This is a good 'starter' dress. I intend to upgrade mine with a metallic gold sash and other ensembles. If this dress had appliques on it I would not order it because of the discrepency between most online images for dresses and the actual delivered product.

The straps are made of the same material as the rest of the dress, not tulle. It would be a bit difficult to make the straps cover the shoulders without showing off the clavicles; get a cute shawl. For sake of the garment, wash this item on its own. It may leak out red dye to other garments in the washer.