STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

should I buy this dress on sale @ shopbop?

Lilykind · Hermes

hmmmm...

my velvet bubble skirt is in the same fabric. the fabric is very nice (lyocell and modal may be two of my favorite fabrics EVER) and it wears amazingly well, even if you throw it into the wash.

i feel like it's a 70 dollar dress, not a 119 dollar one. but if you don't have one just like it, what the heck...velvet's dress usually fit really well.

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

Lilykind wrote:

i feel like it's a 70 dollar dress, not a 119 dollar one.

i fully agree. especially since we got those rachel pally dresses for $70 each at the sample sale last saturday. and i feel like this dress would be another one of those. and you know how much i love those dresses i'm just trying to figure out if i really need another one. but then again the rp ones are cream and green, it would be nice to have a black, don't you think? oh and i'm glad you're familiar w/ velvet--i don't own anything from them.

sooo....what should i do?

Lilykind · Hermes

hmmmm, I wouldn't spend $119 on it, but that's just me being cheap. I start wincing at dress prices when they go over $70. It's definitely different than the ones you got already, so if you had the money and wanted a black dress to chill in and wear out I'd get it. It should wear really well in the wash...my bubble skirt is the same color and feel as it was the day I bought it.

I do have a black Velvet dress in their regular cotton which I got for $25. I have found it to be a nice last minute dress to use as a go-to when I'm totally lost about what to wear.

Collette · Chanel

I think it's a great price for a very sexy dress. I say get it! You can get a ton of wear out of it.

Mandy · Kate Spade

i agree with collette, thats a sexy dress and the price isn't that bad.

monica · Kenneth Cole

i think it's a good buy at $119 for a classic LBD - i vote yes!

rlutz · Chanel

I think you should get it!

kmd · Kate Spade

I think you should get it. It's a great dress! I think the price is more than fine, too.

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

i got it! thanks guys! i will report back when it comes in

Aurora · Marc Jacobs

Glad you got it. I can see you totally rocking it!

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

it came and i LOVE it! it's the softest, most flattering fabric, the keyhole neckline is sexy but not slutty and i got compliments all day long! woohoo!

but i was thinking i needed shoes like the ones the model is wearing? any ideas? actually let me start a new thread on this topic...