thanks to reviews I went down a size, but that still wasn’t enough to help this dress fit properly. the stomach area where the picture is kinda pokes out a bit making ur stomach look bigger than it it. it does not hug around the waist line at all for me. I wish they chose a different material, I’m contemplating a chain belt or just tying a denim shirt around the waist, if that doesn’t work then I’m returning :(