I am a short curvy woman, and ordered this dress in a size 8. The top fits very nice, and the color is lovely. Unfortunatley, i will have to alter this dress for two reasons: the 'bubble' arrived so flat, that I will have to fix it and resow it to ensure it actually bubbles up...they look more like pancake flaps. Second, the flaps/bubbles are long...it goes to my knees. Bubble dresses should be cute and short, not flat and long.  I will keep the dress because I love the color and the top fit, but I know that my dry cleanning lady is going to quote me a big price tag to fix it.