Hi Damsel :)
I started off with box modelling and refined it as I went.
I dont' have any special way of getting it really close to her body other then a lot of vertex pushing and pulling and a LOT of patience.
I usually fire up an audiobook for entertainment while I'm doing this.

I tried using 3D studio Max cloth simulations to try and get it close to the body, but it didn't do much better job then the modeling itself. Actually, it created some distortions that I didn't like all that much. After giving it a try, I scrapped that idea. Seems like nothing else I tried gives me results better then what I get by patience and practice.

When modeling, I make a lot of use of smoothing and control cages, till I'm happy with the mesh.

Pic to follow... one of the staring box models:

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