Maison Gems

Size guide

Measurements are the one thing about a custom piece we cannot get from a picture. Each page below explains how to take the ones its order form asks for.

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Before you measure

  • Use a soft tape, or a strip of paper and a ruler. String stretches and a steel tape won’t bend.
  • Measure twice, at different times of day. Fingers, wrists and ankles change with heat and with hours.
  • Write the number down in the unit you measured it in — centimetres for a length, millimetres for a ring size — and say in the order notes if you measured someone other than yourself.
  • If you are unsure, say so in the notes. The atelier would much rather ask than remake.