At first glance, the Flower Vines Embroidered Midi Dress looks like a button-front dress. The listing, however, calls those front buttons faux and identifies a concealed side zipper as the opening. It also describes an embroidered mesh outer layer with a lining, while advising nude undergarments. Those details change how you plan to get dressed, check coverage, and choose between S and XL.

Find the opening before judging the front buttons

The gallery shows a column of small buttons down the high-neck front. Treat them as a visual detail: the source calls them faux, so there is no basis for assuming they open the bodice or make the neckline adjustable. The source identifies the concealed side zipper instead. If you normally rely on front buttons for easier dressing, this distinction matters more than the button look. The listing does not give a zipper length or the size of the head opening, so ask MAXCT if either would affect your decision.

The high round neckline has ruffles, the sleeves are long with elastic cuffs, and the skirt has tiers. The photo supports the overall light, embroidered appearance, but a photo cannot establish how the lining will look under every light source. Plan the outfit around the actual neck and sleeve shape: a necklace would sit near the ruffled collar, while a cuff or bracelet may meet the elastic sleeve edge. These are styling considerations, not a claim about comfort or fabric performance.

Read “lined” and the coverage advice together

The product copy says the mesh is fully embroidered with flowers and leaves and that the dress is lined. In the same sentence it advises nude undergarments. Do not read “lined” as a promise that every area will be opaque in daylight or flash photography. Nor does the copy say exactly where the lining starts and ends, how thick it is, or whether the sleeves are lined. If coverage is essential for an event, ask for a lining map or additional unedited photos before ordering. Once the dress arrives, check it in the lighting where you expect to wear it; that home check is more informative than extrapolating from the studio image.

Compare the fitted points, then place the hem

The source lists chest, waist and length in inches for S–XL. Reproduce those values below so you can compare them with a dress you already like. The source does not define whether these are garment or body measurements or where length begins. Use them as a first comparison and confirm the measuring method for a close call.

Each size adds 1.5 inches at both chest and waist. Length stays at 43 inches from S to M, then 43.5 inches for L and XL. For a hypothetical example, suppose a comparison dress that gives you the room you prefer measures 36 inches at the chest and 28.5 inches at the waist. The source M is 0.5 inch smaller at both points; L is 1 inch larger at both. L is therefore the first listed row to compare against that particular garment, provided both were measured the same way. This is an arithmetic comparison of two garments, not a fit recommendation for a 36-inch body chest.

Before deciding, check the location of the waist seam and where a 43- or 43.5-inch length lands on a similarly measured dress in your wardrobe. The tiered skirt may change how the hem looks in motion, but the source gives no sweep or lining length. If those are deciding details, request the missing measurements rather than guessing from the model photo. The live selector offers S, M, L and XL; match that selector to the chart row you have checked.