I had the dress cleaned. It is actually a vibrant red, I'm not sure why it looked faded when I got it. My measurements are 34C-26-36. The size 4 fit like a glove but i wanted a littlle more wiggle room in the hips. I couldnt try on the size 6 bc the zipper wouldnt come down. The zipper is an extreme issue. Even on the size 4 it was a bit hard to get down (my boyfriend had to do it). This was before the dress was on. You won't be able to get in and out of this dress by yourself. Outside of that it's a beautiful dress and people are still talking about how great I looked in it.