African BoutiqueDubai Kaftan Abaya Jalabiya Maxi Gown Hand Work Golden Beaded African Dress - Fuchsia

This dress is beautiful. It is an inky saturated fuchsia, that is very deep in color. The stones are like crystals, seemingly hand sewn. Not cheesy at all. Glamorous as it can be. It consists of a crepe overlay with a polyester sheath dress underneath that is sewn into the crepe part at the collar area. The flowy crepe part is just like a big poncho in size. No problem there. However. They say the sheath/dress fits all sizes. Wrong. This dress will only fit up to XL AT BEST! The sheath is polyester with no give at all. I have a large chest and arms and I could get all of my self in the dress, but it was very uncomfortable. I had to have it hemmed, so I had the seamstress try to let it out enough in the arms and chest to make it more comfortable. The bottom part of the under dress fit fine. Not sure how that will work. I bought another dress that was very similar to this one last year and that one would fit any size. This one won’t. If you’re short don’t worry about hemming, while it is 2 “layers” (under sheath dress and over chiffon), there is no beading to contend with on the bottom, so it’s very straightforward. The company had incredibly quick shipping, but it was pretty expensive at $8. So while that was a bit high, it got to me quickly. The dress was made well, but when you are dealing with crepe/chiffon, it is a very delicate material, and there is a lot of material, so it is heavy. For example, you have to be careful with the back zipper because there’s a tendency for that kind of fabric to get caught.