"i got this dress in the purple color and let me just tell you, it is perfectly lovely. It's a bargain for the price, too. i ordered this in a 2X and then just had it altered to fit. Once the alterations were done, it fit like a dream. This lovely dress does show off your curves, but it does so in a very subtle and elegant way. It's both conservative and quite sexy, to tell the truth. The chiffon overlay and prongset crystal trim are both subtle, and don't really call attention to themselves, yet they add so much to the look of this dress. It's so classy and elegant, it's like something you'd have seen women wearing to parties in the mid-20th century, and yet, it really doesn't cry ""retro"" at all. It certainly does say ""classic"", yet it doesn't cry ""throwback"". As you can see, i really love this dress! So, i strongly recommend it. So many of the reviewers here say many wonderful things, so if you are looking for a great dress, you might not need to look any further. "