Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I love this dress, I got 2, the dusty pink and the orange. I tried a 3x, a 4x, and a 5x. I typically wear a 28 in Lane Bryant, a 4 at Torrid (26 in their jeans), a 4x/5x at Walmart, and a 44G Cacique bra. I am 5'7". Enough about me. To get a 3 star from me the dress has to fit well enough for a try on, the fabric and construction has to pass, and the product has to be as advertised. To get a 4th star I have to be able to wear the item, a 5th star is earned by a product that fits, and I enjoy the heck out of it! This is a beautiful dress. For the construction, it was decent, it's not going to last forever, but with care you will get a few summers out of it. The colors are gorgeous! And nothing like what they are advertised as. The orange was more of a soft pumpkin, compared to the bright orange in the pic. The rose pink dress was more of a dusty muted pink. Still beautiful colors. The fabric is this sort of thin woven material that has a gauzy feel and flow, but a little less soft than gauze, which I loved. The lines of the dress will stay neater that way. The fit was questionable. So, the skirt of this dress is ample. The 3x would have worked had the top fit, but I am very busty, there was no way the 3x was fitting over these 44Gs for love nor money. The 3x was a long shot anyway. If the measurements in the description were right the 4x should fit. It did not. I was able to try it on, so the star is won. However it was too snug to actually wear, and the cut of the top is for someone with a much smaller cup size. On to the 5x. Ok, so this could have worked, but the cut of the top is all wrong for someone my size, not just bra size, but size in general. The top was too narrow, the straps in too far in and not wide enough. Also the width, top to bottom of the top was too narrow. Had the shape of the top been wide enough and straps positioned correctly, I could have gotten away with it. The length of the dress was fantastic. it hit me right around the ankle, which is what I wanted. And the fullness of the skirt was just right for a flowy breathy summer dress. Lost a star for not being as advertised. This is advertised as a plus sized dress, but I think the designer fell prey to the concept that to make something plus size I just has to be made bigger. Not the case. There are some design and dimensions things that need to change to make a dress plus size, and this missed the mark. Plus, the measurements in the description are just wrong. So, if you are smaller than me in the chestal region give this dress a try. Size up though, if you are busty, if you are smaller busted you might be able to size down, but that will be a judgement call on your part. :) The pics are of the 5x with a strapless bra in one and my regular bra and a tank top in the other. I'm still trying to decide if I will keep them. I might get them altered because I do love the dresses. 2 stars just because, as is, I cant wear them and I should be able to.