Deal of the Week: Calypso Smocked Waist Dress

Good afternoon, I hope that you are having a great weekend so far. As you know I normally don't blog on weekends, especially on Sunday (family time!) but I felt like I had to write this post and let you know about this fabulous find before the end of the day (it helps that husband is napping and daughter is playing alone.

Today is the last day to take 50% off final sale items at Calypso with code FINALSALE311. I ordered the Smocked waist dress last week after seeing it on FFM (in this post. I have to say that even if I peruse the Calypso website quite often (in fact, it is my favorite shopping activity after stalking JCrew.cm) I had never noticed this dress until FFM reviewed it. They did a vey poor job on the Calypso website with this dress, it is much nicer IRL.
I ordered my regular size, XS, in the navy colorway. FFM looked fabulous in the grey but it was sold-out in my size and navy is one of my favorte colors anyway.
The dress is cut very generously on the top. If you are smaller than a C cup I would say that this dress is not for you. I almost don't fill the top but with the help of a padded bra I can get away with it (for reference I am a 34C). To make a comparison with something that you are probably more familiar with, this dress is cut a little bit like the Jcrew Shelby dress with the difference that it fits better because of the fabric, which is more flowy.
I took these pics very quickly as soon as I took the dress out of the package so it shows the wrinkles from being crammed in the envelope (it was also a little bit clingy) but you can already see that it is a very elegant dress. I just love this shade of navy:

Detail of the smocked waist:

It is a great dress to go out for dinner or even for a wedding. I don't think that I am going to wear it with flats to stroll in the neighborhood, it is more of a heels dress for me (it happens to be the same shade than my Tory Burch peep-toe Sally wedges):

I would reccomend this dress to anyone (C cups and up!) especially for the current price ($14.50 with the code!); however I have to say that the product description on the website is misleading in that this dress ISN'T 100% silk as you could be lead to believe (description says "sleeveless silk silhouette with front & back v smocking around entire waistline"). As a matter of fact the shell is 100% polyester and the lining is 100% silk. I have a Calypso blouse that is exactly in the the same fabric and I immediately noticed that whan I took it out of the package (also, the clingy-ness was a clue that it wasn't 100% silk). It is a beautiful dress neverthless and if you are not allergic to poly, I would give it a try.
Shipping is expensive unless you spend $250 (minimum for free shipping) but the dress is so cheap that the total falls below $25, so in this case it is worth it to pay.

Do you have this dress? What do you think?

Have a nice end of the weekend!