I bought the Charlotte in the size I normally get my Elizabeth and Ellie dresses, but the fit is a bit different from those and less flattering on my body type. I love the fullness of the skirt on the Charlotte thanks to the upgraded pleating style, but the upper skirt seam cuts horizontally right across my hips at their widest part, and it makes the whole torso lay just a bit strangely on my body because I am short-waisted and apple shaped. Usually I have no problem with a-line dresses being constrictive at my hips, but this seam just happens to hit in just the wrong place on me. I’d love to see a hip measurement on the size chart in the future and a maybe more specific measurements for new styles when they are released. I’m not sure if sizing up would help my particular fit issues for this dress because of the torso length, but I may try that in a different color to see if it helps. Everything lay a bit better overall.