My strong recommendation is to put buttons on the back of this dress! It's for toddlers not some 21 year old club dress. The only thing to keep the back closed is a string. The back basically is open all the way past waist area and to keep tied with a string? No add buttons my 3 year old was disappointed when she couldn't wear this to school because it wouldn't stay tied and looked ridicious on the back side. Other than that the dress itself is very cute pattern to bad.