Friday, November 5, 2010

Reviewed: More New Dresses

Happy Friday Ladies! I hope you all have relaxing and fun plans for the weekend! I have two concerts this weekend with Cantata Singers! If anyone wants to hear some gorgeous music and is in the Boston area, buy your tickets now! They are selling out very quickly! Peggy Pearson and Will Frampton are sounding PHENOMENAL!!! The chorus ain't too bad either ;-)

Anyway, I tried on a few new fall dresses for you!

Firewarmed Shift $118 Odille




















Oh my. This dress made me laugh in the photos. In the catalog shot, it doesn't look too bad on the 5'10 model. On me, it looks like a shapeless, corduroy potato sack. I love Odille and their clothes usually work for me, but this was awful. If you're tall and thin, you may be able to rock this, but if you are a shorty like me, this won't work...not even with a belt. It's a teeny bit tight in the chest area, as you can see from the photo where I stuck my arms out to the side. At $118, the price is fair if you can rock it. Pass.

  


















Holy cuteness, Batman! I want to start with the fact that I almost gave up trying this on. It's 2 pieces: A slip and a dress. They are NOT attached. The slip was unfortunately attached to the dress at the bottom with a hard sensor, so when I went to put it on, the slip fell through the dress and was inside out. It became like a Rubix Cube and putting this back together was crazy-making. BE CAREFUL when you take this off the hanger to try it on. That being said, it's AMAZINGLY CUTE! I adore the catalog styling with the boots and the scarf. I love the soft green color and the silk is beautiful. It fits well and the details are really pretty. It's very light, and it feels a little dressy, so I think this will be most appropriate at special occasions like a wedding or party. I think the price is fair, but I will be sure to watch this carefully for a price cut at sale time. I don't need it, but it's soooo pretty! Wishlisted!!!!


Lorene Dress $138 Bordeaux


This is a very Grecian Goddess-style dress. The soft jersey fabric is very soft and the draping is very special and well done. The dress is really comfortable. I actually don't like this dress on me, I feel frumpy in it. I think it may work for some other people, but the draping reminds me of flappy skin (gross, I know) or a deflated balloon. If this were a silk, I might feel differently about it. Pass for me, but fits well and if you are tall, it will probably look amazing.




If you've read my blog, you know that I don't dig ensemble dresses, but I try them anyway. I did like the beautiful Babergh Dress which to me, didn't seem that ensemble-y. But I like Maeve, so I decided to give this one a run. Well, the dress is really cute. The skirt is WAY TOO LONG for someone my height, but hemming it is simple. The top is silk and slightly sheer, but the pattern masks some of the sheerness. I like this dress! I don't think I would purchase it, but I recommend it if you like it! It is a little loose in the waist on me, but nothing a belt can't fix.

I can't wait to try on some more dresses! I spotted some more new arrivals at my Anthro Wednesday when I went to pick up my secondly cut 1952 Skirt! Ladies, if you want it, it's now $29.95! Woo! Have a good Friday everyone!

8 comments:

  1. I do like the Laced With Grace but I'm not only shorter than you, I'm built like a 12 year old (with a small pot belly :) ) so I'm still hoping I look ok in it because I have a birthday discount to use! Thanks for the reviews of all the dresses, it does help a lot!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Kay,

    Can't say I have feelings for any of the dresses but the Laced with Grace. It's a Wish Lister for sure. I think it looks wonderful on you. Very flattering.

    Thanks for the dress reviews.

    Laura

    ReplyDelete
  3. ohhh....I really liked the Waiting for Wings dress on you - very pretty.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hi Kay
    Thanks for the follow!
    I'm glad to see a review of the Lorene dress as it looks so promising online but I hadn't spotted anyone review it yet.
    I'm with you, I don't love it but I'm intrigued to see how it could be styled. Plus for me it is quite a spring/summer colour, beautiful but not UK in November relevant!
    Louise
    http://runningonanthro.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  5. My favorite is the last dress. It doesn't look too ensemble-like either, especially if you wore it with a belt. Thanks for the reviews!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Gemma - I think it would be cute! It's not that tight in the waist and it's dreamily flowy, so it will probably hide anything you wanna hide.

    Laura - I didn't expect to like it so much (Especially after the fiasco I had getting it on), but it's so dreamy. I feel kind of similar about it as I do the Babergh...pretty...but WHERE am I going?

    Tracy - thanks, it's pretty isn't it?

    Louise - Hey, no problem! I like your blog and I also like running too! (although I don't run as much these days). I think if you are taller than me (and most people are) the Lorene Dress might work better. I feel kind of silly in it.

    Kimmie - You're right, I think a belt would totally make the dress complete!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Hi Kay
    Thanks for the follow!
    I'm glad to see a review of the Lorene dress as it looks so promising online but I hadn't spotted anyone review it yet.
    I'm with you, I don't love it but I'm intrigued to see how it could be styled. Plus for me it is quite a spring/summer colour, beautiful but not UK in November relevant!
    Louise
    http://runningonanthro.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  8. Kay,

    Can't say I have feelings for any of the dresses but the Laced with Grace. It's a Wish Lister for sure. I think it looks wonderful on you. Very flattering.

    Thanks for the dress reviews.

    Laura

    ReplyDelete