This dress is definitely more beautiful on the body than on the hanger! It's very form-fitting and curve flattering. I'm a pretty small person, but this dress made me look curvy and accentuated my chest nicely. I'm confident that this dress would look great on any petite(ish) woman. Some of the reviews refer to the fabric as jacquard, but it was pleasantly more stretchy and thin than other garments of this same fabric. My only complaint is that it bunched a bit in the midsection/ hip area, but it didn't bother me too much- it just made the dress look less sleek. Overall, it's an elegant, classic dress that manages to look quite sexy.