I very carefully took my measurements and ordered accordingly. The blouse is beautiful, but the overall fit was skimpy and not equivalent to a similar size in Canada. I can wear it but I had to turn up the hem so it did not strain over the hip and there would have been a big problem at the bust line if there had no been ruffles to camouflage the area.I have come to the conclusion that Canadian sizes are not the same as in the United States, so perhaps this bears an in vestigation.