Lovely Mother of the bride, Event or formal Little black dress ( or little navy dress) - very dark - color looks to be black in the photos, but depending upon the light, I'm having trouble deciding if this is black or a very dark navy. Buy with this in mind, I'm 99% certain it's black, but could be blue Embellished with floral like sequins and rectangle bits Velvet like material - which does have a tendency to collect lint; the dress is clean, but I recommend that you dry clean it again dress and jacket are lined 90% polyester 10% spandex blend Sz 6 dry clean dress is zip back with hook and eye at top, also has darts down front for fit jacket does not button Approximate measurements: laying flat; jacket: 19 inches from armpit to armpit; 16 inches from top to bottom center back; 6 inches from shoulder seam to sleeve edge; dress: 36 inches from shoulder seam to bottom down back, 28 inches from top of zipper to bottom down center back, 28 inches from under arm to bottom of dress down side seam, 4 inch of center slit in front of dress cust715klj11-lp BC1-29 all clothing items have been cleaned to standards