Measurements
Online Body Measurement: Can a Phone Really Measure You?
A plain explanation of how a phone turns two photos into a chest, waist and hip, where the errors come from, and how to judge any measurement app, including ours.
Guides
How to measure yourself, what stitching really costs, how to choose a tailor and a fabric market, and how to plan a wedding outfit without a last-week panic.
Take your own measurements, and know when a tape is not enough.
Measurements
A plain explanation of how a phone turns two photos into a chest, waist and hip, where the errors come from, and how to judge any measurement app, including ours.
Measurements
What to measure for a shirt, trousers and a suit jacket, what rise and outseam actually mean, and why a suit needs a tailor's eye as well as a tape.
Measurements
The skirt needs only three numbers, but two of them are easy to get wrong. Where the waist sits, why your heels change the length, and how to test a heavy lehenga at the fitting.
Measurements
Bust, underbust, armhole, sleeve round, dart point and both neck depths: what each one is, how to take it, and how the style of blouse changes the numbers.
Measurements
Every measurement a tailor asks for, where the tape goes, and the seven mistakes that turn a good number into a badly fitting garment.
What stitching, sherwanis and rentals cost, and why quotes differ.
Prices & costs
Indicative rental prices, what the deposit and rental period really cover, and a checklist for the trial, the alterations and the return.
Prices & costs
Three different products share the name sherwani, and their prices are nowhere near each other. Here is how to tell them apart, what drives the cost, and when renting makes sense.
Prices & costs
There is no single Delhi rate. Here are indicative ranges for every common garment, why quotes vary so widely, and how to get one you can actually compare.
Pick the right tailor, fabric market and outfit route.
Choosing & buying
Most wedding outfit problems are schedule problems. Work back from the date: what to do at four months, eight weeks, three weeks and the night before.
Choosing & buying
Which market suits bridal silks, which one for trims, and which for budget. Plus how much fabric a garment needs and how to check cloth before you pay for it.
Choosing & buying
Delhi has thousands of tailors, and "best" depends on the garment. Ten checks that work in any market, the red flags to walk away from, and where to start looking.
Choosing & buying
"Buy a lehenga" can mean three different products. Here is how they differ in fit, time and cost, which one suits your situation, and what to check before you order online.