Elegant Long V-Neck Beaded Prom Dress for Women | Mermaid Backless Evening Gown | Plus Size Formal Wear for Homecoming, Wedding, and Special Occasions

This is my wedding dress. First off, let me say I LOVE this dress so much! I'd rate it 4.5 stars if possible.The dress is comfortable thanks to the fact that the liner and mesh, of which there are two layers each, are stretchy. I never felt itchy or uncomfortable in it. The structure of the sleeves is quite stiff, which means you really can't lift your arms very high, but it's a formal dress so that's not really what it's for, is it? I didn't do a bouquet toss, but I don't think it would have been a problem to do so. As I said, there are two layers of liner, so you don't have to worry about your undergarments showing through. The back is unlined (see-through) down to the waist, which I somehow missed, so if you want to wear shapewear underneath, you'll have to get either waist-high or a low-backed bustier or something like that. There are some thin cups in the bust, like the ones in sports bras and swimsuits. My seamstress wanted to sew in thicker cups because she thought the shape needed it, and I liked the result. She thought it was an incredible dress, by the way, so that made me feel like I'd made a good choice.My waist is about 30-31," so I ordered a 12 according to the size chart. However, I ended up having the dress taken in by an inch in the waist and two inches everywhere else, in addition to shortening the bodice (she took some off the top of the shoulders, so it pulled the whole thing up), hemming a few inches, and having the cups sewn in. This all cost about the same as the dress, but that's still a steal for a beautiful wedding dress, so I was very happy.One con to this dress is that with so much beading, you're bound to shed a few sequins and seed beads. It's just gonna happen. Thoughtfully, however, the maker included a little bag of extras on a plastic tag inside the dress.The one actual negative thing I have to say about the dress, though, is that the rope braid started detaching from my dress partway through my reception. Like the beads, the thin champagne thread holding the braid on just started to unravel. It seems equally possible that this was due to the dressmaker as much as the seamstress. On the one hand, I tried the dress on many times prior to having it hemmed, and the braid never budged. On the other hand, those try-ons were always short, and the dress had been known to shed other decorations. I don't know. I just ignored it for a while, and eventually changed into a shorter dress anyway for the part of the night where we hung out with the last few people and then cleaned up.BUT even with this issue, I wouldn't go back and use a different dress. It fit my budget, I got tons of compliments, and most importantly, I really, REALLY loved it.This dress is so beautiful I wanted to kept it, however I ordered to small. The quality of the beads sewn on is amazing. A few beads did come off in the shipping process but not a big deal. After I loss wait I will order again and make sure I messer.Super gorgeous, my only nit pik is that the top part is uncomfortable and scratchy. It's berable for a short time at leastWOW! I received compliments all evening! The dress fit like a glove and the material is stretchy. A few beads fell off the dress but it was not noticeable at all. I will definitely consider purchasing from this seller again!**wearing flats in pic with tree**Very beautiful as the picture! Beautiful dress., I gave it to my sister in law she got it prefect!I was hesitant to order a dress online because you never know how the dress is going to turn out but when the dress came it looked better than the picture and I can’t wait to wear it on promThis was the best dress I have ever ordered off of Amazon. The fit was great. I ordered the dress in Champagne. It looked exactly like the picture. The dress was very well made, everything was in place. Great communication with the seller. Dress came within two weeks of the order. Best results ever!!I ordered this dress for my daughter’s wedding, it was gorgeous! Family & friends who complimented my dress could not believe I ordered it from amazon ?