First off.... please look past the markings on the mirror. I'm in my daughter's room and she likes to use crayons on it...lol...Moving on to the review. I felt like I had to leave this now because I may not even wear this dress for the purpose I purchased it for but I wanted to give my opinion in regards to the sizing situation. I wear a size 18/20 pants but my upper body is a 14/16... 5'9. People on this review talked about how high the split is but what I have realized is if you buy this dress too small your split will be much higher. I purchased the 3x and I think this fits me perfectly. I have on a dress Spanx underneath this that comes to mid thigh that you cannot see even when I'm walking. However, if I pulled the dress to immulate the look of a size smaller my thigh was hella out, so I am VERY happy I got the 3x.However as you can see it does show a lot of cleavage so my bra is showing through which you can pin or make the bra part of the outfit. So if I actually wear this out I am going to use a sexier bra to add some flavor to the outfit.I love this dress and cannot wait to wear it when I'm able. The material is soft, it's not too thin, so it doesn't feel like a super cheap dress. Also this dress is very forgiving for the stomach since it has that little material draping over the front.I hope this review is helpful because I agonized over what size to get for the dress before ordering by reading everyone else's reviews.