I did not want to pay this much money for a costume, but this was the best one that was prime eligible and would arrive in time. This dress is well worth the money. Like others have said, it is a bit long. I'm 5'4" and I got the medium. Even with heels, it was a bit long. Walking aroud, I had to hold up my dress, but I was dressed like a princess so no big deal. You will not be able to put this on by yourself. The back has a corset style lace up that you cannot lace up before put the dress on, so just be aware of that.I ordered 2 dresses since I was on a time crunch and didn’t know How the sizing would fit. It arrived promptly. One item (medium) was too large. I wear size 8-10 clothing. The small was perfect however it was ripped at the seams and muddy. It was definitely worn and looked like a return. They both got returned. I found another costume. The quality of the dress was exceptional though. It was heavy and did require the use of a hoop skirt. It was also very long and would have needed hemmed if I had been able to wear it. I will definitely look for another like ot in my size for next year.We had Belle surprise my daughter at her princess party. This dress was perfect!! Really nice quality! I originally bought it for a different girl so I got a large, and the girl we ended up hiring last minute needed probably a size small, so we had to clip the back. But it has a corset back which made it nice!The dress was beautiful and the quality was perfect. I added a hoop skirt under for fullness. It was long right in the front so I accidentally kicked a hole through the front but it was easily mended with a few safety pins and I raised it so it wouldn’t happen again. I am 5’7, 200 lbs and bought a Large. I will say if you are big chested it really puts them out there but it’s not terrible and the back laces up so you can loosen it how you see fit. 10/10 recommend.This dress has very nice fabric and very substantial as a costume piece for Belle in Beauty and the Beast for the stage. Style is very similar to what the Disney Belle wears a Disneyland. Thickness is nice. Our actress is upper left hand corner in this dress. Disney princesses are the others in the photo for comparison.We will need to alter the very top, too big. but nice quality to work with.Better then I imagine, I never write a review but for this dress I had too it's beautiful. I'm a Latina mother that wanted a dress for my daugthers birthday and since we hispanic people criticize every little thing I wanted something nice to enjoy all night with all the guest, the dress is like a QUINCENERA DRESS beautiful material expensive not cheap material. feels great it runs a little big but fixable , if you need a nice real dress this is the one it makes me think its almost the same ones they use at DISNEY LAND that's how good it is . don't waste time in looking some wear else this dress is perfect better then I imagine. You will love it !!!!!The quality of this gown is AMAZING!!! All the finishing details of the construction is soooo good for the price. The only con I have is that the bodice of the gown has bra inserts that I couldn’t remove so they kind of look like bullseyes. Also know this gown is a lot of good quality satin so it’s heavy- but the quality is so superior that I was ok with the heft