HOW TO SEW SALWAR KAMEEZ
Making a Salwar kameez is a profession like any other profession. No one is perfect so there
are no formulas or standard pattern or standard measurement procedures. Making a perfect salwar kameez is a result of practice
or a result of invested time with dedication in this art.Salwar kameez can be sew as per given measurements. The perfect sew
of salwar kameez is like making other items are a result of practice or a result of invested time with dedication in the art.
As the experience grows the perfection comes in making the salwar kameez
and maker becomes a master. And masters make formulas as per their experience for cutting the cloth(for stitching).
The following are the process for making salwar kameez
1. Measuring
2. Cutting
3.
Designing component making
4. Stitching
5. Hamming
6. Interlocking
7. Ironing
The first step to make salwar kameez is body measurements
Kameez
1. Chest
2. Breast
3. waist
4. Hips
5. Armhole
6.
neck diameter
7. Shoulder (broadness)
8. Sleeve length
9. Elbow circumference
10. Wrist circumference
11. Front
neck depth
Salwar
1. Waist
2. Hips
3. Length
4. Inseam
5. Bottom
Cutting is an important process while making salwar kameez. So an expert
master is required for that. There are no hard and fast rules for cutting but normally masters make their formulas on their
own for their satisfaction. And cutting margins and seam allowances depends upon the fitting desired by the client.
In case of designer’s salwar kameez make, there may be different component
with some work on it like embroidery, thread, net etc. Parallel process is to prepare these components.
Stitching is based on the cutting done by marking the stitching line. Stitching
man will stitch as per the marking.
After completing the machine stitching the hand hamming process is to be
done with the help of neddle and thread.
Interlocking is last machine process to give an additional strength to the
salwar kameez so it is interlocked with good quality thread with zigzag style.
Finally the ironing process is to be done on salwar kameez to look proper
and graceful.
The complete sewing process is upto the finished product.
Salwar Kameez Sewing Pattern
Salwar Kameez pattern and sewing or customization as per the pattern or as
per the size has a great market place in India. There are many companies that are involved into the production of patterns
only. They are creating patterns and pictures of look and feel on a specific fabric.
The companies are producing different patterns for neck styles, sleeve style,
kameez style, salwar style etc. These are available on worth cost and ready to use.
Pattern is a raw shape of designs or specific component of designer's creativity
in the shape of paper or thin tin plates. Salwar Kameez Pattern are component with appropriate details of designing, designer,
date of making patterns or design components, measurements, graded sizes etc.
The assembly of cuttings through these patterns with the real fabric becomes
as the Kameez Patterns Salwar pattern or the different designs. There is no parameter of Kameez Patterns in respect of designing
on bodice or neck, sleeves, back neck length and fittings.
The tailor follows the designer’s patterns and cut the material as
per patterns and then sew the material as the designer’s instructions to form finished Salwar Kameez.
The word sewing is defined as stitching but here the meaning of sewing is
depicted as customization of Salwar Kameez as per given measurements. Ready-made SK cannot have proper fitting whereas stitching
or sewing or customaization can produce proper shaped Salwar Kameez.
Salwar Kameez Sew
Salwar Kameez sew or simply the stitching or customization as per the given
measurements of salwar kameez. There is a great market place in India for stitched or customized salwar kameez. The sew salwar
kameez is more popular and on high demand in the whole world amongst the women community.
There are so many famous brands of readymade salwar kameez that can be found
in the market. But normally customized or stitched salwar kameez are comfortable to wear because they are made with given
sizes.
Salwar Kameez is very popular and can be customized or sew as per sizes and
styles. Sew Salwar Kameez can be made of different designs and styles, a few are:
1. Traditional Salwar
Kameez
2. Churidar Salwar Kameez
3. Patiala Salwar Kameez
4. Parallel Salwar Kameez
5. Bootcut Salwar Kameez
6.
Dhoticut Salwar Kameez
7. Designer’s Salwar Kameez
Traditional salwar kameez make is basic dress. Further as per the modernization,
designers did the modifications and changes in styles. There is no hard and fast rule in making the salwar kameez. It all
depends upon the desire, imagination and fashion.
Short Salwar Kameez
These days a number of ladies can be seen in different cloths like pant (salwar) upto knee and short kameez
upto hips but they use the terminology as salwar kameez. As the modern time changed the life of human beings, the ladies salwar
kameez changed their trends.
Normally in the traditional salwar kameez, the kameez is long upto knee. Gradually the size of kameez became
less upto hips with parallel and bootcut pants. The short kameez are very famous with buttons and embroidery at the front.
The sleeves size was usually lengthy upto wrist in the traditional salwar kameez but now short sleeve or
sleeveless are very popular. New style is a 1-2 inches sleeve like a cap on the shoulder.
Boot cut and parallel also is in new style these days. These are 6 inches up from ankle. The amount of
work is same like embroidery, thread work etc. but length became short.
In totality most of the women community love to wear short salwar kameez than traditional salwar kameez,
especially the teenager birds love these short salwar kameez.
Traditional Salwar Kameez
Kameez Salwar is a dress normally worn by North Indian people in India. It is a traditional dress of North
India (Punjabi) ladies. Kameez Salwar is a symbol of dignity and simplicity and confortable to wear. Kameez salwar is normally
worn with chunni or dupatta. kameez is the upper part of the combination of Kameez Salwar and Dupatta. Traditional Kameez
is normally long upto knee with wide circumference (Gher) and with full sleeves. It is almost fully covered from the back
as back neck line depth like 2-3" and medium low at the front like 6-7" inches as front neck line depth. It is wide or broad
at neck like 6-7" inches to put the head into the Kameez.
Now-a-days different neck styles are prevelant in the market, few are
Round Neck: it is semi circle at the front and crescent or round shape at the back depending upon the measurements.
U Neck : The neck looks like alphabet "U" from the front and back as per given design.
V Neck : The neck looks like alphabet "V" from the front and back as per given design.
Pointed U Neck : The front is like alphabet "U" with pointed very small v at front of "U" neck.
Split Round Neck : The neck is round with front opening around 2".
Boat Neck : The neck design is just like boat with low from front, back around 4-5" and wide broad
from shoulders like 9-10
Square Neck : The front neck is just like mathematical square and back depend upon given design.
Mandarian Collar : The front is open with high collars.
The upper part of Kameez Salwar has different fittings, neck styles, sleeves style, sleeves length, bottom
circumference measurements and cuts.
The Salwar part is a bottom part of the Kameez Salwar. Traditionally it is wide from top. It has 4 to 5
inches belt attached to rest part of the salwar which is pleated. Upper part of the Belt has tunnel for drawstring. Normally
the traditional salwar size from top at waist area is almost double as the actual waist size to make it comfortable to wear.
Salwar has big room at the thigh area for comfortness. Salwar has almost double bottom size as the circumference of the ankle
so as to make proper space for the feet to put inside for wearing.
The modification in the traditional salwar as the part of kameez salwar became famous as traditional Churidar
Salwar. It is sleek in look and has leg shape fitting from thigh to bottom part of the leg as compared to Indian traditional
salwar. At bottom it has small hole with hooks or thread to close the bottom at the ankle.
Further modifications resulted as Patiala Salwar as the bottom part of Kameez Salwar. Patiala Salwar kameez
has simiar look like Indian traditional kameez salwar except patiala salwar has more pleates and big fall comes on wearing
at back.
Further modifications became popular as Parallel and Bootcut Salwar as the bottom part of the Kameez Salwar.
These have the shape of pants with thin belt, elastic and chain etc with different shapes.
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MEASUREMENT FOR SALWAR KAMEEZ ( inches)
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*Note: Below measurements are without adding loosing. We will add 2 to 4
inches loosing to the outfit based on style & design. These measurements
are sample measurements & readymade dresses measurements may vary based
on the style of the outfit.
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Measurements
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Small
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Medium
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Large
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XLarge
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XX
Large
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XXX
Large
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Shoulder
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14 1/2"
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15"
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15 "
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15 1/2"
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15 3/4"
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16"
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Shoulder To
Neck
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4"
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41/2"
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41/2"
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5"
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51/2""
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6 1/2"
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Around Neck
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13"
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14"
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15"
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15 1/2"
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16"
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17"
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Around Armpit
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15"
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16"
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17"
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18"
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20"
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22"
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Actual Breast
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34"
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36"
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38"
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40"
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42"
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44"
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Actual Waist
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28"
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30"
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32"
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34"
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36"
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38"
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Actual Hips
size
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38"
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40"
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42"
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44"
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46"
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40"
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Waist to Ankle
bone
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36 1/2"
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37"
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37 1/2"
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38"
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38 1/2"
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39"
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Around Ankle:
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Parallel Type
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18"
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18"
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18"
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18"
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18"
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18"
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Chudidar Type
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11"
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11"
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11"
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11"
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11"
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11 1/2"
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Salwar Type
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13"
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14"
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15"
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151/2"
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16"
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17
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Sleeve Length:
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Sleeve less
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0"
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0"
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0"
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0"
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0"
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0"
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Half Sleeves
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7"
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7"
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7"
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8"
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8"
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9"
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3/4 Sleeves
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16"
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16"
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17"
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17"
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17"
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18"
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Full Sleeves
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21"
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22 1/2"
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22 1/2"
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22 1/2"
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22 1/2"
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23 1/2"
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Top/Kurta Length:
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Above Knee
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32"
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32"
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32"
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34"
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34"
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36"
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On the Knee
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34"
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34"
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34"
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34"
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36"
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38"
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Below Knee
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40"
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40"
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40"
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42"
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42"
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44"
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Kalf Length
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46"
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47"
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48"
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49"
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49"
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50"
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Please submit your measurements in inches.
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How
To Measure
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For best
results measure over your undergarments and let someone else measure it. |
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Chest:
Measure the fullest part of your
chest, keeping the tape level.
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Waist:
Measure your natural waist where your torso is the smallest. |
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Hips:
Stand with the heels and measure
the fullest part of your hips. (approx. 8'' below natural waist).
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Pants/Skirt Length:
Measure from natural waist line.
Consider heels when measuring.
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Note:
Bottoms of Salwar Suits, Churidar
Suits and few other apparel types are designed to be comfort fit hence it may not be possible to customize them to slim fit.
We take every care to keep beauty of the outfit as shown on our website.
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If your measurements fall between two sizes, you may prefer the larger size.
Write your BRA SIZE
when ordering. This will help us determine your correct size in case you have entered incorrect measurements.
PLEASE NOTE THAT MEASUREMENTS SHOWN BELOW ARE BODY, NOT APPAREL MEASUREMENTS.
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US
Size |
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4-6
(Small) |
8-10
(Medium) |
12-14
(Large) |
16-18
(1X) |
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Bust (inches) |
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33-34 |
35-36.5 |
38-40 |
42-44 |
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25-27 |
28.5-30 |
31.5-34 |
36-38.5 |
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33-36.5 |
37.5-39.5 |
41-42.5 |
44.5-46.5 |
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Waist (inches) |
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Hips (inches) |
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UK Size |
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8-10
(Small) |
12-14
(Medium) |
16-18
(Large) |
20-22
(1X) |
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Bust (inches) |
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33-34 |
35-36.5 |
38-40 |
42-44 |
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25-27 |
28.5-30 |
31.5-34 |
36-38.5 |
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33-36.5 |
37.5-39.5 |
41-42.5 |
44.5-46.5 |
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Waist (inches) |
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Hips (inches) |
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