This little formfitting number is such a flattering dress! It looks all things tailored, professional, playful, expressive, and it has sex appeal. It has a starched collar. It is a black, gray, and dusty lavender animal print pattern. It has some slight pleating underneath the breast waist (not quite empire). It is a button up dress, like a long dress shirt. It has two small hoops on each side of the waist for a thin belt or a ribbon tie. It hugs the body perfectly! It’s made by Express (Design Studio). It is a WOMEN’S size 4. It is 97% cotton and 3% lycra/spandex. In the 1990s, I had a job working at two different trendy and funky, yet high end salons. All of my work attire was made by Express and Limited. I STILL have most of those clothes and still wear them today. They are all in pristine shape after a googol of washes and wears. None of them have any pilling or linting at all! This dress is the same.