Review on DEARCASE Women'S Long Sleeve Maxi Dress Crewneck Loose Plain Casual Empire Waist Long Dresses With Pockets by Robin Naber

This dress is well made. It has long enough sleeves, something which seems hard to find on too many garments. I am 5'6". So many so-called long-sleeved garments come too high on the arm; this goes all the way to the top of the hand for me, without being too long. The style is simple and practical, with two perfect pockets being very useful for so many things. As another reviewer noted, the waistline is more empire than at the waist, but I find that more flattering so I don't mind.Next, this can be washed and dried in machines, needing no special care. I will likely use cold and gentle settings, and I may hang to dry to keep it nice longest, but it is good that it can be machine washed and dried. It may shrink a small amount, but it isn't enough to change the fit for me, the hem length came up about an inch, but it was long enough to touch the ground anyway, so this is better. As I noted, the sleeves are a generous length, and they were still long enough after machine drying (I'm not a fan of 3/4 length); hanging promptly after a gentle drying let all the wrinkles fall out, it didn't need ironing.The fabric is stretchy enough and the cut roomy enough to make sitting cross-legged easy. It could be a wider and more full at the skirt bottom, but it still allows full, cross-legged sitting (I like yoga) while keeping a more narrow profile when standing. It is a relief to not be constrained from using such a natural sitting posture, as happens with too many long skirt designs. I am very happy and grateful to have this dress.One note, because the fabric is a blend, if you like to wear leggings or pants under the dress, they will need to be 100% cotton or there will be a catching effect between the skirt and leggings/pants. This is tough, because most leggings have at least some lycra-type synthetic in them. A good solution is 100% cotton scrub pants, as sold for medical workers. All-cotton solves the bunching and catching problem if you want to wear layers. It can't be even a small percent synthetic, somehow, synthetic-to-synthetic causes the tangling problem, I've had lots of experience with long skirts! The dress feels great with no leg coverings underneath at all, by the way. I'd love this in an all rayon or other natural fabric, but then the skirt needs widening at the bottom of the "bell". What makes this work for cross-legged sitting is the stretch in the fabric, but the fabric breathes well despite being a blend. It won't lay flat over the crossed legs, as a wider skirt bottom would, but it will still stretch and give comfortably, while coming back and looking great when you stand again.