This is a beautiful, well made dress. I am 5'6" and I weigh 150lbs. I am pear shaped. I wear a 34B bra size. This dress fit perfect in the hips and thighs, but is way too big in the chest. I will have it taken in, it will be perfect. I can wear a shrug over it for Easter and it will be fine. If you are curvy like me and must order the size you do because of the size of your hips and thighs, this dress will be too big in the chest. BTW, it is stretchy. I possibly could have ordered a size 8, but then I think that it would be too tight in the hips and thighs.