"I will say that this dress looked perfect in red next to the blood strip on my husbands Marine Corps dress blues. I very seldom dress up, so I have no problem saying that I looked fabulous that night. There were only a few minor problems with the dress. I have long legs and a short torso. The dress was by no means too short but the top was a little too long. My friend had to sew in the speghetti straps so that the material did not keep folding over at the waist seam. If you have a longer torso or bigger boobs you probably won't have that same problem. If you have bigger hips, such as I, you might want to get a size up and get the top taken in a little. That probably would have solved my problem but we ran out of time. I am a size 12 pants, but a medium on top and ordered a large. The fit on bottom was perfect. I did wear a black satin bolero with it, also made by pacific plex, which made me feel much less self consious. The combo with the black and red looks great for a Marine Corps Ball. It also turns out great in pictures. "