Before you order

Sizing & measurement

Twelve measurements, taken by someone else, over a thin shirt. If you would rather not, we will post you a measuring form or measure you on a video call.

How to take them

Chest: Around the fullest part
Waist: At the navel, not the trouser line
Hip: Around the seat
Shoulder: Seam to seam across the back
Sleeve length: Shoulder point to wrist bone
Bicep: Arm relaxed
Neck: Where the collar sits
Garment length: Shoulder to where it should end
Trouser waist: Where you wear the trouser
Inseam: Crotch to ankle

Two more we ask for and cannot diagram: your height, and your usual shirt collar size. Together they catch a mistake in the rest.

Tailored pieces

Sherwani, jodhpuri, bandhgala, kurta

Size	Chest	Waist	Shoulder	Length
38"	38	32	17.0	41
40"	40	34	17.5	42
42"	42	36	18.0	43
44"	44	38	18.5	43.5

All figures in inches, measured on the garment. We cut with roughly 4 inches of ease.

Dupattas and stoles

Length and width, unstitched

Size	Length	Width
2.25 m	225 cm	100 cm
2.5 m	250 cm	105 cm

Dupattas and stoles are cut to length.

Safa and feta

Measured around the head

Size	Head circumference	Safa length
22"	55-56 cm	9 m
23"	57-58 cm	9.5 m

Measure around the head just above the ears.

Juttis

Foot length, heel to longest toe

Size	UK	EU	Foot length
UK 8	8	42	26.2 cm
UK 9	9	43	27.1 cm
UK 10	10	44	27.9 cm

Juttis have no left or right and ease with wear.

Questions we get

Should I measure over clothes?: Over a thin shirt, standing straight, arms down, breathing normally. Not over a jacket, and not holding your stomach in — the piece has to fit you at the reception, six hours in.
Who should hold the tape?: Someone else. Measuring your own chest and shoulder accurately is close to impossible, and the shoulder is the one measurement an alteration cannot fix.
Inches or centimetres?: Either — say which. We draft in inches and convert, so a mix of the two in one form is the one thing that actually causes a mis-cut.
What if I am between two sizes on the chart?: Then do not use the chart. Send the twelve measurements and we will draft to them; that is what made-to-measure is for. The chart exists for the pieces that are already cut.
I expect to lose weight before the wedding.: Tell us the date and what you expect to lose. We will cut to your measurement today and leave the side seams generous, then do one free alteration in the last three weeks. Cutting to a weight you have not reached is how a sherwani ends up unwearable.

How to take them

Chest: Around the fullest part
Waist: At the navel, not the trouser line
Hip: Around the seat
Shoulder: Seam to seam across the back
Sleeve length: Shoulder point to wrist bone
Bicep: Arm relaxed
Neck: Where the collar sits
Garment length: Shoulder to where it should end
Trouser waist: Where you wear the trouser
Inseam: Crotch to ankle

Two more we ask for and cannot diagram: your height, and your usual shirt collar size. Together they catch a mistake in the rest.

Size

Chest

Waist

Shoulder

Length

38"

17.0

40"

17.5

42"

18.0

44"

18.5

43.5

Size

Length

Width

2.25 m

225 cm

100 cm

2.5 m

250 cm

105 cm

Size

Head circumference

Safa length

22"

55-56 cm

9 m

23"

57-58 cm

9.5 m

Size

Foot length

UK 8

26.2 cm

UK 9

27.1 cm

UK 10

27.9 cm

Questions we get

Should I measure over clothes?: Over a thin shirt, standing straight, arms down, breathing normally. Not over a jacket, and not holding your stomach in — the piece has to fit you at the reception, six hours in.
Who should hold the tape?: Someone else. Measuring your own chest and shoulder accurately is close to impossible, and the shoulder is the one measurement an alteration cannot fix.
Inches or centimetres?: Either — say which. We draft in inches and convert, so a mix of the two in one form is the one thing that actually causes a mis-cut.
What if I am between two sizes on the chart?: Then do not use the chart. Send the twelve measurements and we will draft to them; that is what made-to-measure is for. The chart exists for the pieces that are already cut.
I expect to lose weight before the wedding.: Tell us the date and what you expect to lose. We will cut to your measurement today and leave the side seams generous, then do one free alteration in the last three weeks. Cutting to a weight you have not reached is how a sherwani ends up unwearable.