Bought in a designer shop in Sydney, Australia on a whim. I used to be an international performing entertainer, but life has changed a little bit now and it’s a too formal for Wisconsin and my new existence. I absolutely love this dress, but it just hangs in my closet. 😔 if you can make your self 5’ 10” or 5’ 11” in heels, you can rock this dress. My lower rib circumference is about 32 inches, and it’s 14 inches from that shoulder seam down to the pseudo empire waist seam. It is labeled a size 8 Australian, which is about a size 6 US. It does have a small floaty train on each side as you can see, but it does allow for easy walking, well clearing your high heels as pictured in the backside photo. It’s meant to be absolute red carpet. It is not meant to touch pavement… ever. Excruciatingly beautiful. I am wearing heels in these photos, which makes me about 5’11”.