Best Scrubs for Women: Fit, Fabric and What to Look For

Quick answer: The best scrubs for women are the ones cut for your body: look for princess seams, back yokes or side panels, a curved or high-low hem, and petite, regular and tall inseams. Trying a style on tells you more than a size chart.

Women's scrubs have come a long way from the boxy unisex cut that used to be the only option. Most brands now build dedicated women's silhouettes with princess seams, curved hems and stretch placed where the body actually needs it, which means the differences between brands show up more in construction than in the color chart.

We cover fabric and fit for every brand we carry in our full brand comparison. This piece goes deeper on what to actually look for in a women's fit specifically.

What Separates a Good Women's Fit

• Princess seams — vertical seams that follow the body's natural curve, which shape a top without needing it to be tight.

• Back yokes and side panels — knit or stretch inserts that let a top move through reaching and bending without pulling across the shoulders.

• Curved or hi-low hemlines — a longer back hem keeps a top from riding up when you bend over a bed or a chart.

• Rise and inseam options — petite, tall and regular inseams matter as much as the waist size, and a pant that is the right length prevents both tripping hazards and constant hemming.

Where Tempo Fits

Tempo's women's line, now on the floor at both of our stores, in Philadelphia and Blackwood, includes a curved V-neck top, a tuckable one-pocket top with a high-low hem and princess seams and a quarter-zip top, alongside straight leg, jogger and flare leg pants in regular, petite and tall lengths. Most styles add mobility details such as back yokes, side panels, vents or side slits, and the whole line uses a four-way stretch blend of 78 percent polyester, 16 percent rayon and 6 percent spandex. Shop the full Tempo line online.

Trying It On Beats Reading About It

Fit is genuinely personal in a way that fabric content is not. Two women wearing the same size in the same brand can have a noticeably different experience depending on body shape, which is exactly why sizing charts only get you part of the way there.

At ScrubHaven, our Philadelphia and Blackwood, New Jersey locations carry a wide range of women's fits across brands, and our staff can help you find what actually works for your body rather than just your size on a chart.

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