I fall in love with this dress as soon as I tried it on. At the shop, I tried it on with a crinoline and I realized that I wanted this awesome dress but wanted to alter the cut a bit. I wanted a fluffier skirt rather than the A-line cut, so I bought a second Melissa Sweet MS251151. Yes! I know this sounds crazy but look at the beautiful results. I used the bottom portion of the second dress to make the skirt fuller so that the material matched exactly. This dress was everything I could ever dream of! I wore it for my wedding this past October 2017.
The dress has a natural waist, highlighted with a delicate satin bon belt which give you room in the hips and thigh area but still has a slimming princess look. The deep V-neck added a sexy touch (if wanted) but the dress also come with clip on insert (unused) if this you're going for a more conservative look. The outer lace is soft against the tulle and there is a sparkling beaded floral applique underneath so that you won't irritate your skin. The lining is statin and I will include the crinoline I used.
I am 5'2" but with the heels I wore, that day I become 5’8''. The dress was not altered so as long as your shorter that 5'8'' with your shoes, you can hem the dress to fit you. I am a pant size 2-4 but my seamstress said the dress can be altered 2 sizes larger or smaller as needed.