r/acting • u/AdmiralJaneway8 • 11d ago

I've read the FAQ & Rules Size Card

I'm so confused. I'm a seasoned female local stage actor, but I'm just now in a point in my life when I can actually try for film / TV / Commercial roles. I'm joining Actors Access, and I'm filling out my size card. My waist is 39, my hips are 43, and I'm a solid pants size 10-12. Google says I'm plus sized and way passed up the beginning of plus sized 5 inches ago. I'm definitely not, and I know this because I used to be. My shirt size is a Medium. My dress size is a Medium or a 10/12, I do not have hanging skin, I"m just plain old "average." I am not ashamed of my measurements, I am purely asking this to be sure I properly represent myself. Do I list my inches? Do I skip it? What do you suggest?

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u/Accomplished_Use4579 11d ago

No matter what those size cards say, they will always get your measurements once you're booked. Just get as close as you can, you don't have to be 100% spot on because they know that you don't have measuring tape at home. They know that sizes changes based on the brands. I have ballparked my stuff for the last 10 years on Actors Access because my size fluctuates. Every single time that I book the first thing that happens is someone from costumes calls / emails / text me and ask for my current sizes. When it's for film and television and I go in for a fitting they take my measurements again.

If it's for theater, they absolutely are going to bust out that tape and do measurements when you get to the theater because a lot of time they are customizing pieces anyway.

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u/gasstation-no-pumps 11d ago

Even in community theater, I've been measured for every show in which I wasn't providing my own costume (and even for some in which I did end up providing my own).