Is dress size different to tops & bottoms?

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I'm a size 6 / Xs in most places. I don't have that many dresses post weight loss so its hard to judge (I'm size 6 jeans in Hollister but my dress is S). Anyways, are dress sizes generally speaking smaller than separate tops and bottoms??

Not generally so long as you are a fairly standardish shape.
If you have huge boobs for example then that will skew it.
I'm an 8, 34b boobs and wear Hollister small.

Dress tops are generally larger than separate tops, I find.