I had a hard time with keeping the straps in place, but the dress is gorgeous

I am 5'8.5" and usually wear a size 8 - I ordered the medium and large because I wasn't sure which would fit better and it was definitely the large. I do have a little middle aged belly (!), so I needed to work on holding that in (and full spanx definitely helped!), but other than my concern about my belly - this dress apparently looked awesome because I got a TON of compliments on it! I did hook the back which I liked a lot - it really added to the look. It is definitely very sexy/flattering to your chest, so if you need to be more conservative, this may not be the dress for you! Oh and one final thing - it is definitely a rose/dark pink color more than red. LOVE this dress!