Beautiful dress, very flattering to my large busted/thick waisted figure! The material looks leather-like in the photos, but is actually more of a thin (yet durable) soft metallic fabric. It's well-constructed and lined, though, so not flimsy at all. I am normally a size 8 - 10, but I had to wear a 12 in this dress, and even then it BARELY fit (luckily I got the 12 as my second size!). So: be forewarned that you need to size up when you wear designer clothes such as this dress.