This is a shockingly well constructed, very flattering, and gorgeous corset for the money. The boning is extremely solid, the fabric is quite thick and, with, the black one I chose, the baroque type print on the corset is subtle-really barley noticeable (which, for me, as more of a minimalist, was a plus). The ribbons on the front, I'm still not sold on, but nothing a quick clip won't fix-and even they are not bad, but just (to me) make the corset seem a little more "coustumey" than is usually my taste.

Some other things that I love about it are the tiny little clips on the front-they are both attractive and seem as though they are truly sewed on very securely, and they make putting the garment on very easy-def just a 1 person job!

Also, the sleeves give you options! I tried them several ways, and honestly, they all looked nice - off the shoulder, more of a cap sleeve, scrunched up, or stretched to be a fuller sleeve. The elastic seems sturdy as well as it kept them in the position of my choice.

So, about the fit-I unaware of the *very thoughtful* strip of fabric sewed underneath the lacing part on the back, (as to not expose the skin when/where the laces don't meet-like a traditional corset), I orderd up, just to be safe, bc I want to be able to wear it out for date night, etc and didn't want my back exposed (every single corset I've ever ordered in my actual size has had this issue-so I wasn't risking it!). I do think their size chart is pretty accurate, plus, corsets, by their nature, are quite adjustable, so I went larger and couldn't be more pleased! I'm so glad I did! I definitely could pull the ribbons in back quite a lot, however, if I don't want to, and prefer to wear it looser (you know, to breathe and sit comfortably ) I can do that too-without an exposed back. Yay! Just to give you a refrence, my bra size is a 36 D cup, my waist is 27" (ish) and I wear a 6/8 in jeans. Of course, Chinese sizing is a different beast altogether, too, so...I usually tend to order up when buying garments from China, just to have some wiggle room.

All in all, this is by far my favorite corset ever, by a long shot (and I have quite a few...).