I've had this for a while and just tried it on today.  Oh my, what a beautiful dress.  My husband has transferred overseas and I will be joining him in Spain a couple of weeks before our 31st anniversary.  I bought this specifically for that dinner/night out.  Honestly, it's nice enough that it could be worn as a casual wedding dress.

I played around with the shawl feature.  Only pulling it up on one side makes it look very much like a toga ... in a good way!  It's quite the versatile dress.

My first impression is the actual weight of the dress.  It's heavy!  The fabric is a good weight (not thick, not thin) and excellent quality, which is what makes the dress itself weigh so much.  This is a lot of quality for the price.

I'm 5'4", 36B/33/44, 150 lbs.  The length is just above my ankles (perfect).  The armholes are a bit low, but not immodest at all.  It is almost snug around my upper chest/under my arms, but not bad; I belief the front would accommodate larger breasts than mine (but much larger and you'd need to size up)  It flows around my hips beautifully.  There is no shape to this dress, but it doesn't look like a sack either.  I have to say that I felt stunning in it.

I thought about ordering it in another color.  But, to me, this is the type of dress that is a signature piece.  Having it in different colors would somehow cheapen it.  Maybe next year.