Beautiful dress as you can see. There is a back zip fastening. Unsure of brown material. There are no marks, holes or nasty smells. This has been hand washed in cool water. The brown colour runs, so be careful if you get it wet as it stains the dress. Easy solution is to spray with stain remover and leave to dry. Bust =34 inches. Waist=30 inches. Length=53.5 inches. Unknown source, looks handmade.