Fitting Room Design & Fixtures: Dimensions, Mirrors and Hardware
A fitting room decides the sale more often than the shop floor does. If the mirror is wrong or the door will not close, the garment goes back on the rail — and the customer is already looking at her phone.
Get the dimensions right before the design
A usable single fitting room needs 1200 mm of internal width and at least 1200 mm of depth, with a 2100 mm internal height so a full-length mirror hangs without being cut down. Allow 1500 mm of clear space outside the door for a wheelchair user to turn; an accessible room needs 1800 mm in both directions. Budget one room for every 300 to 400 square metres of selling space, and never fewer than two.
Let the mirror and the light do the selling
A full-length mirror set five to ten degrees away from the wall makes a customer look taller and shows the back of the garment at the same time, while a side mirror answers the "does it pull across the shoulders" question without a second visit. Light at 4000 K with a colour rendering index above 90 shows fabric colour honestly, and a vertical light source in front of the mirror removes the shadow a ceiling downlight drops under the eyes.
Choose the entry system deliberately
Curtain tracks suit high-turnover fashion and cost far less than doors, but each opening needs a 100 mm return or the gap will show. Hinged or sliding doors read as premium and hold their shape in boutique and bridal rooms. Whichever you choose, put the hooks on the inside face of the door or the inside of the curtain reveal, not on the wall, so nothing is left behind.
Hardware is where rooms fail
Specify a double hook at 1600 mm for bags, a single hook above it for coats, a small shelf at 1700 mm, and a bench or stool that can be wiped down. Curtain rails, hinges and locks should be selected for a life measured in thousands of cycles rather than seasons — a broken hook is what turns a purchase into an abandoned pile of clothes.
Finish with service access
Staff need to reach a room without walking through the shop: a rear service door, or a removable panel in the partition, keeps tag removals and refits off the sales floor. Number each room and put the call point at 1100 mm so an assistant can be summoned without the customer opening the door.
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