I bought this as a backup dress when ordering another style of dress on Amazon. I figured this dress has a classic cut and will be a good backup if the other dress doesn't work out. I'm glad I bought this as it fit much better than the other dress I ordered and even though it doesn't have any fun cutouts, there is something sexy about the simplicity.

I am 5'5", 135#, 36C with a bit of booty/thigh going on. This dress was the perfect length. Just above the knees after pulling it down and would be about mid-thigh while walking around. Any shorter and I would have felt the need to pull it down all the time. The bodycon aspect of this dress helped keep everything in place but I did feel that waist could have been slimmer. This is meant to give an hourglass shape to the body but the waist-to-hip ratio isn't high enough for that to be the case. Cinching the waist in another 2 inches would have been perfect. Or maybe I should have ordered a size smaller. I'm not sure which is the best solution since it fit so well in the hip/thigh area and around my chest it fit really well. The shoulder straps are a little long but I find that to be true on most dresses I buy. Nothing a little hemming can't fix for the next time I wear this. I just wore a lacy bra with it so when my bra did peek out due to the long straps, I at least still looked cute. It was Vegas after all and even with my bra showing I was relatively conservative looking. Haha.

I intended on wearing this dress with heels but the heels I bought on Amazon turned out to be terrible so I ended up wearing this with some cute sandals and it was actually perfect. It lent a casual vibe to the dress and since neither of us had any intention on going to clubs, I didn't really need the whole heels look anyway. I just wanted the sexy red dress for my man to ogle. For that reason, this was the perfect dress.

I did notice, after returning home and unpacking, that the elastic/bandage part of the front of the dress was all frayed. I am guessing it is from my purse rubbing against it based on the location of the fray. It isn't detrimental to the dress but something to make note of. I am going to shave off the frayed part and possibly opt for a softer purse next time. I was wearing a structured coach mini satchel this time and even though it doesn't have anything on it that is particularly rough, it's possible the harder material of the purse rubbed the dress a little too much. A soft wristlet would be far less likely to cause damage I think. I have an Herve Leger flared bandage dress that I have worn dozens of times with many different purses and I have never had it fray or look worn like this dress did after only a couple hours. So perhaps that speaks to the true quality of this dress versus Herve Leger dresses but it is also a fraction of the cost so not a deal breaker by any means.