This dress is true to size, fits like a dream, and the cut is quite flattering. I was too lazy to take off the belt when I was trying the dress on, with minimal stress it broke. It's such a cheap belt, I didn't expect to keep it anyways. Any thin leather belt will look far classier on this dress anyways. I only took off one star just for the crappy belt. I love cheaper dresses like this, it offsets the more expensive shoes I buy to wear with the outfit. ;)