The form arrived in excellent condition. I will definitely place future orders with SewVac Direct. They are efficient and professional.
Regarding the form itself, it is a best buy. I had bought the small & the large Dritz dress forms 25 years ago, which I continue to use extensively. They are very durable, and have remained in excellent condition even though they are 25 years old.
I like the vertical adjustment dials that the Dritz forms have as compared to the flat rotary ones. The Dritz dress forms adjusts nicely through those vertical dials, but one must be gentle when turning them. Occasionally, the dial's teeth may catch on the little plastic rectangular plates in which they are encased, when the form is expanded close to is max. This is easily resolved by pushing the rectangle back a little bit while turning the dial.
P.S. For all the ladies who sew. Following is a tip on how to make your dress form match exactly your body.
Use quilt batting and underneath polyfil, to add rounded or high hips, to compensate for a round back, a larger tommy area, etc. You may want to put on the dress form one of your bras, then stuff the bra with polyfil, if your bust is larger than the dress form's. Most important, go to a pharmacy, and buy three feet of #10 elastic body net bandage (it is circular like a long elastic stocking, about 4 inches wide, and it expands to fit any size body, and is sold by the foot). Put it over the form. It will mold around the neck, and the full length of the dress form. This "body net" will hold wonderfully the batting, and you can this way stuff the areas of the form that need to be increased to duplicate your own body. If you want, you may even put a second "body net" on top of the first. The finish will then look fantastic! Using this body stocking you will no longer need to sew a muslin to cover your personalized body form. The advantage is that if you loose or gain weight, you can still use the dials to make the dress form smaller or larger under the padding without necessarily adding or taking out any of the padding on the dress form. Moreover, If you need to adjust your dress form to conform to your unique body, I recommend the paperback book "Fitting your Figure" from Threads, ISBN 1-56158-083-X. It is a MUST for making step by step adjustments to your dress form to fit exactly your body. It also shows you how to construct a muslin cover for your padded dress form, should you wish to do so.
SewVac Direct, thank you for your excellent service!