(a) How should you measure yourself to choose the right length corset?

The red line in the picture is called "princess stitch".
Princess seams are a type of seam used to fit, add shaping, or fit a woman's body, such as a dress, blouse, or blouse.
It starts from the arm and passes towards the middle of the chest, creating a continuous line downwards. This line will tell you where you should check the C and D distance to determine the bodice length.



(b) Where is my waist?

It's best to know where your waist is and tie the bow as shown in the picture, so we have a point to move forward from. The waist is always the narrowest part of the body, usually around or above the belly button.
When we finally know where the waist is, we can move on to size D.



(c) Where does the corset end?

Another important aspect is D. Before drawing the size chart for size D of the corset model you are considering buying, for example, size D of the bustier corset model is 14.5cm.
Again, standing in front of the mirror, measure the distance from your waist to the bottom of your princess seam.
In this particular example we are using the standard underbust corset D size of 14.5cm. After this, you can determine whether the corset end is in the correct position.



(d) Sitting Test

You can also perform a sitting test but it's not completely certain as body goes up while sitting.
Regardless, it's worth checking the corset wouldn't dig into thighs while sitting.
Once again measure the distance from waist towards the bottom of princess seam while sitting.
Use D measurement of corset style you want to test, in this particular example we use D measurement of standard underbust corset which is 14,5cm.
If the measuring tape significantly touches your legs it means the corset would probably be to long.
Exception to this rule are plus size women because usually body tends to move down while wearing a corset therefore in this case we recommend to add 2 - 4cm to the waist-thigh measurement to make sure the corset will support the stomach.

By applying these rules you are able to determine correct corset length.

IN INCHES/CM

SIZE (IN) BUST (IN) WAIST (IN) HIPS (IN)
XXS 29-30 21-22 31-32
XS 31-32 23-24 33-34
S 33-34 25-26 35-36
M 35-36 27-28 37-38
L 37-38 29-30 39-40
XL 39-40 31-32 41-42
XXL 41-42 33-34 43-44
1X 43-46 36-39 45-48
2X 46-49 39-42 48-51
3X 49-52 42-45 51-54
SIZE (CM) BUST (CM) WAIST (CM) HIPS (CM)
XXS 74-77 54-57 79-83
XS 78-82 58-61 84-87
S 83-86 62-66 88-92
M 87-92 67-71 93-97
L 93-96 73-76 99-101
XL 99-101 78-81 104-106
XXL 104-106 83-86 109-111
1X 109-116 92-99 114-121
2X 116-124 99-107 121-129
3X 124-132 107-114 129-137