Like for hot summer noon date. Have fun with wearing petticoat. I am 190 and 5,9 tall, this dress made me feel better about myself.

I ordered this way early for my daughters birthday. She chose XL but when I gave it to her at her party Wednesday night, it does not fit her. I have sent it back and ordered 2 sizes larger. Hopefully that will do the trick.
We finally got the right size and it looks awesome!

This dress was perfect for my production. It was based in 1940s and this period piece fit right in. The fit on the actress was perfect.

What a CUTE and flattering dress, am so excited! I did buy a petticoat to make it more fluffy like the picture. Even wrinkled out of the bag it's darling. I *did* buy a size larger than usual & it fits perfectly.

My measurements are;
Bust-49
Waist-38
The measurements for this dress are;
3X-
Bust-44.4-46
Waist-37.4-38.9
4X-
Bust-46.4-48
Waist-39.4-40.9
The 3X fits like a glove, with a little extra room in the waist even. A person ordering this based on the provided measurements would find that the dress would be far too large to fit properly. Let's say you have a 44" bust and a 37" waist, so you order the 3X...the bust is going to be 4-5" too large and the waist is going to be 2-3" too large. According to the measurements, I really should've ordered the 4X, but it's HUGE on me. It looks like I'm a child playing in my mother's clothing.

On top of that, the reviews say "Fits true to size, order usual size"...but hello? What? I wear an XL in most clothing, MAYBE a 2X in something I want to be really loose...I've legitimately never in my life purchased anything in a 3X, so the sizing is absolutely not true to size. You need to order 1-2 sizes larger than you normally would buy, but at least a size smaller than the size chart tells you to buy. That's confusing as heck, if you ask me.

Now, all that said, the dress is adorable. The skirt is heavy weight and the manufacturing seems acceptable for most purposes. I don't know that I'd toss it in the dryer once a week, but it doesn't seem to be the type of material that would shrink easily...still, I'll likely hang it to dry. It did arrive wrinkled because it's folded, but then shoved into a plastic bag for mailing. I'm guessing the wrinkles will come out with a good steaming.
I noticed another review said the buttons on the bodice weren't sewn on well, and that matches my opinion. The end of the thread on one is loose, and they're also slightly off center, so I think I'm just going to clip the threads and resew them centered and tightly.

Overall, it's hard to find a decent dress for $20-30 in ANY style, and this is a specific style, so I think if you can work out which size to buy, it's a good purchase.