I really had high hopes for this dress. i had several issues with it, though based on the high ratings other customers did not experience the same problems. 
1- it was to short. i am 5'8" and it was really really short on me. i could not sit down in it. 
2- i found that it ran large. i've lost some weight recently, so perhaps i've gone down a size, but the medium was like a sack on me. 
3-the waist was really roomy. it ballooned out to the point that it was comical. 
4- as others have noted,