Why is my dress trying to strangle me?

[snoozi soozi]

@Starryfish I've got that fabric 

[sewmuchmore]

I have this problem will all the Style Arc dresses/tops I have tried, but never with any other brand. I always cut the front neck line 2 sizes smaller than the rest of the pattern and this seems to work.

[Starryfish]

@snoozi soozi ,
lovely isn't it. Liberty lawn feels great on hot days.

[Ohsewsimple]

Love Liberty lawn. Can’t beat it.
Is the front neckline loose or does it lie flat against the body? Bit difficult to tell.  It looks like a pretty good fit.  I’d also like to see it side on and a back view.  Yep I’m very picky .  But I like to get the whole picture.  Do the shoulder seams lie where they should?  And are the front and back pattern piece exactly the same neckwise?   The back neck from CB to the neck point at the shoulder should be shorter than the front from CF to neck point. 
Do you have problems with other patterns like this or any other Style Arc?   

[annieeg]

@wrenkins
this is top I was talking about ..

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[Fabric Lover]

I love that top, @annieeg fab fabric!