This dress is gorgeous!! It is well made and made of really good quality material. It is a bit on the long side, I purchased a petticoat for extra puffiness (not included)It does lace up and zip up in the back and the big bow is removable which makes it easy to do up. Honestly this is a fantastic dress. I have 2 , my daughters wore it once for about 4 hours. Won’t be using them again so they are just taking up space!! One is size 12 girls and the other one size 6 girls!!!