Lovely dress. Flattering fit and material weight makes it feel smart and means it hangs nicely. The side slits stop it looking too matronly. Colour described as charcoal which is accurate as it’s more like a soft/light black or very dark grey. Gold buttons really lift it too. Im a size 16-18, normally an 16 in Atelier-lumieresShops but bought the 18 as felt the 16 pulled too much and slits were too revealing to wear as a work dress when seated!