Purchasing clothes online is probably one of the most challeging things because you don't know how the item will fit. So, I took some time to review  the other reviews and photos; I figured this would be a good buy. Needless to say,  I am extremely  happy with my purchase.  The material is very nice of decent quality and you can certainly wear this dress to any upscale event.

Based on the reviews of others who reported they were also a size 16, I decided to order one size up. But after receiving and trying on the dress I definitely didn't need to order the XXL, an XL would have been perfect for my curvy pear shaped 16, 5'4. Although, the XXL is somewhat lose, I still find it very comfortable and the stretchy like material makes it form fitting to the body. I threw on a body shaper slip to smooth out the backside and my few mommy bumps and now this dress is rocking.  I purchased the black but plan on ordering the blue in an XL. I'll post a picture soon. Thanks and thanks to all the ladies who also wrote reviews and posted pictures to help out everyone else with this purchase.