This is a stunning lehenga for a great price. I also love that you can make slight design changes to the top (such as adding sleeves, picking a neckline style etc) if you pick the made-to-measure option.
However, I will be honest and say the made-to-measure experience was not perfect. Also, one of the tassels on the tie at the back of the top came the first time I tried it on and tiny beads flew everywhere. I think this happened because the tassels are attached with a loop of thread only, making them easy to come off.
I included my measurements after watching the how to measure video, and reading the how to measure chart. I have lat muscles, wear a 34D/36C bra, am 5’2 and have an athletic but hourglass figure. (My hips are 11 inches bigger than my waist). The CS team told me that my measurements didn’t make sense to the tailors and told me to re-measure. Even after I remeasured, the CS team told me inches had to be added to select measurements. Almost everywhere inches were added is too big. The sewing team recommended adding 4 inches to the waist of the skirt, 5 inches across the neckline, and 2 inches to the bicep portion of the sleeve. (I got sleeves added). We settled somewhere in between my actual measurements and the sewing team’s suggestions. The sleeve circumference being bigger is okay, but I will need to have the top taken in at the shoulders & mid section, and the waist of the skirt will need to be taken in. Even on the smallest hook for the skirt, the…
