{"product_id":"the-dove-oversize-t-shirt-dress","title":"The Dove Oversize T-Shirt Dress","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dove, printed on an oversize t-shirt dress. \u003cstrong\u003eThree separate construction choices make this hang as a dress rather than tent out like a large t-shirt:\u003c\/strong\u003e the armhole is lowered, the sleeve is widened, and the shoulder seam is dropped past the shoulder point. Any one of them alone produces a garment that looks too big; together they produce one that is meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Oversize Usually Goes Wrong\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA dropped shoulder moves the pivot.\u003c\/strong\u003e With the seam sitting on the upper arm, the sleeve falls from a lower point and the fabric drapes instead of standing away from the body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA lowered armhole removes the pull.\u003c\/strong\u003e A standard armhole on a loose garment drags the whole dress upward when you raise your arm; a lowered one lets the arm move independently of the hem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA widened sleeve balances the volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e Narrow sleeves on a full body make the body look fuller. Matching the sleeve to the silhouette is what keeps the proportion intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Cloth Has To Be Right For It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96% polyester with 4% spandex at \u003cstrong\u003e6.19 oz per square yard, 210 gsm\u003c\/strong\u003e. That weight is the reason the drape works: too light and an oversize dress clings and creases, too heavy and it stands away from the body. At 210 gsm the fabric has enough substance to fall in a line and enough softness to move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere The Print Sits On A Large Garment\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dress is a bigger canvas than any shirt, and the artwork is printed across the cloth before the panels are cut, so it continues over the shoulder and down the sleeve rather than stopping at a seam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Oversize Costs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume reads as volume. \u003cstrong\u003eAn oversize dress is not a forgiving cut for everyone\u003c\/strong\u003e: it works with the shape rather than concealing it, and belting it changes the garment entirely rather than adjusting it. If you want something that follows the body, this is the wrong silhouette in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFit And Fabric Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much bigger than my usual size is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is cut oversize by design rather than sized up, so the volume is in the pattern. Take your usual size unless you want it larger still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes 4% spandex make it clingy?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. That proportion gives recovery rather than stretch, which is what stops the neckline and hem going slack rather than making the dress fit close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it see-through?\u003c\/strong\u003e At 210 gsm it is a mid-weight knit rather than a light one, so it is not, though as with any pale-printed area strong backlight will show more than daylight does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Three-Inch Gap at L\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are body measurements, not garment measurements. Take your chest at its fullest with arms down, your waist at its narrowest and your hips at their fullest, keeping the tape level. Each dress is cut and sewn after it is ordered, so a finished one can measure up to an inch away from the chart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ladder is not evenly spaced. Sizes sit about one and five-eighths inches apart up to M, then a little over three inches apart from L, \u003cstrong\u003ewhich leaves a band between the two with no size inside it\u003c\/strong\u003e, and if your chest lands there L is the safer of the pair on a cut this loose. The hem moves far less across the same run, from 34¼ inches to 41, under an inch a size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ccaption\u003eT-shirt dress: size and the body measurements it fits\u003c\/caption\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eChest\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eWaist\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eHips\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e2XS\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31½ in \/ 80 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23⅝ in \/ 60 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33⅞ in \/ 86 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eXS\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33⅛ in \/ 84 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25¼ in \/ 64 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35⅜ in \/ 90 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eS\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34⅝ in \/ 88 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26¾ in \/ 68 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37 in \/ 94 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eM\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36¼ in \/ 92 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28⅜ in \/ 72 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38⅝ in \/ 98 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39⅜ in \/ 100 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31½ in \/ 80 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41¾ in \/ 106 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eXL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42½ in \/ 108 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34⅝ in \/ 88 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44⅞ in \/ 114 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e2XL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45⅝ in \/ 116 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37¾ in \/ 96 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48 in \/ 122 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e3XL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48⅞ in \/ 124 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41 in \/ 104 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51⅛ in \/ 130 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e4XL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e52 in \/ 132 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44⅛ in \/ 112 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e54⅜ in \/ 138 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e5XL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55⅛ in \/ 140 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e47¼ in \/ 120 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57½ in \/ 146 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e6XL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e58¼ in \/ 148 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50⅜ in \/ 128 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60⅝ in \/ 154 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How much bigger than my usual size is it?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"It is cut oversize by design rather than sized up, so the volume is in the pattern. 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