Smiffys Women's Day of The Dead Bride Costume - Mexican Sugar Skull Halloween Outfit for Dia de Los Muertos Party & Cosplay

This Day of the Dead / Dead Bride themed dress was a hit this Halloween!! Hence the 5 star rating!!! Still, I wanted to share a review with a few minor things about the dress that would be useful to future buyers:1. The head band with soft lace that runs down the back was the best part of the costume! (See picture) Comfortable, never gave me a head ache.2. Note:my upper arms are larger than the average girl and grab at dresses made with material that do not contain much spandex (especially in the arm) This dress contains lace that does not stretch so keep that in mind.2. I normally wear a size 12-14. I am 34C bust and my waist is quite small however because of my arms and the lace material not stretching much, I purchased a size up and bought size 14-16. This took care of the problem with the lace arms. The 12-14 dress would never of fit my upper arms.3. Further, the dress was naturally a bit large around my waist and the bottom of the dress hit the floor and then some.... (I wore flats). I ended up having the dress hemmed a couple inches at the bottom and because there is elastic lining drooping at the waist, I had the waist taken in a bit too. Well worth the $22 I paid a seamstress.4. The inner lining of the waist line was very very scratchy as it had this weird scratchy material sewn in the waist to poof the hip part of the dress out a bit. I had it removed immediately!!! It was awful. You can easily cut it out if you like however you will still be left with a inner lining seam that scratches you awful. I wore a body suit underneath the dress because of this problem. I would suggest wearing a Long Sleeved Bodysuit with a V Front and Back or low scoop neck front and back. Nothing you can do to fix the material. I mean, a $40 Halloween costume is not going to made of 100% cotton or Chenille wool.Because I invested some additional funds toward this costume with the purchase of a velvet choker necklace,pretty drop earrings and lace tights to stay super warm on a cold October evening, I can see myself repeating this dress for a few years. Maybe become a vampire next year! All in all, this is a fantastic costume ladies. Very feminine and modest enough for grown up costume parties.