I used to wear dresses made of fabrics that looked tailored out a heavier woven fabric, similar to suit fabric. Back in the 80’s and 90’s that was more the style. I usually wore a simple solid color. Obviously, the dress you posted has to colors of fabric and exaggerates an hour glass look. I definitely would wear it if I lost 20 pounds. Right now I rarely wear a dress.
Many of the actresses you see wearing those dresses are squeezed into full body Spanks (girdles) and I won’t do that.
I’m not always fond of stretch, when it’s too stretchy it often creeps around or wrinkles, unless your in a size that makes you look very squeezed in. No stretch, or a very small
percentage is better.
Back when I used to sell jeans at Armani Exchange we had a women’s jean that had the side seams not straight up the sides to the waistline, but more forward as it came across the hip up into the waist. It was supposed to make you look thinner with a more shape ass. We called it the Italian style, as the Italians are more focused on asses than breasts. It’s the same concept as the dress featured in the link—draw the eye towards the line of the inner color. That jean also happened to be a little short in the rise, so it tended to fit many of our Latin American customers also, which was well suited since it’s also a culture full of men who like watching women walk away.