OMG THIS DRESS... it's just so perfect! You will have to iron it and and air it out when it arrives just because of the manufacturing process for the fabric but the fabric dye smell disappears very quickly. I ordered it 4 days before an event I was invited to last minute, and it arrived 30 min before I was supposed to leave and after a quick iron, it was perfect and the dye smell had long since gone. It has a lovely cotton sateen style finish to it that makes it work for both causal events like an outdoor tiki or a dressier event such as a cocktail party. As with all Elle Rebel designs it has lovely structural features such as a built in bra with padded cups and a corset design feature, and between those and the style of the dress, my bidy was transformed into a oerfect 1950s silhouette. If this dress came in every color of the rainbow I would buy them all! As it is I am heading over to the other listing for the leopard print!