My future daughter-in-law helped me select this dress for our son's wedding. The plum color is rich and beautiful and will be a perfect complement to the other navy wedding attire. I wish the dress had a zipper, though in looking at descriptions of other beaded dresses about 1/2 do not have zippers. In spite of that wish, the gown is just too elegant to pass up! All the other dresses I have tried seem uninteresting and too common a style in comparison. The size 8 fits perfectly and the style is very becoming. The lined beaded bodice makes the dress quite warm in comparison to the sequin, lace fabric used in many of the current formal jacket dresses. I'm hoping this won't be a problem for our early September wedding. It is a lovely dress!! I will feel very special wearing this dress on our son's wedding day! We are adding a wonderful "daughter" to our family!