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How to measure
shorts
for a listing.

4 numbers buyers ask for. Lay it flat on a table, buttoned or zipped, and smooth it out before you start.

ABCD
  1. AWaistButtoned, straight across the top of the waistband. Double it.
  2. BRiseFrom the crotch seam up to the top of the waistband, at the front.
  3. CInseamFrom the crotch seam down the inside of the leg to the hem.
  4. DLeg openingStraight across the hem of one leg.

What makes
the number wrong.

  • Leaving out the inseam, which is the number shorts buyers care about most.
  • Measuring elastic waists stretched: give it relaxed, and say it stretches.
  • Rolled hems: unroll them or say the inseam is rolled.

Put it on
the photo.

Many buyers only swipe the photos. If the measurements are on one of them, the "measurements?" message never comes. The measurement photo maker draws them on your own photo, in the browser, and nothing is uploaded.

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Good to know.

What measurements should I include when selling shorts?

Waist, Rise, Inseam, Leg opening. Put them in the description and on one of the photos.

How do I measure waist on shorts?

Lay it flat and smooth it out. Buttoned, straight across the top of the waistband. Double it.

How do I measure rise on shorts?

Lay it flat and smooth it out. From the crotch seam up to the top of the waistband, at the front.

How do I measure inseam on shorts?

Lay it flat and smooth it out. From the crotch seam down the inside of the leg to the hem.

Inches or centimeters?

Inches for US buyers. If you also sell abroad, add centimeters in brackets: 1 inch is 2.54 cm.

Measured.
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