This dress is stunning. No other words can describe it. It is amazing quality, but that's almost unimportant compared to just how gorgeous this dress it. It will outshine any other dress it is in the room with. Every person should have a chance to wear a dress like this.
This dress isn't navy blue, it's a little lighter than that but not much. I am almost 5'8" and the dress hits mid-calf. My waist is 37", and the dress fits exactly right, there isn't much room for me to grow in that direction, so if that's a concern I would go a size up, with the corset back I don't have any other concerns about this dress growing with me.