I love California Costumes! I always have success with them. This dress actually fit. I normally wear a size 20 for shirts and 22 in dresses so I bought the 3x per the size chart. It fits perfectly. I initially did not purchase this because of the poor reviews of the corset part. I purchased a very similar Leg Avenue costume instead. The top half wouldn't even come close to covering my boobs. So I went ahead and purchased this costume. It has ample fabric to cover the girls and still looks attractive with a nice off the shoulder neckline. The corset did not fit, just like the other reviews experienced. I'd say it is two sizes smaller than the dress. I've replaced it with a corset looking belt by Hoerev in the XXL size and that looks great with the dress. I also added a black petticoat under the skirt for more fullness. The dress looks great without the petticoat as well. The headband is nice and matches the skirt. I'm wearing it under a hat. It makes the hat fit better and my hair will still look good if I get tired of the hat later in the night. Photos from first try on so don't judge my makeup and hair. I'm 5'4" 200lbs