The corsetry comments

[stellar_muddle]

Ok, so should I be disturbed that my torso is far better approximated by the mathematical model of a cotton reel (based on body measurements and taking circumferences and dividing by 10) than the Simplicity size 8? I'd expect a few fitting issues - this is why I made a mockup or two, but the ~2cm overlap at the top and the ~15cm gap at the base was fairly impressive. Don't know how this will affect boning placement issues and overall profile issues.

Should possibly keep this in mind when playing with the other Simplicity patterns I have.