This dress is a very thin polyester fabric. The 'belt/sash' is a sewn on strip and the dress is poorly made - it hangs lower in front than in back. (and I am hourglass figure). It is NOT worth the roughly 65$. I would not even buy it at a thrift store. Also, though the seller accepts returns, by the time they responded to my email and I was able to get to a post office (they did not assist with return shipping label or anything) it was 'too late' to return it. Beware of 'return' time frames. My biggest complaint about this dress is actually the hyped up reviews it got> people said it was a lovely rockabilly dress, they bought it for a party, graduation, wedding. It sure as heck wasn't any of those things. I am so bummed, no dress for my college graduation and i lost $65. I was so pissed off I threw the dress in the dumpster.