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1. wenznz
   
   Style Rookie

   Hi there,
   Recently found your site, and loving the whole concept and your pattern offerings so far.
   I have my Eva dress all printed out and ready to put together but would like to know what size bust the patterns are drafted for, so I know if/how much I need to alter the pieces before I get to cutting fabric.
   Thanks!

   Posted 3 months ago
   

2. Kim
   
   Style Goddess

   Glad you like our website, wenznz! Have you checked the table of measurements which we link to on every pattern page? In it you can find the bust size for each individual size (in cm). Hope this helps!

   Posted 3 months ago
   

3. wenznz
   
   Style Rookie

   Thanks Kim for your reply. I had found the table of measurements, but that was not quite what I was after.
   I was actually wanting to know what cup size the patterns are drafted for.
   For example, Vogue/McCalls draft for a B cup, so I know I need a FBA in these patterns.
   Thanks!

   Posted 3 months ago
   

4. strawberrylush
   
   Style Rookie

   I’m sorry for butting in! Ignoring the seam allowances and with the pieces of your fabric or pattern all ready pieced together, take the bust measure of the dress subtract the underbust (if the dress has it) measurement, convert to inches, and then you have the cup size of the dress. If you’re in the US, a 1" difference is an A cup, a 4" is a D cup, and so on so forth, with each inch worth a cup size.

   I’ve never actually seen a dress pattern with cup size instead of bust measurement, but the above method is usually how I guesttimate the cup size of most patterns. I’m not sure if there’s a more precise method. It’s just basically how you would calculate your own cup size.

   Posted 3 months ago
   

5. strawberrylush
   
   Style Rookie

   Never-mind, just looked at your profile. You’re based in New Zealand. So the method is still the same! But you have to use your own cup size to bust/underbust difference chart to figure out the cup size of the dress; I think NZ follows after the Uk chart.

   Alternatively, look at your current cup size, add BACK the difference, and you should get the bust measurement of the dress that would fit you.

   Posted 3 months ago
   

6. wenznz
   
   Style Rookie

   Thanks for your thoughts strawberrylush. I understand the idea of cup size being based on the difference between bust and underbust measurement, but this is not what I was wanting to know.

   Most designers when drafting a pattern do so with a set of measurements in mind, and knowing what these are can give you a bit of a heads up on what alterations you are likely to need.

   Eg. big4 patterns are drafted for a B cup and a traditional hourglass figure. Colette draft for a C/D cup and a more curvy shape. Sewaholic draft for an hourglass shape ... you get the idea.

   With this in mind, I might pick my size differently for different designers. High bust measurement for some, full bust measurement for others...

   So knowing what cup size, in this instance the Eva dress, is drafted for, will dictate if I choose my size based on full or high bust measurement.

   Posted 3 months ago
   

7. strawberrylush
   
   Style Rookie

   That’s what I meant about whether or not the underbust exists on the dress. I’ve seen patterns specify an underbust. For the ones that don’t, you can mock up a dress out of a cheap fabric, and figure out where the underbust for the mock dress is relative to you, then subtract from the bust measurement.

   Maybe I’m just completely missing the point though, and if so, my apologies for not being helpful.

   Posted 3 months ago
   

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