I bought this dress before Christmas , to wear on Christmas eve and new year. I loved the color and the corset style in the back. The color is a deep winered as in the ad, with a metallic gleam to it. The fabric is a good quality velvet - I've worn this dress for several other occasions since Christmas and every time I've had many complemention on it. I bought it in size xxl , which is up one size from what I normaly wear , just because I do that almost every time when ordering a Punk Rave garment. The dress sits great - and it probably would have been a bit tighter if I bought an xl. The decor on the front and the color , makes this minidress stand out from the rest.Sometimes ,if the quality of velvet isn't very good , the fabric will almost crack a bit after each wear or get a slight slack , and that didn't happen here. So , this is a great looking dress and the color is to die for.