I love this dress. I followed the size chart to make sure the dress fit my hips. I normally wear a size 10 shirt but ordered a size 12 dress for the hips. With that considered, the dress definitely fit as expected. I have large upper arms and the sleeves even fit very well. I'm 5'6 and my measurements have changed a bit so I'm thinking I'm somewhere around 38-29-43 for reference of measurements to the dress. The design of the dress works perfectly for my pear shape. It is a bit long. At my 5'6" and 3" heels the dress should probably be hemmed about an inch. I have to wear formal dresses regularly so for the cost, I'll purchase one or two more in different colors.