the pattern has created a natural form, that although a wedding dress, could be worn on other special occasions. the waist size it's 22 1/2 inches inches, and the bust is 27 1/4 inch,. a photo shows small break in the netting, as small as a match head, not really visible. another photo shows very,very faint rust, other than that the fabric appears quite strong for this vintage. Vintage dresses like this sell in the thousands of dollars, So the price it's quite low