Size guide
Measure a piece you already love
This is the most reliable thing you can do, and it works whatever the label says. Lay a piece you already wear flat, buttoned or fastened: a kurta, a blouse, an anarkali, whichever is closest to what you are buying. Measure straight across the chest from one underarm seam to the other, and double it: that is the garment's bust measurement. Do the same for its length, from the highest point of the shoulder straight down to the hem. Then match those two numbers to the piece you are looking at.
Indian ready-to-wear labels are not standardised, and two brands both printing "L" can differ by two inches. Where a supplier states a garment length we print it on the product page, exactly as they wrote it and in their own units. Where they do not, we leave it out rather than estimate it.
Indian sizes and their equivalents
| Indian size | Bust (in) | Waist (in) | Hip (in) | US | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 32 | 26 | 35 | 0 to 2 | 6 |
| S | 34 | 28 | 37 | 4 | 8 |
| M | 36 | 30 | 39 | 6 to 8 | 10 |
| L | 38 | 32 | 41 | 10 | 12 |
| XL | 40 | 34 | 43 | 12 | 14 |
| XXL | 42 | 36 | 45 | 14 | 16 |
| 3XL | 44 | 38 | 47 | 16 | 18 |
| 4XL | 46 | 40 | 49 | 18 | 20 |
| 5XL | 48 | 42 | 51 | 20 | 22 |
- Indian sizes are cut by bust. Measure a kurta you already love, flat, armpit to armpit, and double it.
- Brands differ by up to two inches at the same letter. If the product lists its own measurements, trust those over this chart.
- Between two sizes? Most shoppers of these brands go up one.
- Length: our kurta lengths are given from the shoulder. A 42 in kurta reaches the knee on a 5 ft 4 in frame and above the knee on 5 ft 7 in.
Two labels that confuse people
Some brands label a kurta with a number, like "44 (US L)". That number is the bust in inches, so match it to the bust column above.
Sarees are one size. The blouse piece is unstitched unless the product says otherwise, and where a supplier states that, we print it on the product page.
If it does not fit
30-day returns on clothing and jewellery: refund to your original payment method, on pieces that come back unused with any tags attached. Email us to start a return before you send anything back, and on a return because it did not fit you cover the return postage. The full terms are in our refund and return policy.