The funny thing is, I ordered this dress as soon as the promo came up (literally, a few minutes after midnight, I was up and browsing the website), then I had buyer's remorse because I have the Paisley one already and cancelled my order. Well, less than 12 hours later someone posted it on the JCA in my size and I ended up paying almost half the price that I would have paid the night before. That was a fortunate coincidence but I think that it is worth it for the current sale price less the 25% off.
When I first saw and tried this dress I found it very flattering but I also thought that it was the wrong season for it, at least here in the Northeast. Who wants to wear a spaghetti straps dress in winter? Also, to me black and white polka-dots are more of a winter than a spring/summer pattern so here we have a dress with a pattern that is better suited for winter but in a style that is better suited for summer. Basically, a no-go, at least at full price.
When the price dropped I reconsidered it because I missed on the stripe version of this dress already and for the price of a tee it was a no brainer.
So here it is. I got it in a size 0 (the 00 was too small at the elastic waist and lost its blouson-y effect which is what it makes it flattering):
The (other) funny thing is that we are having an ecxtremely mild season here and I could almost wear it with a simple jacket over it, like this:
But in case it gets cold before I have the occasion to wear it, my Boden cropped cardigan is perfect to cover up the cleavage:
The waist is almost empire (the model must have a VERY SHORT torso), so not all the belts work with it. I like my White House Black Market bow belt that can be adjusted in the back (if you miss my post on this belt, you can buy it here with 25% off and free shipping):
And also this Zara belt that has a faux-rhinestones pattern in the same colors (it is very festive):
I think it can be summerized a bit with patent platforms (these are Pradas) and a colorful belt:
All in all I recommend this dress to anyone with a small bust (because obviously it has 0 support) for the current price.
Do you own or are you considering the blouson dress in polka dots?
Fabulous styling with this dress! I'd be seriously considering if it wasn't so low cut. I already have too many dresses waiting to get the straps altered. Isn't it funny how we all have different ideas about things? I think of polka dots as more spring/summer no matter what colors. But I really like the idea of making things work no matter what season as you have with this dress!
ReplyDeleteYou did an excellent job creating outfits around this dress. It is really cute! I am not considering it only because I just can't do tops or dresses with super skinny straps. I'm in the need real support population. That doesn't stop
ReplyDeleteme from liking this dress in the paisley print.