Homegrown sizing has its own standard

The maker's table is the truth

Homegrown makers cut to their own chart — the printed tag is their standard, not a Western one. The only real data is a buyer writing '170/60, took L, perfect'. Harvest those; two or three and the right size stops being a gamble.

The Western size you grab in a store is a guess here. Trust the maker's table and the buyer note, especially when the label differs.

Measure flat, compare to the maker

Lay the item flat, measure across, and compare to the maker's own numbers — not the size you grab elsewhere. Homegrown cuts drift hardest at shoulder and waist.

Write the numbers in your notes. 'Usually a Medium' is memory; the tape is fact, and the note is the record.

No swaps across the border

You're shipping through an agent from Asia. There is no 'swap a size'. Wrong size means a second order or a closet orphan. On a crafted piece, that's the piece gone.

That's why the maker's note matters more than the tag. Someone wore your size; read it like the only review that counts.

Shoes: size to the larger foot

For shoes, go by the larger foot and the cm foot length, not the EU label that drifts between batches. Homegrown reps run narrow.

If the row has no size note, slow down and read reviews for fit. Guessing means a second order if wrong.

Archive the maker's cuts

When a buyer posts a fit pic with measurements, save it. Homegrown makers keep their own standard; your size archive is the only continuity for next time.

Treat sizing like every other check — evidence first, assumption never.

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