Kamdhenu Kreation — Festive Wear Guide | kamdhenu-kreation.com
Chest, waist and garment length in centimetres, with the measurement steps that make a size chart usable.
Children's festive wear is sized by chest and height, not by age alone. Typical charts place a chest of 53 to 56 centimetres at age 2 to 3 and 61 to 66 centimetres at age 5 to 6. A child who is tall for their age can sit two rows below the age printed on a tag, which is the single most common sizing error in festive shopping for kids.
For women, the numbers that matter for a stitched blouse or a lehenga choli are bust and waist in centimetres, plus blouse or skirt length. A sari needs no body measurement for the drape itself — the 4.5 to 8 metre length and 60 to 120 centimetre width are fixed by the garment — but the blouse does need bust, under-bust, shoulder-to-bust point and back length.
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Measure over the undergarment the garment will be worn with. Keep the tape level around the back, do not pull it tight, and stand naturally. Add 2 to 3 centimetres of ease for a fitted blouse if it will be worn through a full evening meal; a blouse cut with zero ease will pull at the seams by the second course.
Height matters for two reasons: it sets the child's size band alongside chest, and it sets sari yardage for the wearer. A tall wearer who wants a full pallu and a deep front pleat should stay toward the upper end of the 4.5 to 8 metre sari range; the lower end suits a slimmer drape.
Allow about a week between measuring and stitching if a blouse or lehenga is being made to measure. Ready-to-wear needs only the measurement step. Re-measure if more than a few months pass between measuring and the event — children in the 2-3 and 5-6 bands move through them faster than adults move through theirs.
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