When I first saw this dress, I was so excited. My two fave colors, green and navy, in stripes (I LOVE STRIPES!), on a great cut dress! When the dress arrived, however, I was disappointed. The colors are great, but what you can't tell is that the fabric is an odd, very heavy knit material that's very wrinkly. The layout of the stripes on the top of the dress is also such that it was (at least on me) very unflattering, making me seem really broad and wide on top. And the tie (which is really beneath the chest and not so much at the waist) is a rope tie. Just kind of odd. I sent it back.