Dress comes exactly as pictured, not a similar worse quality dress, but exactly the same as shown, which is awesome! Furthermore, it has real buttons on the front meaning you can open it if you desire or leave it closed.

This A-line style is my favourite as not only is it incredibly flattering, but the floral lace design is subtle, but when examined up close is extremely beautiful and elegant. The fact that it's black means it fits for all number of occasions and has a quite elegance that I really like.

The dress is great quality and feels quite heavy when holding it, but is nice and light when worn. The only negative would be that the lace sleeves can be itchy if you have sensitive skin. Would look absolutely amazing with a crinoline worn under or without.

In particular I found this to be very flattering to an XL size body and it can often be hard to get vintage style in this size.

Pros:
- Dress has an understated elegance that becomes obvious the more beautiful details you notice.
- Very flattering fit.
-Well-made.
- Real buttons on the front.
- Stitching is finished correctly with no loose ends.
- Obvious quality.

Cons:
- Lace sleeves have no underlay and can be itchy if you have skin that is sensitive to lace.

A beautiful, elegant, A-Line dress that would work for casual or formal wear easily.

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Note: I received this product at a discounted rate in exchange for an unbiased, honest review as provided here. As a consumer advocate, I believe in providing quality and honest feedback and receiving a product at a discounted rate will never affect my opinions.