I bought this dress for my Christmas Dress. I'm a 4'8" 89lb. woman, very petite. It fit me well and did not look childish. I got many compliments at my 3 holiday parties. The one thing I didn't like is the dress left sparkles everywhere I went, I'm still sweeping up red glitter. It is a dress I would recommend for special parties, but too dressy for an average birthday party and it requires hand washing so may be too troublesome for a busy mom to get her daughter.