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Be sure to measure while wearing any appropriate underpinnings.
Closely fitted patterns contain all sizes 2-24, as indicated below. 

 
 
S
 
 
M
 
 
L
 
 
X-L
 
Size
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
Bust
30
32
33.5
35
37
39
41
43
45.5
48
50.5
53
Waist
22
23.5
25
26.5
28.5
30.5
32.5
36
40.5
43
45.5
48
Hips
32
43
35.5
37
39
41
43
45
47.5
50
52.5
55

 
A few patterns include Full sizes:  

Size
26
28
30
Bust
56
59
62
Waist
51
53
56
Hips
58
61
64

 
Most patterns, especially of loosely fitting clothing, such as underwear, contain five lines, and a few include size Full.

Size
Petite
Small
Medium
Large
X-Large
Full
Bust
32
36
40
46
52
62
Waist
24
28
32
38
44
54
Hips
34
38
42
48
54
64

Because Victorian fashions had very little ease, all patterns contain instructions to give a uniquely individualized fit.  Pick the size closest to your own, knowing that you'll have a little bit of "wiggle room", especially in the waist measurement.

 

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