Long Sleeve Wool & Cashmere Rib Maxi Dress

I'm 5'10", tried this in medium in charcoal gray. It fits nicely through the body on my size 8-ish hourglass shape. Note that the sleeves are LONG even on me, which means they are very, very long for someon of average height. However, the dress length is more reserved -- the dress looked short on me (a few inches above my ankle) and should be fine on anyone average height. The fabric is soft, thanks to the cashmere. I think the garment will mostly hold it's shape. It's opaque and thick enough that you could hypothetically wear it with ease (won't need the scary body shapers). However, this rib knit, which isn't a traditional 1X1 rib but a variation on it that makes all the front-facing knit stitches look extra wide and bumpy, looks excessively casual to me. If I'm going to the trouble of wearing a cashmere sweater dress, it will be with then intention that I look elegant and refined, not laidback.

I really wanted to love this dress but it had obviously lived a full life before arriving in my mailbox. There were hairs of former customers stuck to it and it was hopelessly pilled. Perhaps it would have been a keeper if it had been in new condition, but I returned it. This dress taught the young guy at the Nordstrom returns desk what “pills” on a knit are! He had never heard the term before. So perhaps some good came from the experience.