique or dressmaker should disclose this fact to the buyer but they often don't.

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    Default Re: How to tape measure hips?

    As a seamstress - widest part.


    Look like a woman
    Think like a man
    Act like a lady
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    - My Great Grandmother Bessie's Recipe for Success

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    Default Re: How to tape measure hips?

    Aggg... well I tried it on again, and this time noticed the ribbing on the top part- even when I grab the extra material to tighten the dress on me, there's extra boobie space from that, and it falls well below my boobs- so it looks obvious that I'm a B girl trying to do a D girl thing.

    I guess the taping was a bit off- I doubt I'm going to be able to have anything done with it.

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