The gingham tiered dress combines a stretchy smocked bodice with a flowing skirt. Its chest and waist ranges are broad and overlap, while every S–L row gives the same 43 in length. Evaluate the bodice and hem as two different fit questions.

Compare a smocked garment, not a flat tee

S lists chest 27–40 in and waist 22–35; M 28.5–41.5 and 23.5–36.5; L 30–43 and 25–38. Each interval spans 13 in. The listing does not explain whether endpoints are garment relaxed and stretched states or recommended body values. Measure a smocked dress you can breathe and sit in, relaxed and gently extended, then ask for the seller’s method on two adjacent sizes. Do not assume the maximum published number has the same comfort as the middle of the interval.

Check the neckline and sleeves

The square neckline and short puff sleeves sit outside the chest/waist figures. Ask for neckline width, sleeve opening and shoulder-to-waist depth if either tends to shift on you. Compare those points with your reference dress. The source does not specify fabric composition or recovery after stretch, so photos of the smocking close up and after release are useful.

Mark the repeated hem

Place 43 in from the confirmed length origin on your reference dress with intended shoes. Size changes in the table do not add skirt length. Pink and Blue are selectable; verify the chosen variant rather than inferring an identical print layout from the color names.