Measurement Guide

We want to help you find your perfect fit with Peace of Cloth! 

Please refer to the Size Guide on each product page and the instructions and images on this page for taking your accurate body measurements. 

Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions if you need any assistance: jaime@pocnyc.com

Peace of Cloth Alpha Sizing follows the following scale

XS: 0-2

S: 4-6

M: 8-10

L: 12-14

XL: 14-16

 

    TAKING MEASUREMENTS FOR PANTS

     

    Measure Your Waist

    Strip down to your underwear and stand in front of a full-length mirror. To get the correct waist measurement, make sure your underwear isn't cinching your waist.

    Peace of Cloth pants sit right below the navel. Wrap the tape measure around your waist at that point. Keep it parallel to the floor. Do not hold your breath or suck your stomach in. Hold your body erect in a comfortable standing position. Be sure you don't draw it too tight.Record the measurement by looking at the number in the mirror or carefully down at it while keeping your back straight.          

    Measure Your Hips

    Wrap the tape measure around the fullest part of your hips and buttocks. This is usually located 7 to 9 inches (17.8 to 22.9 cm) below your natural waist. Keep the tape measure parallel to the floor.

     Bring the tape measure together in the center front. Be sure to prevent yourself from drawing it too tightly. Record the measurement. Look at the number in the mirror and bend your head down while keeping your feet together and your legs straight.

    Measure Your In-Seam

    This is used for dress slacks and other pants, and is especially helpful in determining the best length to search for. Remember to take your shoes' heel height into account. Enlist the help of a friend if you can, or if no one's around to help, select your best fitting pair of jeans to measure your inseam.

    • Measure the inside leg. Ask your friend to use a tape measure to measure the length of your leg from your ankle up to the bottom of your crotch. You should be standing with your leg straight while this is done.
    • If you're using a pair of jeans, extend the tape measure from the bottom hem straight up to the lowest point of the crotch area.
    • Record the measurement.

    Measure Your Thigh

  • Stand in front of a mirror with your legs slightly apart.
  • Wrap a tape measure around the thickest part of your thigh. Keep it parallel to the floor and taut, but do not pull so tight that it digs into your flesh.
  • Bring the ends together in the front of your thigh.
  • Record the measurement. Read the number using the mirror or by looking down while keeping your leg and the tape measure still.
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    Measure Your Rise

    All Peace of Cloth pants are based on a 10" front rise.

    • Stand in front of a mirror with your back straight and your feet and legs slightly apart.
    • Hold the end of the tape measure at the center back of your waist.
    • Gently and loosely pull the tape between your legs and over your crotch, keeping the other end positioned at the center front of your waistline at the point just below your navel.
    • Look at the measurement in the mirror or by cautiously bending your head down without changing your posture.

     TAKING MEASUREMENTS FOR TOPS & JACKETS

     

    Measure Your Bust

    Stand with your back straight in front of a full-length mirror. Having good posture is the key to taking accurate measurements. Wrap a soft tape measure around your bust. Take it around your back, across your shoulder blades and under your arms. It should wrap around the fullest part of your bust. The tape should be straight and parallel with the floor.

    Bring the ends together in the center front. Place your thumb beneath the tape measure and keep yourself from pulling too tight, as this could give you an incorrect measurement. Record the measurement.

    Measure Your Sleeve Length

    Some sleeve lengths are measured from the center back neck and some are measured from the shoulder seam. Our sizing charts on each individual product will notate which measurement to take.

  • Ask a friend for help.
  • Stand with your elbow bent at a 90-degree angle with your hand resting on your hip.
  • Instruct your friend to hold the tape measure at the center back of your neck. Have your friend extend the tape measure to your outer shoulder, down over your elbow, and down to your wrist. This should be one full measurement. Do not break it up into pieces.
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    Measure Your Upper Arm

    • Stand in front of a mirror with your arm extended outward.
    • Wrap a tape measure around the thickest part of your upper arm. Keep the tape measure somewhat taut, but do not let it dig into your skin.
    • Record the measurement. Look at the measurement in the mirror or by turning your head without moving your arm or the tape measure.

    Measure Your Shoulder Width

    • Stand in front of a full-length mirror with your back straight and your shoulders relaxed.
    • Extend the tape measure from the outer edge of one shoulder to the outer edge of the other. Keep the tape parallel to the floor.
    • Look at the number in the mirror or carefully bend your head to look at it without changing your posture.

    Measure Your Front Length

    • Ask a friend for help.
    • Stand in front of a full-length mirror with your back straight and your shoulders relaxed.
    • Instruct your friend to hold the end of the tape measure at the top of shoulder at the base of the neck.
    • Direct your friend to extend the tape measure to the front and down, over your chest and to your natural waist.

    Measure Your Back Length

    • Ask a friend for help.
    • Stand in front of a full-length mirror with your back straight and your shoulders relaxed.
    • Instruct your friend to hold the end of the tape measure at the top center of your shoulder.
    • Direct your friend to extend the tape measure down to your natural waist.

    TAKING MEASUREMENTS FOR DRESSES & SKIRTS

     

    Measure Your Dress Length

    • Ask a friend for help.
    • Stand with your back straight and your legs together in front of a full-length mirror.
    • Instruct your friend to hold the end of the tape measure at the top center of your shoulder.
    • Direct your friend to extend the tape measure along the front of your body, over the fullest part of your chest and down to your knees or your preferred, desired hemline.

    Measure Your Skirt Waist

     Strip down to your underwear and stand in front of a full-length mirror. To get the correct waist measurement, make sure your underwear isn't cinching your waist.

    Peace of Cloth skirts sit right below the navel. Wrap the tape measure around your waist at that point. Keep it parallel to the floor. Do not hold your breath or suck your stomach in. Hold your body erect in a comfortable standing position to get an accurate measurement. Be sure you don't draw it too tight.Record the measurement by looking at the number in the mirror or carefully down at it while keeping your back straight. 

    Measure Your Skirt Length

  • Ask a friend for help.
  • Stand with your back straight and your legs together in front of a full-length mirror.
  • Instruct your friend to hold the end of the tape measure at your waistline just below your navel.
  • Direct your friend to extend the tape measure down to your knees or your preferred, desired hemline.
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