COLOR - Beautiful crimson color, looks a bit darker than on the website FIT - Hugs the body in all the right ways. I would suggest getting your normal size and then one size up as it can be quite tight. By the end of the night, with all of the food and drinks it was hard to breathe. But great for posture! Perhaps a 6R would have resolved this, but the dress would scrunch up when I sat down and would not smooth out when standing, so it required a bit of maintenance. I wore spanx to smooth but the material is thick so no need to worry about lines (I wouldn't recommend for a hot event however as this dress will keep you warm). The top holds up great and didn't need to adjust it all night! I'm a 32C/34B and felt that I filled the top nicely while wearing a strapless bra (which I never had issues with showing through the top of the dress). LENGTH - I'm 5'5 and wore 3.75 inches and still was tripping from time to time. I stepped on the dress multiple times, as did people around me since it mermaids at the bottom (great for pictures!). I needed to hike up the dress in general to move around. I think 4.5 in heels would have resolved this problem. MISC - One thing to note is that I received a defect dress that was a shade lighter and clearly had better times before it got to me. Customer service was amazing and sent me a replacement but the defect dress had some major problems. The crumb catcher top was not straight and there was puckering. If you receive a dress like that, please just get a replacement, I promise that doesn't represent this dress's beauty!

Red Academy Gown

Jill Jill Stuart

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Size Worn: 4R

Usual Size: 4

Height: 5' 5"

Weight: 125lbs

Bust: 32C