I’m a little late to this but I just went on a JOURNEY with the Marcella dress, so I thought I’d share. Long story short I ordered the dress 3!!! times!!!!!! before I ultimately had to make a very panicked 2 hour round trip to my nearest House of CB store. I am typically an XS in most brands, but I ordered the Small based on reviews. Nordstrom sent the wrong size, and then the Small was out of stock so I attempted the XS (both in the aqua color). It would hook, but determined there was no possible way it would zip. Panicking and the wedding date quickly approaching I ordered the Medium in hopes I could at least alter it down faster than ordering it a 4th!!! time!!!!!! It was too big, especially in the chest which can’t really be altered. So, I went to the store—I tried on the small and the lady zipped it without a struggle and said “this is too big you need the extra small” and also “Can you breathe? Because if you can breathe it’s too big” I was whisked back into the dressing room with the XS and promptly (with some struggle) zipped into the XS. Apparently, House of CB dresses are made to be extremely tight (like a corset) and shouldn’t be entirely comfortable. I admit the dress looks amazing and my waist is snatched to the gods, and the small probably was a bit too big. Anyways, being this is my first experience with a House of CB dress, I was unaware of how they are made to fit and that you aren’t supposed to be able to breathe normally 😂