Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I love this dress! I'm 5'1", 34DDD, and either pear shaped or hourglass shaped (some days it looks like one and some days the other). I typically wear between a 6 and an 8 in dresses. I ordered this in a medium, and out of the package, I found it slightly large and a little long, so I decided to attempt to shrink it a little. Although the care tag said not to tumble dry, I washed it in cold water and dried it on medium heat. It shrank up just enough to not be quite so flared at the bottom and it shortened up a little to bring it right above my knees. Before it was right in the middle of my knees, and, although my knees aren't exactly sexy, having a dress fall right in the middle of them makes them look worse than they are. I ordered the red dress, and although the color on the screen is a vibrant apple red, it's actually more of a crimson. It's pretty, but not flashy. It's not as muted as it appears in my picture, though. I still haven't mastered the use of my cell phone's camera. But my picture should still give you an idea of what it looks like. It's cute and comfortable and easy care fabric. The fabric feels like a stretchy medium weight t-shirt. It's heavy enough that it actually hangs rather than swirls when you turn around. Since I washed and dried it on medium heat to shrink it a little, I'm assuming that the next time I can do the same thing, and it should be fine. I avoid hanging laundry to dry as much as possible. The seamed waist is lower than an empire waist and higher than a regular waist...but since I'm short, it works for me. It also may work because I'm somewhat busty, and it's nice wearing a dress where my boobs fit and don't cause the seam to go straight across the nipples. Although shrinking it helped a bit, I found the straps(?) to still be a little long for me, but I expect that for my height. The TAG, though, OH MY GOD, was one of the itchiest things I've ever had touch my back. I made my co-worker cut it out for me this morning. No problem, though--the fabric care instructions are on the side tag at the bottom, and that tag doesn't bother me a bit. I love the way it fits, and with a jacket or cardigan, I can wear it for work, or dress it up differently for going out. I like looking cute, but I LOVE when my clothes are comfortable, so this is awesome. My fiance actually complimented me this morning when I got dressed for work! I'm guessing he's trying some positive reinforcement to get me to stop living in t-shirts and pajama pants, but I'm definitely comfort driven, so he's out of luck...unless I find more dresses like this one. Eh, I just ordered it in black. I must be a sucker for compliments.