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Fig 8 Fig 9

• Side hip depth (26): Side waist to HBL, on side of form being measured.
• Bust radius (9): Measure from bust point ending under bust mound to rib above.(Figs 10, 11, 12, 13)

Fig 10 Fig 11 Fig 12 Fig 13

• Center length (5): Mark neck to waist (over bridge).
• Full length (6): Waist to shoulder at neck, parallel with center lines.
• Shoulder slope (7): Center line at waist to the shoulder tip (mark).

• Bust depth (9): Shoulder tip to bust point.
New Strap Measurement
Place metal tip of the measuring tape at corner of shoulder/neck to bottom of the waist band at the side seam
and record.
Personal Fit: Asymmetric Verification
Shoulder slope: Measure on right and left sides. If the slope measurements differ more than an 1/8 inch, the
shoulders are asymmetric.

Side hip: Measure both side (see #26), if measurements differ more than 1/8 inch, the hip is asymmetric.

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