this dress looks exactly like in the pic but it has a little more sparkle to it, but not too excessive! the colors are vibrant and gorgeous! I will say the only negatives to it, are that it's not "soft" on the outside. I'm not good with material names or whatever, but the "netting" i guess it is that's on the outside is mesh-like. the inside lining is good though so its not itchy or anything. My other small problem is that I'm a bigger girl, so i ordered a large and it wouldn't zip up. instead of returning it because i loved how it looked otherwise, i got it altered. they pulled out the zipper completely and turned the lower back into like a corset-type with ribbon so that I could adjust it, making the dress tighter or looser if i wanted. it also still fit and was large and flowy everywhere else except the zipper area. but all that wont affect most of you. it's also on the longer side, so short girls (5'4 or less) may want to get it hemmed, or only wear heels with it. Overall, 4 stars.