I'm not sure why a shirt dress was designed to avoid everything that makes a shirt dress a shirt dress. It's pretty hard to put on by yourself because of that. The hem and sleeves have cheap, fast fashion hem jobs that are wavy. The buttons are fake and make it hard to get a large bust and hourglass shape into the bodice since they don't open and you have to maneuver through the waist because the zipper stops at the collar, leaving no room to move through the bodice. I feel like putting a zipper in the back was a bad choice and only made the dress harder to produce and wear. I do have 2 positives to share. The fabric is a true checked weave, unlike a lot of the other fake, printed fabrics in the line. So it's a true apparel fabric rather than the Halloween costume quality fabrics I've returned lately. The bodice seaming for the bust was, surprisingly, perfectly aligned with the fabric check. I'm keeping this one based on those 2 positive alone. I will be converting the dress to it's shirt dress nature and redoing the sleeves and hem to make it look higher quality. Otherwise I would be making another return. I'm not surprised by the shortcomings of this dress considering others I've seen and returned, just disappointed.

Love this dress, fit perfectly

This is a heavy chested friendly button up dress, no gaps! Pockets big enough to hold plenty of treasure. Wearing a large, bust 40 at fullest, waist is a wildcard between 29.5 and 33.

Do not size up. Order your regular size. Dress has no stretch, but is comfortable. My waist measure fluctuate during the day and even on bloating days when I'm around 35 inches, size L still fits me well with strangle my waist. Material is a thicker cotton, but is breathable. Only thing is the zipper at the waist, it's a bit hard, but it's the only downside of this dress. Don't miss out on this one, it is totally worth it!