Size Guides
~ Size Guides ~
These charts may help you decide which size to buy. These are the actual body measurements in centimetres that we have used to create each size in our range.
Babies
GIRLS For comfort baby girls’ dresses have 4cms extra ease around the chest and waist and 4cm extra around the upper arm. Where dresses have an organza overskirt the organza finishes a little below the main skirt length.
BOYS For comfort, baby shirts have extra 6cm ease around the chest and waist.
Bottoms have elastic around the back waist and are cut to sit on the natural waist.
Age | 3 mths | 6 mths | 12 mths | 18 mths |
Height | 62 | 68 | 80 | 86 |
Approx Weight Kgs | 6-7 | 8 | 9-10 | 11-12 |
Chest | 43 | 46 | 49 | 51 |
Waist | 42 | 45 | 47 | 50 |
Hips (including nappy!) |
46 | 48 | 50 | 52 |
Nape to Waist (base of neck all the way down the spine to the natural waist) |
16 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Back width (flat across the shoulder blades from crease to crease where the arms join the body) |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Across front of chest (flat across the front of chest from crease to crease where the arms join the body) |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Upper arm (all the way around the bicep) |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Shirt sleeve length | 21 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
Skirt length (from waist to finished hem) |
27 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
Christening dress skirt length | 58 | 64 | 76 | 82 |
Baby bottoms length (waist to hem) |
23 | 26 | 31 | 33 |
Girls
For comfort Alice, Amy, Daisy & Amelia have 2.5cms extra ease around the chest and waist and 3cm extra around the upper arm. Josephine is more fitted with less ease allowance.
Where dresses have an organza overskirt the organza finishes a little below the main skirt length.
Age | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Height | 92 | 98 | 104 | 111 | 117 | 128 | 130 | 136 | 142 | 150 | 152 |
Chest | 53 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 79 |
Waist | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 |
Hips | 55 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 86 |
Nape to Waist (base of neck all the way down the spine to the natural waist) |
22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
Back width (flat across the shoulder blades from crease to crease where the arms join the body) |
21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Across front of chest (flat across the front of chest from crease to crease where the arms join the body) |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Upper arm (all the way around the bicep) |
16 | 16.5 | 17 | 17.5 | 18 | 18.5 | 19 | 20 | 20.5 | 24 | 25 |
Skirt length (from waist to finished hem) |
46 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 88 |
Boys
For comfort, shirts have extra ease around the chest and waist. Bottoms have elastic around the back waist and are cut to sit on the natural waist.
Age | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Height | 92 | 98 | 105 | 112 | 118 | 128 | 132 | 136 | 142 | 150 | 154 |
Chest | 52 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 76 |
Waist | 51 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 66 |
Hips | 54 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 |
Nape to Waist (base of neck all the way down the spine to the natural waist) |
24 | 25 | 26 | 26.5 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
Back width (flat across the shoulder blades from crease to crease where the arms join the body) |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
Across front of chest (flat across the front of chest from crease to crease where the arms join the body) |
22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Sleeve length | 29 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 52 |
Sailor shorts (finished length – waist to hem) |
38 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 72 |
Knickerbockers (finished length – waist to hem) |
38 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 72 |
Trousers (finished length – waist to hem) |
53 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 |
Teen Girls
For ease when wearing, 3cm extra is added to the garment around bust, ribs and waist and 5cm extra allowance for hips.
Alternatively choose our made-to-measure service - additional charge of £125 – includes one dress fitting.
Age | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Height | 152 | 156 | 160 | 163 | 165 | 166 |
Bust | 80 | 82 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
Ribs | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
Waist | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 |
Hips | 86 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 96 |
Nape to Waist (base of neck all the way down the spine to the natural waist) |
34 | 34.5 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37.5 |
Back width (flat across the shoulder blades from crease to crease where the arms join the body) |
31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Across front of chest (flat across the front of chest from crease to crease where the arms join the body) |
30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
Upper arm (all the way around the bicep) |
25 | 27 | 29 | 30.5 | 32 | 33 |
Shoulder | 11.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 13 | 13 | 13.5 |
Waist to knee | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 66 |
Ballerina length (approx. waist to ankle) |
88 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 |
Women
For comfort each styles have 2cms extra ease around the chest and waist and hips.
The sizing is based on an average adult height of 165cms (5’5”).
Alternatively choose our made-to-measure service - additional charge of £125 – includes one dress fitting.
Size | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Bust | 80 | 84 | 88 | 93 | 98 |
Waist | 62 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 78 |
Hips | 87 | 92 | 96 | 101 | 106 |
Nape to Waist (base of neck all the way down the spine to the natural waist) |
38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |