I bought this dress on final sale and was so excited. So many of the reviews say this dress runs a bit large. I bought an XL, thinking I would get the same "bit large" size that would look great cinched with a belt. Upon opening the package, I noticed the dress looked smaller than I thought, but I brushed it off because my nap dresses always look little in the package, too. The dress, by the way, is absolutely stunning in person. If you think it looks great on the screen....wait until you see it in person. The color and print are just so perfect. So, I go to try this beautiful dress on. Well, this dress is not an XL. I could not even begin to button the waist to top buttons. Like not even close. I was really surprised and instantly sad. I brushed off the sadness and thought of my mother. She really liked this dress as well, but the size Large she wanted was sold out. I joked to her that she could have mine if it did not fit. Jokes on me. I go over to my parent's house and have my mom try the dress on. Well....she could not even begin to button the top buttons, and she is significantly smaller than I am. My mom and I are not large chested women, either. I knew, when I opened up the package, it looked small. It fits more like a medium would.

I was really excited about this dress. I am so bummed it was a final sale because I would rather just stick to the nap dresses. I was really hoping for that "bit large" fit. My experience is that it fit extremely small.…