June Dress Sleeveless in Navy Linen

I was surprised at how much I love this color, it’s almost black but softer. I’m pear-shaped and usually a large/size 12, and I ordered this dress in dark brown in a large and blood orange in a medium. (The blood orange is so bright and pretty too!) The torso is a little longer in the large and the sleeves are a little wider, but they fit almost the same across the chest and waist for me. I’m not very busty but they both gaped between the first 3 buttons. I plan to just stitch the dress closed there, I’ll be able to unbutton at the waist and pull over my head fine. At 5’7” this dress hits just a couple inches above my ankles, it’s a very flattering length. I deliberated a lot on sizes so I hope this is helpful to someone else!

It's a gorgeous dress. I bought a small because medium was out of stock. I was a bit worried. I'm 5'3" and between 140 and 145 pounds. I thought a small might be a little tight for my current weight. The dress fit absolutely beautifully on my hips, length wise, and on my shoulders. However, it's too tight in my chest. I don't want to return it and I don't even know if that's an option. I'm going to have to try to find someone to adjust it for me. The buttons look like they might bust and I'm not very large in my chest, only a 34B. I think it's that I'm a bit broad in my back, shoulders and ribs, but it actually fits my shoulders so it's a bit torturous that it only doesn't fit across my chest.

I'm desperate to have it fit right because I'm dreaming of wearing it on a European vacation sometime soon. It's really a gorgeous piece to add to my closet. The material is so light weight and the design is so flattering. I just wish it had some pleating in the front to accommodate my chest better.