![[Sample] Rani pink Banarasi blouse](/media/product/29)
[Sample] Rani pink Banarasi blouse
new, never worn · Banarasi brocade
📍 Brampton, Ontario
$24.00 USD
Three measurements decide a blouse, in this order: bust, armhole, shoulder. Bust, because the whole garment is drafted around it. Armhole, because it is the hardest thing to change: an armhole can always be cut deeper, but it cannot be made smaller without new fabric. Shoulder, because a seam that sits off the bone makes even a fresh blouse look borrowed. When you compare a listing against your own numbers, remember that the two directions are not equal. A blouse 2 to 3 cm roomy at the bust is a quick take-in at any tailor; one tighter than you is only wearable if there is allowance inside the seams. Ask the seller about exactly that, because it is the quiet advantage of custom stitching: tailors routinely leave 2 to 4 cm folded into the side seams, margin that mass-produced blouses are cut without. On condition, look where a blouse works hardest: the underarm, where lining fades first, the hook-and-eye tape or back zip, which should close without puckering, the darts, which should lie pressed flat rather than bubbled, and the piping along neckline and sleeve edges. If it is a padded blouse, ask whether the cups have kept their shape through washing. Fast fashion assumes one bust-to-armhole ratio per size, which is why a ready-made 96 cm blouse that closes can still bite into your arm. A custom blouse was drafted for one real body, and Silai stores the measurements it was made for on every listing. Scan yourself with your phone camera, about 2 minutes and no tape, and the rack filters to blouses cut for a body like yours, each with a fit score and a chart comparing every measurement your scan and the listing share. Your scan photos are deleted as soon as your measurements are ready.