This dress is fantastic - the first week I had it, I wore it to an afternoon BBQ, the grocery store, and even a night out for cocktails. Very versatile in that it can go from very casual to a little more elegant just by changing accessories.One side note, I ordered the dress in teal and in black - and I returned the teal dress because the sizes were slightly inconsistent for the teal to look awkward and the black to work great.