The torso on the dress I ordered is long. But it's also supposed to sort of blouse out as a tighter part of the dress hugs the hips. On me the dress just hung down below my hips so I can't get that blousing effect.  If I had to guess on shirts, the torso probably does run longer than what you may be used to. My youngest daughter has the same long torso issue. She's a teen though, she's normally in tshirts and shorts. She's a fan of comic book heroes tshirts from the mens section so she doesn't run into the torso issue there.