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  Feb 1, 2012, 05.27 PMby nouvellegamine

  this is so cute! even though i’m 5’9" i’ll totally resize this!
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  Jul 8, 2011, 03.40 PMby dillybean

  I too am confused by the sizing as it does not match up with the sizing chart- also the pattern says to lengthen pieces 22 and 24 as indicated, however, I do not see how much to lengthen them by anywhere in the instructions- Help!
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  Jul 5, 2011, 06.23 PMby bellamaedesign

  Please explain the pattern sizes “17, 18, 19 etc”. I checked the pattern sizing pages but do not see these sizes.

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    Jul 16, 2011, 11.00 AMby omgdora

    Sizes 17-22 are called “half sizes” and are for petite women. In width, they correspond to sizes 34-44, but supposedly have a shorter torso length, higher hemline, etc., to fit a shorter person.

    Even if you are not petite, I would say for this dress, go ahead and use the size that is half your usual size. The worse that can happen is the belt casing might be a bit too high on you.

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  Apr 1, 2011, 04.37 PMby bodicegoddess589

  This would look great in seersucker, and would travel well, too.