This dress fit as expected because we went by the measurement size chart in the photos. My daughter normally wears a size 12, but her measurements on the chart showed size 14, and the 14 fits just right.It's a nice, satin dress with lovely embellishments on the top. It has an inner strap around the bust, so it stays supportive and comfortable. One of the flowers fell off, but it was easy to sew back on (& probably wouldn't have been noticeable, anyway). We shopped at various other stores and tried on much more expensive dresses, but this beat them with quality and price.We ordered the dress on March 20 & received it by April 3 - so relieved!The hoop that came with the dress is shown worn underneath, but it's probably a bit short for this dress; you can decide whether you would like to wear it or not. Also in the photos, she's 5'9" tall and wearing low heels. It's a long dress if you are shorter; the hoop lifts it off the floor a bit.