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rar210 · Marc Jacobs

Could Someone Review These Anthro Dresses??

needsfashionadvice · Kate Spade

My sister bought this one:

buttercup silk dress It's very cute in real life, my sister bought it. She needed to have the straps shortened and she also wants the bottom hemmed.

killa · Dooney & Bourke

I think ShopChicago has the third one and she had to do alterations as well. I like the first one!

sfclinevandy · Coach

I tried this one on and it's just alright. I think in concept it's cute, but it was really boring on (espcially without the sash). I think if the navy was darker and there was more contrast, it would be cuter IRL.

Drew · Gucci

I will review this one (got it yesterday, and I'm in LURVE!):

The dress is true to size, made for small busts; I'm a baby-B and found it could not be worn with a padded bra when I tried it on with one. It is not lined which was initially disappointing but after thinking about it realized they probably did that intentionally for hot summer days; it should be worn with nude undies. I bought petite because I like how the length of petite fits on me in skirts and dresses from Anthro, it falls right to my knees. The sash is red one side and pale seersucker blue on the other side with red piping; it is totally removable and sure to be worn with other stuff this summer (bonus!). One button fell off at the neck (which has two buttons to secure with) but can be easily sewn back on; I'm not mad about it or anything but in truth both buttons at the neck were not secured well at all. It is a very full skirt that flatters most body types. All in all two big thumbs up.

I am straight up ecstatic to wear it tomorrow. I'm wearing it as a skirt with a white s/s button up and a blue crochet style s/s sweater with the sash over the sweater. I tried it on like this yesterday and loved the way it looks. So as another bonus it can be easily worn as a skirt.

Also, I tried it on with the s/s button up underneath it for more top coverage and it looked really cute worn that way too. It will be fun to play with all the possibilities this summer. It looks good with yellow thrown in too.

Hedvig · Coach

I ordered the first dress (the blue one) but cancelled my order after trying the dress on in a patterned version in the store. The dress is by Porridge and is very cute but runs really small. I tried it on in a large, which is my usual size, and I couldn't even squeeze my shoulders past the neckhole.

I did like the look and feel of the cotton fabric.

Here's a pic of the dress I tried on:

-- Edited by Hedvig at 13:36, 2006-04-26

Lilykind · Hermes

I tried this one on IRL and loved everything about it, especially the fit.

heloise dress

I would not have needed alterations other than putting a safety pin to keep my chest in (but I'm a 34D verging on DD). The sash reverses from the rainbow stripe to red and it looks absolutely adorable both ways. The color was just too pastel too look good on me, sadly.

Kitty · Hermes

I love that blue shirt dress. Sigh...

ILoveChoo · Hermes

either-or dress I agree that this was pretty small. I also had problems with the chest gaping (I'm a 34B). The skirt was also fuller than I thought it would be.

heloise dress I saw this one but didn't try it on. I didn't liek it as much in person. The fabric looked really thin and it was more casual than I expected.

member · Hermes

heloise dress I ordered this one but had to return it. I got a size 4 and while it fit in the chest, it was huge in the back and the straps were too long/big. If I had sized down to a 2 - it wouldn't have fit over my chest. Another thing - it made me look really booby - maybe shortening the straps would have eliminated that problem, but I didn't think it was worth all the alterations. One thing to consider - I have a narrow back and bird arms according to my BF! Maybe that's why it was huge in the arms and back.

The dress was adorable IRL though - it's a thin cotton, but so cute.