The bright colors, the tulle skirt and all the accessories you can buy to go with this dress is what makes it great.  I usually buy all my mud pie items from amazon, however this time I bought the dress, tights and headband on ebay, they just had a better price at the time.  I paid $17 brand new for the dress, instead of $29 on amazon.  If you get this dress, I strongly suggest you get the headband and the tights with it-it's just the iceing on the cake!