My heart is broken. :-(  I love this style of dress, but never felt it looked good on me. After months of being sick and finally able to lose weight I was hoping it would work.  Especially after reading half of the reviews.  I'm 5'6", around 180, wearing a 12-14 in pants, and 14-18 in dresses depending on style.  I'm an apple shape so I ordered the largest size in the blk/wh stripe w/ pink tulips. Wow, so pretty but it would not zip past my waist.  Can't believe how disappointed I am. So either the list of measurement is wrong or the company does not make them to those measurements. Perhaps if you are a pear shape with a small waist it will fit you. Hope so because it's beautiful and the quality is very good!