The daisy cottage cami dress combines adjustable skinny straps, a smocked back and a waist sash with a fuller midi skirt. Its listing also gives an approximately 104-inch skirt hem. That large number concerns the lower skirt edge; it is not a 104-inch waist or hip allowance.

Record the top fit separately

For S, the chart lists a 31.5-inch chest and 23.5-inch waist. M is 33 and 25 inches; L is 34.5 and 26.5 inches. On a similarly shaped dress you own, record chest and waist at matching points. Ask whether the listing’s values describe the finished dress or recommended body measurements before comparing them directly. The back is described as smocked and stretchy, but no relaxed or extended range is given. Do not add a guessed amount of stretch to a row.

The straps can change where the top sits on the shoulder. They cannot supply a known increase to the chest or waist measurement. The button front is described as faux, so plan around the garment’s actual opening rather than treating the buttons as a way to adjust fit. The listing does not state that opening; confirm it if dressing ease matters.

Use the lower numbers for shape and length

The roughly 104-inch skirt hem gives a clue that the lower edge is much wider than the listed waist, but it does not tell you the hip width or how the skirt moves. Compare the skirt edge of an existing dress only if you can measure around its lower edge in the same way. The source does not define the hem method, so the comparison remains approximate.

All three sizes list a 43-inch length. Measure a midi dress you like from the same shoulder point to the hem; adjusting a strap may shift the dress slightly, but the chart does not give a separate length range. The waist sash may change the look at the waist, yet its adjustability and removable status are not specified. Resolve upper fit, then length, then skirt fullness as separate decisions before selecting S, M or L.