A301—Cracked Mud Silk / Gambiered Silk / Guangdong Gauze Duster Coat, Tea Silk Kimono Coat, Jacket, Cardigan, Outerwear, Wrap Coat.

Loose fitting.
Long sleeves.
Kimono sleeves.
Back tie waist.
Made piece by piece, please allow me 10-21 days for fulfillment.
Thanks for your waiting.

* Material: Cracked mud silk. / Pure silk gambiered Canton Gauze.

Gambiered Canton Silk is well known as “soft gold silk”,in addition to general characteristics of silk,the traditional manufacturing of gambiered canton silk needs a unique plant named dioscorea cirrhosa, which is rich in tannins makes the fabric stronger in fiber toughness,and the various trace elements it contains are good for human skin.The juice of dioscorea cirrhosa, where the fabric should be dip-dyed and dried several times before attached to a layer of yellow brown jelly. then insolating under the burning sun, total 16 processes of manual techniques carried out for dyeing which have been handed down for hundreds of years. As a costly silk products, Gambiered Canton Silk was regarded as the best of Chinese silk goods.

Gambiered Canton Silk is a hand-dyed textile with a history of 500 years fromChina. It takes pure silk as ground, using a special plant in Southern China—Shuliang as dye; after 14 dying procedures including squeezing, soaking, drying the sun, rubbing with river silt etc. The fabric is soaked and dried in the sun for more than 30 times, and it could only be done from March to November inCanton. The Gambiered Canton Silk produced is black one side, and dark brown another side: the black side is smooth and bright like leather; the brown side is soft with natural turtle pattern like antique pottery. This kind of silk is also anti-allergy and anti-itching thanks to the herbal nature of Shuliang.

* Washing Instructions: Hand wash cold.

*PRODUCT MEASUREMENTS:*

Model is 158cm/5’2″ tall.
Her measurements are 35/26.5/36.5 inches (88/68/93cm).
She was wearing in size M.
Measurements taken from size M are as below:
-Bust 110 cm / 43.5″
-Length 118 cm / 46.5″

*********STANDARD SIZE: *********

SIZE S:
Fits for 2-4 US sizes, 32-34 EUR sizes, 6-8 UK sizes, Height 5’3” / 160cm
Bust: fits bust 83-84 cm / 32.5”-33.5”
Waist: fits waist 65-68 cm / 25.5”-26.5”
Hips: fits hips 91-92 cm / 35.8”-36.8”

SIZE M:
Fits for 6-8 US sizes, 36-38 EUR sizes, 10-12 UK sizes, Height 5’5” / 165cm
Bust: fits bust 88-90 cm / 34.5”-35.5”
Waist: fits waist 70-72 cm / 27.5”-28.5”
Hips: fits hips 96-98 cm / 37.8”-38.8”

SIZE L:
Fits for 10-12 US sizes, 40-42 EUR sizes, 14-16 UK sizes, Height 5’7” / 170cm
Bust: fits bust 94-96 cm / 37”-38”
Waist: fits waist 76-78 cm / 30”-31”
Hips: fits hips 102-104 cm / 40”-41”

SIZE XL:
Fits for 14-16 US sizes, 44-46 EUR sizes, 18-20 UK sizes, Height 5’9” / 175cm
Bust: fits bust 100-102 cm / 39”-40”
Waist: fits waist 82-84 cm / 32”-33”
Hips: fits hips 108-110 cm / 42.5”-43.5”

*********PLUS SIZE: *********

SIZE XXL:
Fits for 16W US plus size, 46 EUR plus size, 20 UK plus size, Height 5’9” / 175cm
Bust: fits bust 106-108 cm / 41.5”-42.5”
Waist: fits waist 88-90cm / 34.5”-35.5”
Hips: fits hips 114-116cm / 44.5”-45.5”

SIZE XXXL:
Fits for 18W-20W US plus sizes, 48-50 EUR plus sizes, 22-24 UK plus sizes, Height 5’9” / 175cm
Bust: fits bust 112-114 cm / 44″-44.5″
Waist: fits waist 94-96cm / 37″-38″
Hips: fits hips 120-122cm / 47″-48″

* IMPORTANT:
Our clothes are made to measure.
Your measurement is VERY IMPORTANT.
REMEMBER to advise me the exact circumference length of your BUST, WAIST, ARMSCYE GIRTH, BICEP, SHOULDER WIDTH, HIPS, your HEIGHT, and your WEIGHT in the NOTE TO SELLER @ Check-Out so that we could work out whether you have chosen the right size and make every necessary modification for you.

**********How to take your measurements:************

***Bust:
Wrap tape measure under the armpits, around the fullest part of the bust.

***Waist:
Wrap tape measure around where you normally wear your pants.

***Hips:
Stand with legs about 6 inches apart and measure around the fullest part of the hips (usually about 7-10 inches below the waist).

***Shoulder Width:
Stretching the measuring tape across the back, from the very end of the left shoulder to the end of the right shoulder.

***Armscye:
Wrapping the tape measure from the top of the shoulder, down beneath the armpit and back up to the top of the shoulder.

*** Bicep Girth/Upper Arm:
Measure around the widest part of your bicep/upper arm, so that the tape meets on the outer part of the bicep.
Wrapping the tape measure from the top of the shoulder, down beneath the armpit and back up to the top of the shoulder.

***Your height and your weight:
Although height and weight might be a women’s secret, it would be helpful for us to image your shape 🙂 Thank you!

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