My husband bought this dress for me.  It does seem to be big on me.  I normally wear a sz 12 and he did order a size 12.  He actually ordered both the white and black in a size 12 but the tags in both say a size 16.  It does feel like it might be a 16.  I'm glad to have some breathing room with a very form fitting dress.  However, it does stick out at the hips, on the side seams, especially where the zipper is, and the biggest concern is the cleavage is very low.  It's a cute dress.  He wants me to wear it to church so I need to stitch up the cleavage an inch or so.  I did wear it on Mother's Day but it was so stinking cold that I wore a long sleeve white Cuddle Dud shirt under it, a cute bolero sweater over that, and ended up adding white Cuddle Dud leggings and boots later in the day.  By Easter and Mother's Day I'm ready for spring colors - NOT BLACK - sick of winter.  Not sure if I'll return it or not.  Beware - it's hand wash only. - UGH - Not another one.