Guide to taking measurements for a communion girl

With this short guide, we want to help you correctly take the measurements of a girl who will be wearing a First Communion dress.

All First Communion dresses are made in standard sizes. For this reason, it is important that the measurements are taken correctly so that we can order the dress in the closest standard size, according to the girl's measurements.

Then, at the first fitting, we will make the precise adjustments so that our seamstresses can make the necessary alterations, ensuring that at the second fitting the dress fits your daughter perfectly, and she looks impeccable on her Communion day.

In some cases, some brands accept custom or personalized dress orders, which incurs a significant additional cost. However, if you want your daughter's dress to be custom-made, please let us know; we will contact the manufacturer and inform you in detail about model options, delivery times, and prices so you can make a decision.

Below, even though we perform this in our boutique, we provide a guide on how to take measurements for a First Communion dress, along with an explanatory video, in case it is useful to you.

1. CHEST: Place the tape measure around the girl's torso, leaving enough slack for one finger to fit between the tape measure and the girl.

2. WAIST: Place the tape measure around the body, two fingers above the navel, leaving enough slack for one finger to fit between the tape measure and the girl.

3. TOTAL LENGTH: Measure from the base of the neck to the floor, always with the girl standing straight, from the front, and wearing shoes. To this measurement, add about 2-4 centimeters for the crinoline (depending on the model) and 1 centimeter for every two months remaining until the Communion.

4. BACK: Measure from shoulder to shoulder.

5. ARM: Measure the circumference of the arm and leave one finger in between.

6. SLEEVE LENGTH: Measure from the shoulder, bending the arm, passing by the elbow, and giving the desired sleeve length.

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

We hope these instructions have been helpful to you.

The memiman team