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4.5
Beautiful high quality dress! Runs a little larger so I have reordered it in a smaller size. Very pleased with the quality and feel! Looks like it is from a high end department store!Beautiful dress! The only issue was the dress length. I was looking for ankle length and this dress, on me, was to the floor. I did not choose to have the dress altered and it was still gorgeous! Everyone complimented me and was curious as to where I found it. Would definitely buy again!This just arrived and wow...it smells heavily of cigarette smoke. Just walking up to it while it was laying on my bed I could smell the smoke- I did not need to put the dress up to my nose. Pretty unpleasant to say the least. It's a pretty dress, but heavy due to all the beads and sequins. It is lined with polyester knit which felt warm to even try on on this humid, 75 degree day, but it also kept the dress easy to slip into and comfortable. It was also easy to slip on and off with a zipper up the back from the waist up. In just trying it on once, very gently, there were several sequins laying on the floor that had fallen off. It wasn't near as slenderizing as another J Kara beaded dress that is cut on a diagonal with a large floral pattern (which you pull on over your head- no zipper at all, but wasn't a problem, just a bit harder to pull off again). I think I will pass on this one, mostly due to the overwhelming smoke smell; both sizes and colors that I ordered in this style had this problem.Sizing; I am 5' 9 about 198 lbs. and was surprised this size 16W fit me as well as it did, but it was too baggy around the waist-would definitely need alterations for myself. Hope that this honest feedback helps someone.This is a stunning dress and exactly what I wanted for a wedding. Beautiful fabrics and a very flattering fit. One note, it is floor length vs. tea length as shown in the photo.The sellers were excellent! The dress had some beads missing due to handling. They put a note with the dress alerting me and discounted the purchase due to this. I could have returned, however they were very generous and I will keep it and stitch the extra beads on myself.LikeDress was rather heavy and had a strange odor. Am returning it.
