Taking your measurements

Growing up for awhile my mother and grandmother brought all my clothes. I can recall one time where my godmother took me shopping and saying “oh your breast are getting so big, we need to go a cup higher.” I had no idea what she meant, and wish back then I would have asked her. Around the age of 16, my body was taking a shape that I was not comfortable with… My hips were starting to attract attention, and especially my breast. I tried to flatten them every day before class. I would use my grandmothers body-shapers (it wasn’t pretty, lol) but I did it because it gave me the affect I wanted. I wasn’t ready for the staresmen were given me, even today I still feel ashamed when I catch them. Around the age of 17 I somewhat started shopping for myself (well, jeans at least) I would just look at a pair and try it on. I never knew that there was a certain number that identified with my body where I didn’t need to go in the dressing room several times. At age 18, me and friends went shopping for homcoming items and I heard them talking about inches about hips, thighs and bust. I felt to embarrassed to ask so I went home and googled it. I went out the next day to a Family Dollar for a measuring tape and measured myself weekly. Keeping up with my body so that I could go in and come out with exactly fits me. No more squeezing into things or guessing my size. I was now aware of the shape and size of my body and more than anything I wish I could have sooner. Also, wrapping a pair of jeans around your neck and it goes all the way around and a little over the button means the jeans fit (YES, without having to try them on.) For the woman on the go, this is amazing. Below I have attached the same steps I took to find out my measurements.

1. Start with your bust. This is taken around the fullest part of your bust. Don’t pull the tape measure too tight – just so it fits snugly.
2. Take your waist measurements. Your waist measurement reflects the narrowest part of your waist. For most women, this is about an inch above your belly button.

3. Take a hip measurement. Your hip measurement, most usually, reflects the fullest part of your hips, so is roughly the area you sit on when you sit down.

- Pleasantries, Danyelle