Guide to taking measurements for a child in communion

With this guide, we want to help you to correctly take the measurements of a child who is going to wear a suit, admiral or sailor suit for his first communion.

All communion suits are made in standard sizes, and for this reason, it is important that the measurements are taken correctly, so that we can order them in the standard size closest, according to measurements, to that of the child.

Then, during the first fitting, we will make the necessary adjustments so that our seamstresses can make the necessary adjustments, so that during the second fitting, the suit will fit your son, and he will look impeccable on the day of his communion.

In some cases, there are firms that accept custom-made or bespoke suits, which will have a significant additional cost. However, if you want your child's suit to be custom-made, please let us know. We will contact the manufacturer and inform you in detail about the model options, delivery times and prices, so that you can make your decision.

Below, and although this is something that we do in our boutique, we leave you a guide on how to take the correct measurements for a communion suit, and also an explanatory video, in case it is useful to you.

BACK : measure from shoulder to shoulder.

CHEST CONTOUR : Place the measuring tape around the child's torso, under the armpits, leaving enough room for a finger to fit between the measuring tape and the child. You must add one (1) centimeter to this measurement for every three (3) months remaining until the communion or photos.

WAIST : Place the measuring tape around the body two fingers above the navel, leaving enough room for a finger to fit between the measuring tape and the child. You must add one (1) centimeter to this measurement for every three (3) months remaining until the communion or photos.

HIP : Place the tape measure around the hip, leaving enough room for a finger to fit between the tape measure and the child. You must add one (1) centimeter to this measurement for every three (3) months remaining until the communion or photos.

SLEEVE LENGTH : Measure from the tip of the shoulder to the wrist on the outside of the arm.

PANTS LENGTH : Measure across the back, with the shoe you are going to wear on, from the waist to the top of the heel of the shoe.

We also advise you to add 1 cm to the chest and waist measurements for every three months until your Communion, and to add 1 cm to the length for every two months until your Communion. Although this is never exact, it is very approximate and will surely help you.

We hope these tips have been helpful to you.

The memiman team