Reviewed: Discovered Lace Dress, Sugar Coated Dress, Deuxhill Cowlneck and more...

Good Evening, Anthro fans! I have been working super hard lately and I am VERY tired. The tax-free weekend we had here in Massachusetts has done wonders for retail and I have been very busy! It's Monday night and that means, there may be a sale on tomorrow at Anthro! I hope some items on my wishlist go on sale, but they probably will not, given that most of the things on my wishlist are newer items. A girl can always hope, right? (Lost Time Skirt...are you listening?)

Anyway, I have some reviews!

Discovered Lace Dress $148 by Fleur Wood in size 0. (Pictured on the model to the left)

You know what didn't cross my mind when I saw this model shot of the dress? That they are models! They are tall, beautiful, photogenic and um...tall. But the Discovered Lace Dress just called out to me...it's a beautiful design and the lace accents on the sleeves and the neckline were so graceful and delicate. I wanted it...but I didn't want to try it on for fear of disappointment. Well...it's D-Day.

First off, it's a beautiful gray silk and the lace accents are very soft and nice. It feels weightless on and the top half of the dress is beautiful on. As you can see, it hits me right at the knee, which is horrible. I thought the dress looked so cute on Cat from Anthrosdottir, but I was so sad about how long it was on little me. 3 or 4 inches off the bottom would probably make this dress petite-friendly. I suppose I could have it altered...but...who wants to do that? Super duper sad face and back to the racks.

Sugar-Coated Shirtdress $128 by Maeve , in size 0. (This dress is by Edme & Esyllte, I don't know WHAT I was thinking?)

Can we talk about this product shot for a second? WHAT is she doing and what is the look on her face? Her hand is resting near the candy (like she ran out of energy to reach up for the lid). "Oh...I want to eat some cand...oh...I don't have any money, because I spent it all to by this dress, shoes and belt. I am so dumb..." YES. This is what she's saying.

Anyhoo...I have a lot of luck with Maeve Edme & Esyllte Dresses and ever since scoring a Tiny Windows Dress on sale, I have been LOVING the shirtdresses. I still need to get my grubby little mitts on a Two-Wheeler Shirtdress before it's gone forever, but that's another issue. Let's talk about this dress.

This dress did not disappoint. Personally, I loved this dress! The design is PERFECT for fall and the dress was super comfy. The 0 size translated well to petite as it looks like the dress is falling to the same place at the knee as it is on the sad model shot. Again, Maeve Edme & Esyllte wins with nice material, great fit and cute style. The ribbon it came with is very nice, but a belt would be really cute too. Wishlisted!

Deuxhill Cowlneck $88 by Odille in size 2.

First off, I have no idea how to pronounce the name of this top. Deuxhill is a neighborhood in Shropshire, England? Who knew?! How do you say it?? "Ducks-Hill"? "Doo-Hill"? Whatever! As soon as this top appeared on the website, it caught my eye.

She is chowing down on those chips, isn't she? She's gonna get crumbs ALL over it. What I couldn't tell from the photo and from the website, because I can't read, is that it's SILK. This shocked me a little bit, because I thought it was a jersey-type of fabric, but the silk is nice. Plus, Odille items are always good to me. The only quip I have with Odille, I suppose, is that on the actual fabric tag, 4's look just like 0's, so I grabbed a 4 in my fitting room frenzy. I tried it on, was appalled that it was so big and than realized it was not a 0. Well, it turns out there were no 0's, so the SA brought me a 2. Fine.
Well! The size 2 ain't half bad! I'm SURE if I could get my hands on a 0, it would be great. But you know what, I could live with a two. It's REALLY comfy and the silk is beautiful. It's not a black, black...it's a silk black, which if you know silk, is not as black as satin. I really like this top. I'm almost willing to pay full price for this one.

I also tried the Ladies' Choice Cardigan and the Kirklees Sweatercoat. Both were slightly overwhelming for a petite. I was so sad about the Kirklees, because it's SOOOOO cute, but it looked ridiculous on me. Too bad.

The Ladies Choice Cardi is an open front and was too long, but had a cute shape. I love the yellow color and the other colors as well. The back of the Cardigan has an issue though. The tag is sown in with brown yarn and to me, creates four little weird brown spots on the back of the sweater.

You can probably take the label off, but then you have a label-less garment. It's kind of weird. This little detail is not viewable on the website, but it's clearly there on the one I tried on.

Anyway, I hope these reviews were helpful! I can't wait to see what hits the sale tomorrow!

Yet ANOTHER Anthropologie Blogger...

Well, hello there! I understand there are a lot of Anthropologie lovers out there, but I thought I would add my voice to the choir, so to speak :) As a petite lady, I have a special set of fitting issues, being that I am both thin AND short - all-around little. That being said, I am obsessed with all things Anthro and I hope that I can offer some help to some petite Anthro fans out there. For reference, I am 5'1 and I weigh about 100lbs, give or take a few.

My first Anthropologie item actually came to me from a consignment shop! I bought an awesome Moth sweater and fell in love. Then I began searching for Anthro items on eBay and scored some majorly cute stuff on the cheap. I finally got the courage to visit an actual brick and mortar sctore and I am lucky enough to live within ten miles of 3 stores (with one more opening this week!). Once I had done this, I was completely hooked! It was like a drug and once I found out there were new things on sale every Tuesday...well...I was a goner. I had been steadily re-building my wardrobe over the past 6 months to make up for years of neglect. Being of such small stature, I was presented with some special challenges. When others advise to size down on some items, it is not an option if the size you tried on is 0. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of great pieces out there for the petite gals! Without further ado...here are some fitting room reviews for you to enjoy!

This is what I came in wearing. I don't normally go out dressed like this, but I have a church gig on Sundays (I'm a classical singer) and I don't get to wear a robe. I don't know the season or name of the Odille Dress, but I love it! It's so silky and soft and light!

First, I tried on the Marston Sweater Skirt $98 in an xs by Moth.

Meh. I mean, it's very well-made and soft and it's a beautiful fall yellow. The four pockets in the front...they just don't do anything for me. I also feel that if the skirt were a couple of inches shorter, it may have worked better. I just felt dowdy in it. Pass.

Secret Garden Blouse $98 by Floreat in size 0.

Letdown City, petite ladies. I REALLY wanted this blouse to work. Everytime I passed by it in the store, I swooned. I never tried it on though...mostly because of the pricetag, but I had a nagging feeling it would hit sale soon, so I grabbed it.

This. Blouse. Is. Huge.

I really don't know what else to say. I was really saddened by this because I think the design is so precious and the embroidery at the bottom is so cute. The armholes are massive and it just is too big to be a size 0. Pass.

Flight of Fancy Top $58 by C. Keer in an xs.

Here's a piece that was working for me! How can I NOT like a cute little ruffled top with birds!?! It was very soft and not completely see-through for a change. I found it to fit my small frame very well and it was very flattering and it even made the so-so skirt look good. CLICK to the WISHLIST!

Whipped Woolens Cardigan (Dark Gray) $78 by Birds on a Wire in xs/sp

Major Sad Face. When this Cardi showed up on the website last month, I was ALL OVER IT. It looked like the perfect cardi for me. It was totally my style. In real life, it's...um...weird. I know there were some reviews on the website about it being itchy and it was, in fact, itchy. The whole cardi was just awkward and totally made me sad. Pass.



Manor Gates Dress $188 by Floreat in a Reg 0 (not 0P)

This dress is so stunning. It's been out a while and I've walked by it at least a dozen times and lately, it's been calling my name. Well, I have a feeling if I get my hands on the "petite" size version of this dress, it will be perfect. The 0 fit "okay", but if cornered, I would purchase it if the petite were not available. The pattern is so beautiful and the detailing on the bodice is really nice. Gold detailing has the potential to be completely tacky and crass, but this dress is just sublime. Plus, it has pockets. WANT! Wishlisted for now.

Babergh Dress $188 by Floreat in size 0.

I do not normally like "ensemble" dresses. I resent being forced into a top and skirt combination. I feel like it implies that I can't style a skirt myself. But the Babergh Dress is so beautiful, I could NOT resist. It's just a gorgeous frock and I had to try it on. I HAD TO. The size 0 fit great! There were no gaping arm holes or loose fabric. It's very flattering and comfortable. I don't know WHERE I would wear this, but I covet it. Petite xs girls, you can work this one just fine!

The only thing I don't understand is...

That's right...the shoulder thing. I mean, I can live with it. It's kind of cute. It just doesn't add to the dress. As other bloggers have noticed, it is easily removable, so if it really bugs you, it's easy to take off. This dress is really pretty :)

Dagmar Shirtdress $148 by Maeve in 0.

This dress did NOTHING for me on the hanger or on other blogs, but I thought I should at least, give it a chance and I'm SO glad I did!!! It's SOOOOO cute! The material is very nice! A thick, soft cotton and the colors and very vibrant. The 0 is a great fit, comfy and it's even cuter with a belt! Wishlisted and doing a special sale prayer for this one!

So...there are my first fitting room reviews. I hope they weren't too bad!