Sorry–I meant to reply to this earlier.
I would suggest several additional measurements:
1. I often list sleeve length from center back neck, so that would be helpful.
2. Pants outseam would be good. Pants outseam to knee might be handy for shorts and skirts, too.
3. For dresses, length from shoulder at the neck to the knee would also be handy. That’s how I list the length of most dresses.
4. Beyond that, I think chest is the most important measurement for determining which size to make. Length or shorten according to height. For example, S is tall and skinny, so I usually make her a 3 or 4 and add a lot of length because she’s a tall 6. It’s not hard to do, but if you compare the chest and the height it will give you a sense of which pattern to use for chest and how much length you might need to add or subtract according to the height. Look at the finished garment measurements to see how much each size changes for length and add that amount to the size you’re lengthening.
Does that make sense? I should do a blog post about it sometime–people are always very interested when I teach this principle.
