I tried on many dresses, my dress was one of the first ones, but my mom wasn't there when I tried it, and I felt that I couldn't make a decision until I saw all my options. When I decided this was the dress I wanted, the store I had tried it on at had just sold Karena Royale two days prior. Finally, I found a store who had my dress in the color I tried on initially, my mom and I went and you could see it on my face. The dress was perfect. Classic, romantic, super flattering, stunning! I could not be happier with my choice of dresses! I love that so many Maggie dresses lace up in the back, rather than just a zipper, it adds a little something extra. I got more compliments than I can remember about my dress and I never wanted to take it off.