Bought this dress for my daughter. She fancied it in store and talked herself out of buying it and was then sorry. It is made of soft but substantial weight cotton and is therefore not see through. She has worn it to work in this really hot weather and is smart but comfortable. It’s very feminine but not overly so because of the monochrome. It also washed amazingly well dried on the line with few creases and only needed a quick steam which is rare for cotton.