To think bust-waist-hips are inadequate measurements for tops?

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You are buying something online that is intended to cover your torso: a top, a shirt, whatever. You look for the size guide. It lists only the measurements in the bust, waist and hips (if that!).

This misses crucial measurements.

One is the length of the garment in question. This seems extremely basic, but for some reason, many retailers don't bother to list this, or if they do, list it only in reference to one size, so you're left to wonder whether other sizes are different and by how much. If it's sewn with a woman 10-15cm shorter than me in mind, it's likely to be too short.

The second one is the measurement in the shoulders. Why consider only the size of the woman at three separate measurements beneath the armpits and ignore totally that the garment starts out somewhere around the neck and goes over the arms? Do they think women are basically stick figures with breasts?

Then the length of the arms, but I don't find this as problematic in practice.

Thoughts?

Quite a lot of things have very narrow arm holes and tight sleeves. I have very porky upper arms despite being regular size everywhere else. I have to wait till things are reviewed if they look slim armed before buying.

I take your top measurements and raise you calf circumference and leg length on boots!

It is a money saving exercise of course. It would cost them time and money to list further measurements for every garment. If they don't mention it, they can't be blamed for it being wrong or inaccurate but it does mean there will be more returns however I read somewhere that they also bank on customers being too busy or lazy to return online orders. Then there are the views that it's to encourage going into their shop and seeing/trying the physical item there where you might also be tempted into buying other things.

I don't personally worry about that much detail because women's tops are already difficult for me to get a good fit, I'm a 10 by chest measurements, 6 by hips. Adding other measurements doesn't fix that. I try things on or buy what I know fits (often men's is a better fit!).

A lot of tops turn out to be cut so short that they're riding up on my back if I'm sitting down or up to my midriff if I dare lift my arms! Not intended as crop tops, just normal, made to be 22-23 inches without informing anyone.

Or so tight on the shoulders that it ends up painful, but with stretch this usually only shows discomfort after a while.

Whereas honestly the waist/hip measurements aren't personally useful to me.