A dress form is the quintessential sewer and tailor's tool, allowing you to drape and fit garments exactly to your liking. Adjustable dress forms in particular offer the versatility you need to fit garments to your or a client's exact measurements. Find the perfect dress form for your projects using our Adjustable Dress Form Size Chart, offering all the specifications for the adjustable dress forms we offer at WAWAK.
WHAT SIZE DRESS FORM SHOULD I USE?
Whether you're sewing for yourself or others, using the right size dress form is key to achieving the perfect fit. While any dress form can be modified with padding to replicate the wearer's exact measurements, adjustable dress forms make a wider range of sizes accessible to you with just a few turns of the adjuster knobs, making it especially easy to modify your dress form to your exact needs. That wiggle room is not infinite, however, so you'll want to choose the adjustable dress form that most closely resembles the measurements of the person or people you'll be sewing for.
Measuring For A Dress Form
To find the closest match, you'll need to start by taking full-body measurements. Here are the measurements you'll need:
1. Measure the chest over the fullest part.
2. Measure the natural waist – the area where your waistband most comfortably sits.
3. Take hip measurement 7"-9" below the waistline. This should be the widest part
of your hip area.
4. Measure back waist length from neck to natural waist.
5. Measure from the waist to the floor. Add this to the back waist length to find the
height from neck to floor.
6. Measure from the shoulder to the center of the chest.
7. Measure around the base of the neck.
8. Measure the shoulder across the back from side to side.
Using the size chart below, choose the dress form that most closely matches or is slightly smaller than your measurements––you can always adjust the dress form and/or add padding to make it larger.
Styles of Adjustable Dress Forms
At WAWAK, we offer multiple adjustable dress forms for tailors, designers, and garment sewers. Each features an adjustable neck, bust, waist, back waist length, hips, and height, and is made of foam-backed cotton/polyester material. Read on for more details about our available styles of dress forms.
Available in multiple sizes, the Dritz My Double Designer Dress Form is designed to fit all types of garments. Design tops, dresses, pants, costumes, and more using this dress form—the hips, thighs, and bottom are shaped to support pants and skirts, with an optional offset pole for pants. The Double Designer form features 12 soft grip adjustment wheels, a wooden finial that functions as a knob for adjusting neck size, a pin hem marker, and even more handy features. With a rolling base and locking casters, it's also mobile!
The Dritz Twin-Fit Dress Form is ideal for alterations and garment construction. It's available in multiple sizes ranging from petite to full-figured and features auto-set dials that press and turn for easy adjustments. Popular among home sewers, this dress form features a tripod base that folds up for compact storage. It also offers 10-12 auto-set adjustment dials (depending on the chosen size), an adjustable neck with a pin cushion, and a pin hem marker for accurate markings.
For tailoring and designing men's garments, the Dritz Mr. Tailor Male Tailoring Form is a great option. This form is designed for tailoring and altering men's pants, jackets, and shirts of all styles. With 12 adjustment wheels, an optional offset pole for pants, and an adjustable neck with a pin cushion, this tailoring form has everything you need for men's garments.
This adjustable dress form is designed and sized for children ages 6-10. It's available in one size and features a pin cushion knob on the neck, 12 adjustment wheels, a pin hem marker, and a metal pole with measuring markings. It's a great option for sewing or tailoring children's clothing like dresses, formal wear, uniforms, and casual garments.
DRESS FORM SIZE CHART
Use the dress form size chart below to determine which form is the best for your work. Featuring full specifications of all the above dress forms, this chart can be saved and printed for your reference. For a printable guide including the above measuring instructions and a comparison of our dress form features, you can also download our Dress Form Selection Guide.
Use this handy chart to find the perfect dress form for your workroom.
