This dress runs small, and it is not forgiving in the same way everywhere. Five minutes with a tape measure now will save you a three-week wait for the wrong size.
The honest part, first
We don't publish a measurement chart, because we don't have one we trust. Each dress is assembled and wired by hand, and we have never been given reliable flat measurements for it. Printing a table we can't stand behind would be worse than printing nothing — you'd order against numbers that might not match the dress that turns up.
So instead: here is how to measure yourself, which measurement actually decides your size, and how to get a straight answer out of us before you spend anything.
Measure these four things
Use a soft tape, and wear the bra you plan to wear with the dress. On a structured halter that changes the numbers more than people expect.
- Bust — around the fullest part. Keep the tape level all the way round, and don't pull it tight.
- Underbust — directly beneath the bust, snug. This matters because the bodice has built-in support and holds its shape rather than stretching to yours.
- Waist — the narrowest part, usually just above the navel.
- Shoulder to hem — from the top of your shoulder straight down to where you want the skirt to sit. Almost nobody measures this, and it's the most common reason a mini lands wrong.
Centimetres or inches are both fine — just tell us which you used.
Your bust decides your size
The body of the dress is a nylon, rayon and LYCRA® blend, and it has real give. The halter neck and the structured bust do not. Those are the parts that will or won't close.
So if your bust and your waist point at two different sizes, go with the bust every time. A slightly loose waist reads as fit. A bodice that won't fasten reads as the wrong dress.
When to size up
Size up if any of these apply — and if two apply, size up without agonising over it.
- You measured on the boundary between two sizes
- You have a long torso, or you're over roughly 5'8" — the shoulder-to-hem length runs out before the width does
- You have broad shoulders or a full bust — the halter is the tightest point on the whole garment
- You want a bra with real structure underneath
- You plan to dance in it for hours rather than sit down to dinner in it
These sizes follow Asian sizing, which typically sits one to two sizes below the US equivalent. A US medium is frequently an L here.
Or just ask us — this is the bit we actually recommend
Send us your measurements before you order and we'll tell you which size to take. That includes telling you not to buy it, if we don't think any of the three will fit you properly.
Message us through the contact page with:
- Bust, underbust, waist, and shoulder-to-hem
- Your height
- Whether you want it fitted or with a little room
We would genuinely rather lose the sale than post you a dress that doesn't fit. This one ships in 2 to 4 weeks — a swap means starting that clock over, so it's worth the message.
If it arrives and it's wrong
Tell us, and tell us early. Get in touch through the contact page and we'll work out what happens next; the formal terms are in our refund policy.
Try it on before you remove any tags. It's a lot easier for both of us that way.