Knickers & Body Fit Guide
Finding the right size is important when you're shopping online. Our fitting tips and measurement chart will help you find the right size, but we'll always exchange for another size if you get it wrong. Before consulting our measurement charts, think about the type of knicker you are purchasing. If it’s a low-rise hipster style, then you’ll only need to compare your top hip and hip measurement to the chart. However, for a high-waisted style you will need to consider all three measurements.
If you don't have a tape measure right now, assume that Made by Niki comes up 1/4 of a size smaller than high street brands. If you're 'between sizes', opt for the next size up. OK, got your tape measure? Let's see how you compare to the size chart below. The chart refers to body measurements, not garment measurements:
RECOMMENDED BODY SIZES FOR KNICKERS (CM)
| Size | Waist | Top hip | Hips |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK 8 | 64 | 78 | 89 |
| UK 10 | 69 | 83 | 94 |
| UK 12 | 74 | 88 | 99 |
| UK 14 | 79 | 93 | 104 |
| UK 16 | 84 | 98 | 109 |
HOW TO MEASURE YOURSELF
HOW TIGHT?
You should measure yourself at the same 'tightness' as you want the garment to feel on you. Some people prefer their lingerie to feel like it's not even there, while others like that feeling of being 'held'.
WHERE IS MY WAIST?
Your waist is the narrowest, fleshiest part of your waistline, located below your ribcage and above your top hip bone.
WHERE IS MY TOP HIP?
The top hip is where there's a knobbly bone that juts out at the top of your pelvis.
WHERE ARE MY HIPS?
The 'hips' measurement is actually the circumference of the fullest part of your bottom.
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OUR SIZE RANGE
Made by Niki currently have mainly UK 8 to 14 sizes in stock. We intend to extend our size range as we grow the size of our fanbase. Use our filters or search function to search for your size.
FITTING BODIES & CORSELETTES
Our soft bodies, such as the String Bodysuit, Kaftans and Babydolls, are generally cut to a 'C' cup, and fitted to have a flexible form that will suit a variety of sizes.
CUP-SIZED BODIES
On cup-sized bodies and corselettes, Made by Niki has slimmer body-sizing policy than most high street brands. Our sizing table below outlines the corresponding body size and measurements for our cup-sized bodies and corselettes.
RECOMMENDED BODY SIZES FOR BODY-SUITS & MINI-DRESSES (CM)
| Minidress | UK size | Underbust | Waist | Top hip | Hips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32A | 8 | 71CM | 64CM | 78CM | 89CM |
| 32B | |||||
| 32C | |||||
| 32D | 10 | 76CM | 69CM | 83CM | 94CM |
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| 34C | |||||
| 34D | 12 | 81CM | 74CM | 88CM | 99CM |
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| 36C | |||||
| 36D | 14 | 86CM | 79CM | 93CM | 104CM |
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| 38C | |||||
| 38D | 16 | 91CM | 84CM | 98CM | 109CM |
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| 38E |
FITTING ACCESSORIES
Made by Niki have a variety of ‘one size only’ accessories, these are garments which can be easily worn by most sizes, such as the fur collar accessories, and harness garments which have adjustable underbands suited to size 6-16. One-sized garments make excellent gift purchases. Click here to see our gift buying guide.