fully fashioned stockings, lingerie, girdles, corsets and bullet bras.

Today, with stretch fabrics and low-rise jeans being immensely popular, many women have lost track of their true size. There's a many quoted statistic that 80% of women wear the wrong bra size, an now the same applies to dress sizes - albeit to a much lesser extent.

Our sizes either go by waist measurement or dress size. When measuring your waist, measure tightly. You're measuring for shapewear so tummies in and tape-measure tight. Your natural waist line is the narrowest point of your torso, higher than your trouser waistband, higher than your belly button - keep going - aha! You've got it.

Most of our garments are cut for a Vintage Figure, that is a figure with the hip measurement being 8 to 10 inches bigger than the waist. If you have a Modern Figure (waist less than 6 inches smaller than your hips -and for measuring hips we measure the widest part) it is advisable to go down one size in certain garments.

Our dress sizes are based on waist sizes of: Size 8 - 23" waist, Size 10 - 25" waist, Size 12 - 27" waist, Size 14 - 29" waist, Size 16 - 31" waist, Size 18 - 33" waist.

Fitting notes are included in garment descriptions where needed. No notes mean there's nothing to worry about and the garment is suitable for all.

Overseas Dress Sizes

UK dress size 10 = US dress size 6, France dress size 38, Europe dress size 36

UK dress size 12 = US dress size 8, France dress size 40, Europe dress size 38

UK dress size 14 = US dress size 10, France dress size 42, Europe dress size 40, and so on

For lingerie based on waist sizes here is the metric conversion:

24" waist = 60cm

26" waist = 65cm

28" waist = 70cm, and so on