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?
