The Guide
How to Measure Yourself for Relaxed Fits (S–XXL)
Quick answer: Measure your bust, waist and hip in inches with a soft tape and match the bust to the chart first. Our cuts are relaxed with room already built in, so take your usual size rather than sizing up. Between two sizes, or if your hip lands a row above your bust, take the larger one and let the 7-day exchange cover the rest.
What you need
A soft inch tape (any tailor or general store sells one), a mirror, and thin fitted clothes so you’re measuring your body and not your outfit. Write the three numbers down somewhere you won’t lose them. You’ll use them for every order after this one.
Step 1: Bust
Wrap the tape around the fullest part of your bust. Keep it level across your back, and don’t pull it tight. This one number decides most of how a top fits, so take it twice. If the two readings differ, use the bigger one.
Step 2: Waist
Measure at your natural waistline, the narrowest part of your torso, usually a bit above the navel. Don’t suck in and don’t pull the tape. Relaxed cuts skim the waist anyway, but the number still matters for trousers and anything with a waistband.
Step 3: Hip
Feet together, tape around the fullest part of your hips. For trousers and straight-falling tops this is the measurement that most often pushes you up a size. Don’t skip it.
What "relaxed fit" changes about sizing
A relaxed cut is made several inches wider than the body it’s sized for. That extra room is called ease, and it’s already in the garment, so you don’t need to size up to get a loose fit. Every product page lists the garment’s actual bust, waist and hip in inches. Compare those against your own numbers and you’ll know exactly how loose a piece will be on you. It’s far more reliable than any letter size.
Match to the chart, bust first
Our sizes run S to XXL. Find the row your bust fits, then check that your waist and hip sit in the same row or below it. If any of the three lands a row higher, take that higher size. And if you’re between two sizes, take the bigger one. In a relaxed cut a bit of extra room looks right. A bit too little doesn’t.
Length matters as much as width
Modest fits really come down to length. Where the tunic hem lands. Where a shirt dress falls. Whether the sleeve actually reaches your wrist. Product pages list lengths in inches, so hold the tape at your shoulder and measure down to see exactly where a hem will sit on you. Two women in the same size wear the same top very differently at five foot two and five foot seven.
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