Changes include:

New Features, Patterns, or Products:

1. The Summer 2010 collection is included in this release.
2. Blouses, dresses, and swimsuits with pleated necklines are included in that collection.
3. Swimsuits and dresses with Grecian Halter necklines are included in that collection.
4. Waisted swimsuits are included in that collection.

New Articles and Instructions:

1. Directions for sewing pleated necklines.
2. Directions for constructing Grecian swimsuits.
3. Directions for sewing Grecian necklines on blouses and dresses.

Corrections:

1. Some jackets did not get all of the jacket shaping options in the Shaping and Finish dialog.
2. Yoke adjustment settings were added for owners of Doll Shop Deluxe.
3. Some patterns (princess pants, for instance) that had been included in Doll Shop Deluxe 5 were not being activated properly in Doll Shop Deluxe 8.
4. The neck depth setting was not working for some tops.
5. Jackets drafted to the default hip length, regardless of length selected.
6. Using the manual activation feature, you can now activate all owned patterns independently of entering activation codes.
7. Entering manual activation codes would sometimes not save the user account number being entered. In that case, the program would hang up then and any time it was re-run until the offending activation codes file was manually deleted.
8. Illustrations for shorts made using the Pants Customizer were missing.
9. The Camisole pattern length was incorrect.
10. The Empire Nightgown was illustrating improperly.
11. With some fitted patterns, there was no option to completely remove the side bust dart. That should now be available for any pattern using a side bust dart.
12. Some closure options available with prior versions of Dress Shop Standard were only activated with Dress Shop 8 Pro. They should now be available in both Pro and Standard.
13. Some fit options and ease settings available with ownership of The Fit Tool were only available with Dress Shop 8 Pro. They are now enabled for owners of Dress Shop 8 Standard who also own The Fit Tool.
14. Empire Wrap options and settings were not available for some loaded empire patterns.