When I pulled this out of the mailing bag it looked like a shapeless wrinkled sack and smelled horrible. After spraying it with some downy wrinkle release and tossing it in the dryer on low for 10 minutes, it not only smelled better but the wrinkles fell out and the dress didn't look as bad. Upon trying it on it certainly is more flattering on the body than on the hanger, but it runs pretty large and if you have a larger bust the front rides up high at the hem. I probably could have gone smaller, but I was worried about the arms and shoulders being too tight.