Customer Reviews Columbia Chill River™ Printed Dress

not enough style for my trip to Costa Rica. a little too plain covering too much of the upper chest for a beach type dress.

Unfortunately I thought I had ordered the black dress so the color was wrong. Also, the dress size small was perfect around the bust but was way too big around the hips. I measure 36D and hips are 35. The quality is good I am sorry that it the fit was not slimmer

I have a chill river dress from a couple years ago and loved it. This isn't the same. The fabric feels cheaper/thinner and the fit is different. Darts were added at the bust and hip. Love the color but disappointed in the new fit.

Ordered a Medium, but runs small so had to return.

I wanted to love this dress. I ordered the Freezer dress, which fit perfectly and I love, so I thought the Chill River dress would fit as well. The neckline of the Chill River dress gaped and drooped, which was not a good look. I was also surprised to see darts from the top of the pockets going in towards the abdomen. Again, not a good look for me. I'll buy another Freezer dress.

Love the dress but loose in the arms. Needed to get it fixed by a seamstress

I like the fabric, pattern and fit of the dress except....on this particular dress the armholes are too big so it doesn't fit right there. I have the same dress in Black in L and it fits fine. I'm returning and going to get the M size to see if that fits better. This patterned dress felt a little larger than the black one. The fabric is light and the dress is a good swimsuit cover up or a casual dress. Folds to next to nothing for easy packing.

I ordered the same size as I normally do and it's too small. They need to change the description to 'runs small. Order a size up'. Now I have to go to all the trouble of sending it back,

The fabric is thin. I will need to wear a slip with the dress which is hot in the summer. I won't be buying anymore Chill River dresses.

Wore it for a day at Ft. Worth zoosuper hot and muggy. Dress lived up to its billing of keeping me cool but the dress stretched out so much it was falling off my shoulders!!!! SIZE DOWN!!! Hoping to return for smaller size otherwise I'll be spending more than the dress cost to alter.

Dress is nice but runs a bit large and is significantly longer than what is shown on the model. I will have to shorten it before wearing.

The straight style with inseam pockets is not very attractive on me. As much as I like pockets, the placement and look of these doesn't work for me.

i took the advise of others and ordered one size down, it was OK. i wish i had ordered a large. Didn't like the way the arm holes fit. I have skinny upper arms so a little big. Great feel to the fabric.

I typically wear a medium, but this was very tight and the material did not feel breathable. Pretty pattern though! I am returning.

The fabric is beautiful, and the same quality as my other (6!) dresses. I live in these dresses in our hot, island climate. I should have seen the note that the dress runs large...the armholes are LONG. There is only one layer of fabric in the front, so, unlike my other Columbia dresses, a bra is necessary. I just don't find the fit as flattering. It's hard to get orders here, so I will keep the dress.

Cute but fabric was way too thin and ended up too short. I'm 5'6"

Wanted to love this dress but just can't. Super cheap, thin fabric. It was clingy and did lay not lay nicely. The pockets stitching shows and that only adds to the cheap look. Very disappointed. I ordered the nocturnal blue which was a nice basic blue, not navy. This dress just does not seem like Columbia quality at all.

The dress itself is beautiful and a very nice material, but the armholes are way too large, and the material under the arms points out 90 degrees to your body, which looks really odd unless you've got your arms at your side. Had to send it back because the only remedy was paying a tailor to fix it.

I'm 5'2 138 lbs and I ordered a small. The fit of the dress was as expected. It was not clingy but fit close to the body. The reason for the two star rating is the extremely odd darting above the pockets on the front of the dress. The darts are very noticeable and call unflattering attention to the abdomen. Perhaps it wouldn't be as noticeable with a pattern but I ordered a solid color. There is absolutely a better way to do pockets in a dress of this cut. Poor design choice.

I love Columbia dresses so was really disappointed in the quality of the last one. I washed it once and the entire armhole stitching deteriorated.

Material and the general fit are great, but fabric under the arms is keeping weird as other reviews warned. I'll try to fix it myself.

The length is way shorter then on the picture. I need to put a short under it.

This is the second dress from Columbia that does not meet the quality standard we have all come to know and love! This dress has a very flattering fit, but the material feels very cheap and thin. It is definitely overpriced for what it is. When the material stretches, it changes color/gets a washed out look (eg. when I tried it on the material on my booty is several shades lighter than how it looks on my top). Super disappointed with this purchase.

Very clingy. Shows every underwear line. Wish I hadn't cut off the tags.

Nice dress, seems like good quality, but both the small and extra small were too tight. Small is long waisted so medium wouldn't work.