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Size Chart

iDesign offers full size selections from size 0 - 36W, and for all heights from Petite to Tall. Match your measurements to those in the women's size chart below. The height field is mandatory while placing your order.

Women's Size Chart (actual body measurements in inches)

SIZE XS S M L XL 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 16W 18W 20W 22W 24W 26W 28W 30W 32W 34W 36W Bust 32 33 34 35 36 37 38.5 40 41.5 43.5 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 60 63 66 Waist 25 26 27 28 29 30 31.5 33 34.5 36.5 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 53 56 59 Hip 35 36 37 38 39 40 41.5 43 44.5 46.5 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 63 66 69

Proportioned for women 5'4" to 5'7", where hips are slightly larger than the bust. Petite styles are proportioned for women 5'4" and under. Tall styles are proportioned for women 5'8" and over.

If your measurements do not match, you can customize your size to your body measurement to ensure the best fit and fall. You can also customize the style. All this is available to you for $7.50 per garment.

HOW TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS- COMPREHENSIVE!

How to Measure * Measure over undergarments. * Keep tape measure level and close, not tight. * If possible, have someone else measure you - it's more accurate. Bust: Wearing your usual bra, with arms relaxed at your sides, measure the fullest part of your bust, keeping the tape parallel to the floor, under the armhole and around your back about where your bra strap is. Waist: Measure around the narrowest part of your torso at your natural waistline. To find your natural waistline, bend to one side. There will usually be a crease where you bend. Often it is just below your ribcage. That's your natural waistline. Don't worry since this may seem higher than where you actually wear your pants and jeans. Keep the tape measure parallel to the floor as you measure all the way around your torso. Hips: Standing with heels together, measure around your body at the broadest part of your hips. This will include the fullest part of your backside too and should be just about where your legs meets your torso. (approximately 8" below natural waistline.) Height: Standing with your feet slightly apart and your back to a wall, measure from the floor to the top of your head. Bra Cup Size: Check the tag on your favorite bra and enter the Bra and Cup Size. Women's Measurement Instructions for Custom Tailored & Made-To-Order Garments To measure for a women's & girls' Custom tailored or Made-to-order garments, follow the instructions below. Step 1: Print these instructions Step 2: Follow each of the measurement instructions, below, and write down the measurements (in inches) in the corresponding box (on your printed pages). Some garments require only a few of the measurements ~ please see the order form for that garment for specific measurements needed. *Please note, measurements must be made per the instructions without any allowance or extra margin. Allowances will be made by the tailor. You'll need a flexible tape measure (inches) and someone to help you place and read the measuring tape. As we say in the tailor shop... "measure twice, cut once."... and you'll get more accurate measurements.   Step 3: With your measurements ready, go back to the item you've already chosen and enter your measurements in the order form. Remember... use inches  Back Length A. Base of neck, in back at (biggest) bony protrusion B. The level where you want the garment to end.  Measure from the bony protrusion at the back of the base of the neck, straight down the middle of the back, to the level where you want the garment to end. For garments with "tunic length," the "back length" is measured to the level of the knuckles of both hands (resting at the side of the body). Full back length A. Base of neck, in back at (biggest) bony protrusion. B. The level of the floor Measure from the bony protrusion at the back of the base of the neck, straight down the middle of the back, to the floor.     Shoulder to Waist (formerly called "Figure") A. Midpoint on top of the shoulder B. Waist line Measure from the midpoint on top of the shoulder, vertically down the front of the body, to the waist line (level of belly button).   Shoulder to Shoulder A. The tip of the shoulder B. The tip of the other shoulder Measure from the tip of one shoulder, horizontally across the back, to the tip of the other shoulder.       Dress Shirt Sleeve Length A. Base of neck (backside, center) B. Outside tip of shoulder C. Outside bend of elbow D. Wrist or the point at which you prefer the cuff to end 1. Rest your hand on the side of your hip, with elbow bent. 2. Measure as shown in the illustration: - Start at (A) the backside base of the neck, - past (B) the shoulder, - around (C) the elbow, - to (D) the wrist or the point at which you prefer the cuff to end. The path of the tape measure should follow the outside of the arm. 3/4 Sleeve Length A. Base of neck (backside, center) B. Outside tip of shoulder C. Outside bend of elbow *A 3/4 sleeve should end halfway between the elbow and wrist . 1. Rest your hand on the side of your hip, with elbow bent. 2. Measure as shown in the illustration: - Start at (A) the backside base of the neck, - past (B) the shoulder, - around (C) the elbow, - to (D) halfway between the elbow and wrist The path of the tape measure should follow the outside of the arm.     Arm hole A. Arm pit B. Top of shoulder Measure from the top of the shoulder, down the front of the shoulder, under the arm pit, and up the back of the shoulder. Skirt length A. Belly button B. The level of the floor Measure from the belly button, vertically down to the level of the floor.     Waist A. The circumference at the level of the belly button Keep measuring tape horizontal, wrap around the level of the belly button. Hips A. The biggest circumference around the buttocks Keep measuring tape horizontal, wrap around the biggest part of the buttocks     Bust A. The biggest circumference around the chest Keep measuring tape horizontal, wrap around the biggest girth of the chest, keeping the measuring tape up and close to the arm pits. Upper Bust A. Just as in measuring the lower bust, wrap around the back of the torso, keeping the measuring tape up and close to the arm pits, but guide the tape measure up just above the breasts in front.     Bust Point to Bust Point A. The distance from the center of each breast. Neck A. The circumference around (1 inch above) the base of the neck Measure along the natural contour of the neck, holding the tape measure comfortably against the skin.     Wrist The circumference around the wrist Measure around the wrist.  Weight Your weight in pounds Height Your height in feet & inches

How to take measurements

Adults:
http://www.mybarong2.com/womens-measurement-instructions-custom-tailored-madetoorder-garments-art-1937.html

Children:
http://owlybaby.blogspot.in/2010/12/free-printable-child-measurement-chart.html

Kurukshetra...Why fight?

...And on these very plains of Kurukshetra, the battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas was fought...where they shed each others blood... This "Dharmkshetra" is where Lord Krishna instructed Arjuna on they ways of the world and Dharma.

30 "Therefore, surrendering all actions to Me, thy thoughts concentrated on Me the Absolute and the Self of all, free from selfishness and without anticipation of any reward, with mind in a perfectly calm mood, begin thou to fight." Krishna commands Arjuna who is in a dilemma, whether to fight his friends and family or not..

Reminds me of hamlet's dilemma of "To be or not to be..."

5. "Indeed, none can ever remain inactive even for a moment; for everyone is relentlessly and helplessly driven to action by one's intrinsic nature 6 .

21. "For whatever a great man does, that very thing lesser mortals follow; whatever he sets up as a standard, to that others try to rise.

22. "O Partha, there is nothing at all in the three worlds that I am required or obliged to do, nor is there anything for Me to attain; and yet, l am constantly engaged in action.

23. "If I should cease to act, men would blindly copy Me and a great havoc would result.

24. "Indeed, if I cease to act, these worlds would perish. Nay, I would prove to be the cause of confusion and possibly even the destruction of humanity.

- from the bhagvadgita...


Now a northern Indian state of Haryana, kurukshetra is home to 860 places of pilgrimage all related to the Mahabharata and the Gita also called " The Holy Land", " Land of Mahabharat". IAccording to the Vedas, Kurukshetra refers to a area of about 48 x 128 Km about 150 km / 100 miles northwest of Delhi, about a 5 hour drive by cab from Mathura\Vrndavan. Rich in Agricultural land and populated with temples, Kurukshetra, named after King Kuru who possessed super excellent righteous qualities and performed devotional service in this area.
It is said that after performing a great yajna, Lord Brahma created the universe and this is where Manu wrote his Manu-smriti and that the Rig and Sama Vedas were compiled in this place.

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