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Fit: Figure-hugging silhouette that accentuates your curves

I hope the ideas below give you some inspiration when it comes to your own closet

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Fit: true to size, take your true size

Repeat this process for the other side seams of the bodice, and you will have this: If you're doing a slit and button closure (as I am in these pictures), repeat the same process as you did to the side seams to the centre back seam.