I obviously liked the dress enough to buy it and the style basically checked all of my boxes, but I really wasn't sure how I would like it once I got it. Well I love it! It doesn't have as much of a defined waist as some of their dresses and lack of definition usually makes me look frumpy. However, because of the material line and slight pattern change it creates a beautiful empire waist. If you have a bit of a tummy it conceals it very nicely. Overall it's a comfortable and flattering dress. One down side is sometimes when I drive the zipper digs into my back a bit and I have to adjust it to get comfortable. I'm not certain what they could do to fix this slight issue. I would love to have this dress in more colors!