Measuring yourself for a kurta when there is no trial room

Label sizes are not consistent between suppliers, which is why the same “L” fits differently from two listings. Measurements are.

Measure the garment, not yourself

Take a kurta you already wear and like. Lay it flat, button it, and measure straight across the chest from one underarm seam to the other. Double that number — that is the garment chest to compare with a size list.

Three numbers

• Chest — the number above, doubled.
• Waist — measured flat at the narrowest point of the garment, doubled.
• Length — from the shoulder seam at the neck down to the hem.

Ease

A straight kurta needs about 5 cm more than your body chest to hang properly; an Anarkali needs less at the chest because the flare does the work lower down.

Pant length

Kurta sets often come with a standard pant length. If you are under about 5 ft 2 in, expect to hem the pant — that is normal and not a fault.

What our pages say

Where a piece comes in specific sizes, those sizes are listed exactly as supplied to us. We do not list a size we cannot supply, and we do not print a body-measurement chart we cannot verify.