I was surprised with the quality of the details and the fabric was better than expected.

I ordered this dress for my daughter's role in a theater guild performance of The Secret Garden. It arrived fast and was exactly as described on the site! The dress was very well made and a perfect fit ( an amazing dress for a reasonable price)!

Size small (5 foot 4, 120 lbs), it's 100% cotton so I'm glad it's initial fit is a bit too big since it will most likely shrink even in cold water. Looks just like the pictured dress. Good quality material. The only reason I have it at 4 stars is the fact that it's a bit short-- but it looks that way in the picture too, so it's not misleading! I think it's very historically accurate, good for reeanactors or Anne Shirley wannabes "Marilla! The puffs!" ;)

The dark color in the picture online does not show how very well designed and well sewn this is. Unlike costumes, this is made to last.

Love this dress. Excellent detailing. Stylish and very well made.

It's a real dress, not a costume, super detailled, top quality for the price.

I absolutely adore this dress! It is perfect for my Halloween costume. The quality construction and fit are impeccable. As a seamstress and costumer I highly recommend this dress.

This dress is well made. Very good quality. Runs a little big. I absolutely love that it has pockets!

Over all very pleases with this dress. It did loose a button the very first time I washed it, which was more than a little annoying. Other than that is is everything I had hoped for.

The dress fits my torso like a glove, but the sleeves are incredibly baggy and long. Will be getting them tailored, but other than that the dress is great. Great material and historically accurate.

Loved it! Quality workmanship!

LOVE this dress. Personally this is something that I will be able to wear all the time. The quality is excellent. This is not like a costume at all, but is a great dress. For me this fit true to what my size normally is. I originally sized up using the measurements but then needed to exchange for my usual size. Exchanging was quick and easy.

Excellent quality. Accurate sizing. Great value.

I purchased the print pioneer dress. It is so beautiful and I love the five button ribbon on the cuffs. I have received many compliments on this outfit.

Well made. True to size.

Loved this dress,, of good quality and great workmanship for a reasonable price. I put together a costume as a Presbyterian Church Lady for our Florida town's rededication of its Presbyterian Church founded in 1895 (and still standing.) I had only to add a dickey with a standup collar, add a cameo, black hat with egret feathers and granny boots for an authentic look. The dress fabric is a dull black sturdy cotton with decorative pleats and embroidery down the front. Very authentic -

i’m so pleased with the quality of this dress! the fabric is so nice and thick. also… it has pockets! that was a lovely surprise. my package arrived exactly when they said it would. overall i’m very pleased. my only gripe - it is huuuuge. i ordered a Medium as i’m 5’7” and about 140lbs and fit M for basically everything. this dress fits more like a Large! one review noted it being big and i wish i had taken this into account and bought a small. i had a friend alter it for me.

I have been buying clothes from Historical Emporium for a few years now, because of the high quality of workmanship!! Although I'm not always spot on with sizing, the fabrics used, cloth covered buttons and the attention to detail never disappoint. This dress is very comfortable to wear and looks great!!! For me, living in a hot climate, I would have maybe liked this dress to have a collar of some sort to protect my neck from the sun as I ride in my sulky!! Historical Emporium are a delight to order through with deliveries quite fast considering I live half way around the world from them!!!!!!! Thanks

This dress is so nice, fits perfect. Great for my costume for Helldorado in Tombstone!

This dress is for my granddaughter and I hope she likes it. The material is a little heavier than I expected which is a good thing, will update when my granddaughter tries it on.

This dress is precious. It is extremely wearable and comfortable. I love the buttons all the way down the front! The color is lovely.

I am thrilled with the quality of this dress. It is a perfect costume for "Miz Lottie" a sassy frontier woman. Great buy!

Very authentic. Like the real thing!! I am a book cover illustrator, and I often use costumes for the illustrations I do. This one worked out perfectly!

I have been looking at this dress for awhile. Had to get it. Wonderful color, quality and style. I'm sorry I waited so long.

I was not expecting this dress to be quite so beautiful as it is. The fabric hangs so perfectly and blows just great in the breeze, while still being very durable. One of the button holes needed reinforcing, since it kept coming open, but otherwise this dress is far better than I expected in all ways. And that is not to say I had low expectations, I just thought for the price, it was not going to be QUITE this nice.

I really like this dress. It looks like a dress from the 1830's. Next month I'll be wearing it along with the Muslin Bonnet in front of the Alamo in San Antonio. I'm part of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and we are doing a presentation to celebrate the independence of Texas from Mexico. The dress is made well and looks very authentic.

This dress fit perfectly right. I am a size 10-12. I am a guest speaker for women's groups and it was just right for late 1800's topic.

Very happy with the pioneer dress, the fit was perfect, except I had to take up the shoulders, thankyou and I know I am going to enjoy wearing it to our annual Blockhouse opening of the locks in Merrickville, Ontario, Canada!

I haven't tried it on but it looks great in person. Can't wait to wear it to a shoot.

This is a very pretty and well-made dress! The price is great! I intend to wear this all the time. I'll be back for another color! Thanks Historical Emporium!

I had to buy a large when I usually wear medium. However, with alterations at the shoulder seams and shortening the sleeves, the dress fit me fine. The dress came down to my ankles since I am short. I wore it for the function for which I needed the dress - 1840s time period and receved several compliments both on the style and fit.

Absolutely what I was looking for a pioneer presentation.... Perfect for the non sewing person-me!

Beautiful, authentic dress. We will be using it in an event at our History Park Museum.

True to size-chart size. I'm trading a medium for a small. (Size 4) It has lot's of material over-all, and is plenty long for 5'7".

Great quality... I would have spent half this much on an el-cheapo tacky costume but I found Historical Emporium. I'm glad I did. Sure I paid more but I got a quality dress in style, detail and workmanship. Seems like they should have made it to show a little more up top skin though...this is extremely conservative in that regard. I'm big up top and I look flat. LOL

I bought this to have an extravagant dress for my 21st birthday. And it was beautiful. It came sooner than I even needed it to. It couldn't have been better.

The quality of this parcel is more than excellant. Fit extremely well and was comfortable. I was very impressed with the quality.

Exactly what we were looking for. Perfect for a saloon girl or soiled dove. Good construction...not a costume, but an actual garment.

This dress was PERFECT for my Pennywise costume!

I really like the style of this dress and it would have worked great for our "era" party fundraisers. However the color was listed as ivory and when I received it I thought the color was terrible. Not really ivory but a washed out tan/pink color. I returned it.

The dress was delivered early which was great the dress is incredible it's so well made I love it fits great it is my wedding dress I get married in Oct this year love it

Love this little dress! Quality way better than expected for the price. Perfect for my Pirate wedding!

Beautifully crafted dress with attention to detail. Of special note-- I am usually a medium in women's clothes. Due to my largest part... I am an extra large in this dress. Pay attention to the size chart when ordering. Once in the correct size according to the size chart--- the dress is fully and separately adjustable in the bust, waist, and hips with the satin corset lace in the back. May fit a variety of body types "just right".

I purchased this for my daughter for a period costume event. The event has not happened yet, but am extremely pleased with the quality and the fit if the dress. We will shop here again.

The dress is beautiful, we'll made. Unfortunately it was too long for who it was for, fit perfectly other wise. (she's just real short :)

I received the dress and it is way better looking then the picture. It will be the perfect dress for my old west wedding

The dress showed up sooner than expected, I was delighted just with how it looked on the hanger, as well as the quality. It fit wonderfully and was very comfortable. I have received a constant stream of compliments whenever I wear it as well. I love everything about this dress! It is beautiful, durable enough to be a regular wardrobe price and very flattering.

I bought this to wear as my wedding dress. The sizes run a little small, but it looks amazing on. I absolutely love this dress and can't wait to wear it on my wedding day!!!

This dress was purchased for my daughter's upcoming high school Prom. She absolutely loves it.It was even more beautiful than we thought it would be. The quality is outstanding and the fit was perfect. Her friends think it's great.She looks and feels beautiful,what more could a Mom ask for?!

I bought this dress for a part of my Halloween costume this year and LOVED it! Very pretty, very well-constructed and I felt well worth the money I spent. I actually found the same dress in another store for a much higher price after I had already purchased it. I received so many compliments. It was, however, sized I thought about one to two sizes small, but the corset works well so it was all A-OK. The shipping speed was also lightning fast! Great customer service!

Lovely! Nice fit. She loves it and looks wonderful!

The dress is beautiful, and it arrived really fast. Thank you for the great service!

This is a beautiful dress. I love the ombre look, especially. These "one-size fits most" dresses are great, because they really do fit many shapes and sizes, and they are adjustable if your weight goes up and down. Very pretty and comfortable, too.

A beautiful nice quality dress, lovely colour! The skirt is very full. Not a lot of room in the bodice, so it pays to pay attention to the size chart.

This works in the desert heat, as I had hoped it would. I got compliments on it.

I loved the dress.

I am delighted with the appearance and fit of this dress. Comfortable flowing fabric. I imagine the white might be a bit translucent, but the black is fine without a slip. Will probably by another if they come back in purple or blue. The front has laces that can be snugged a bit if desired and the back has a square neckline with elastic gathers on the bodice. Fits me well with 38" bust and 34" waist. BTW, I accidentally put it on backwards and it is actually kind of cute like that, looking more Regency.

I was very pleased with my order. The dress fit me perfectly and I loved how I looked in it.

for a one siz fits all small it was more a medium one size fits all. The dress is great

Persephone cap sleeve dress was gorgeous! Absolutely love it, fit perfect.

I bought this dress because I was going to be a guide for a Victorian House tour. It arrived on time, fit great, and was very comfortable.

wearing it to a Downton Abby party = is perfect!!!

Was so pleased with the quality and fit of this dress. I am 5'2", 123lbs and ordered a small. A little long but wore a corded petticoat with it and it was fine. And it arrived very quickly! Thank you!

Western weekend

Very well made dress. Suitable for period costume or daily wear. Pockets were a delightful surprise! This is the second one of these I've purchased and will definitely be ordering in more colors.

The dress I ordered is beautiful. It is sewn well and fits perfectly. Thank you! I will definitely order from this company again.

Well-made dress,nice cotton material. Good long length almost to the floor and I am 5ft8ins!

I am very happy with this lovely dress. It is well made and the material used is of good quality. The length is very long and it took me a long time to shorten the very full skirt I am 5' 6" and needed to shorten the dress 4". Overall it is a beautiful dress and the price is affordable for folks like me who volunteer at a Heritage Village

Thank for alerting me that this dress was again available. I am shor-waisted so expected the bodice would be long for me but was willing to try it knowing I could return it if it fit poorly. So, yes, it is a bit long but still looks fine. I also ordered the Walking Skirt in the Purple color & it looks great worn over the dress. Looks love lovely with the matching Bonnet as well.

It may seem a little unusual to write a positive review for an item we returned, but the garment itself was not the issue. My wife is short-waisted and just under 5'4", so the way it fit was such that we could not effectively alter it. This is in no way a judgment of the dress itself. The material is excellent quality, very comfortable, and looks great. The finish of the garment was outstanding, with almost no loose hanging threads, which indicates time taken to do it right and a seamstress with some real experience. Make no mistake, if the fit had been a little closer, we would have paid a bit extra to her seamstress to perform the final fitting simply because the dress was well worth a little extra expenditure. But the height of the dress and the waist issue were just a little more than we wanted to take on. Otherwise, a superb garment nd one that will serve well. Definitely worth 5 stars. I have made numerous purchases from H-E, and have always been very pleased with the products. Occasionally, sizing may be a little off, but my experience with H-E has been no different than with any other online or brick-and-mortar merchant. Different manufacturers always have a little different way they size clothing. H-E is generally always spot on with its sizing, so no complaints at all. Thanks for the great job you guys do!