This dress was a HIT at a mother daughter ball that my daughter and I attended. We even won best dressed!! I received compliments all night on this dress. I purchased both an XL and 2XL because I wanted to try on both and have a choice of which one fit better. In my case, the XL fit better, so I just returned the 2XL. I like a more fitted look, than having a lot of extra dress. I have wide hips and mostly fit dresses 14-16 depending on how it's made, the designer, etc. It did take my sister and niece to help me get into the corset part and lace me up. I definitely had to hold my breathe for that part, ha. But once they laced me up, the dress fit me perfectly and was very comfortable to wear all night. Also, something to note, because the dress fitted tight in the upper torso area, (because I am DD size) I didn't need to wear a strapless bra. I will say that the only part that bothered me was the sequin under the arm area kept scratching. So, I tried to walk with my arms not so close to the dress. I can definitely wear this dress again at another event I'm sure. Can't wait!