The most beautiful and flattering dress I own! I bought this with the intention of shortening it as I can never find shorter versions of the same style dress. I paired it with a brown belt and it looks absolutely gorgeous on me. The red is vibrant and the green and white are complimentary. My only complaint (which I can easily fix on my own) is that the buttons are a little loose causing the fabric to sit oddly in places.,.. but I think I will sew all the button areas together so that will fix that. Plus my belt helps hide some of the buttons too. I'm 5'4'' and 165 lbs and I bought this in a xlarge which feels slightly loose but if I wash it I don't want it to shrink so much that I can't wear it. I'll be buying more too.