I knew I might find this dress too boxy to wear buttoned up without a belt, but I figured I could also wear it open as a sort of long jacket, as shown in one of the photos. However, I can’t, because there’s a light-colored ribbon reinforcing the placket of the bottom four buttons — which is not in the photo of the dress being worn this way — and it just looks weird.

I bought this dress and loved the color, material and detailed design of the dress, but it was not the best fit. I'm 5'4 and 130 lbs and bought a size small. The dress fit through the shoulders and body but was very long and not form fitting or flattering. The dress went to my knees or a little below and hung on my body. I love Prana but this dress was a miss for me.

I originally ordered the black color, and the quality was good, but the color did not look as good as the picture so I returned it and ordered the blue instead. The blue dress was a disappointment: it looked like someone had worn it for a while with many small lint balls and loose threads. As I've paid the return once, I did not bother to return it again. To salvage it, I sent it to a dry cleaning place. Not a satisfied buy.