Know Your Size
MEASURING YOURSELF
To ensure that our garments fit you well, it is important that you pick the right size. In India, we do not have a uniform size code based on anthropometric studies. Each brand is left to its own methods to arrive at a suitable size set. After extensive research, we have devised a size set that has been honed to perfection in the last 11 years.
If you have worn a Mantra earlier, you don’t have to go through the elaborate ritual that we have suggested below. But if you have gained/lost weight or if you are planning to buy a Mantra for the first time, we’d advise you to follow one of these procedures –
YOU NEED
A good measuring tape(in inches), A notepad, A patient friend
METHOD
Wear well-fitted clothes. Measurement taken over baggy or heavy clothes like jeans or corduroys can be misleading.
Stand up straight against a wall and spread your arms out wide
Ask your friend to measure you
Jot down the measurements in inches in the given format.
SIZE CHARTS
Our size chart has 3 measurements in each category.
- Body measurements - circumference of the body at that level.
- Garment measurements – circumference of the garment at that level which should be about 1-2 inches more than your body measurements.
- Garment measurements (front only) – Seam to seam measurements of the front side of the garment.
*in inches
| Details | Measurements | S | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulder | Body | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16.5 |
Shoulder |
Garment | 15 | 15.5 | 16 | 16.5 |
| Chest | Body | 36 | 39 | 41 | 45 |
Chest |
Garment (circumference) | 40 | 42 | 44 | 47 |
Chest |
Garment (front only) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23.5 |
| Waist | Body | 32 | 36 | 38 | 42 |
Waist |
Garment (circumference) | 36 | 38 | 40 | 43 |
Waist |
Garment (front only) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21.5 |
| Hip | Body | 37 | 40 | 42 | 46 |
Hip |
Garment (circumference) | 42 | 44 | 46 | 49 |
Hip |
Garment (front only) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24.5 |
*Measurements may vary based on the design and style of the garment. Please check measurement chart of the garment you have selected for style-wise variations.
BODY TYPE
No two bodies are alike, but we can classify them broadly into a few categories.
Your body type would be -
Apple – if your chest measures wider than your hip.
Pear – if your hip measures wider than your chest.
Hourglass - if your chest and hip measurements are almost the same and you have a very narrow waist.
Banana – if your chest and hip measurements are the same and your waist is just an inch or so narrower.
Our sizes will suit you best if you are a pear type (thankfully most Indian women fall into this category) or an hour glass type. If you are a banana type, our sizes will fit you but will be a bit loose at the waist. If you are an apple type, you will not be happy with our fit. We plan to come up with a size set to suit your body type later, but for now, we are sorry to disappoint you.