Apr 29, 2012
Didn't Live up to Expectations
Size worn: 6R
Overall fit: Small
Rented for: Formal Affair
I rented this dress for my junior prom. I was extremely disappointed with this dress. First of all, the dress arrived with stains under the armpits and on the front, which meant I had to alter my hairstyle to cover them. Also, the photo is extremely misleading - in reality, the dress is more green/turquoise than blue.The neckline is extremely awkward and cut right across my chest, creating what I liked to call "bat wings" (muffin top under your arms) that bulged over my dress. I am extremely athletic and not fat at all, though this dress managed to make me look really plump. Because of the awkward neck, my chest was flattened and pushed down, creating an extremely unflattering sagging effect. The dress is also extremely tight in the stomach and has weird bunching around the hips; these effects make the wearer appear twice as wide. I literally cried after seeing the photos my friends and I took, and had to be coaxed out of my bedroom to go to the dance. However, it was too late to choose a new dress, so I was stuck with the dress, somehow hoping things would get better at the dance. They didn't. My night was made very difficult just by trying to function in the dress. The flimsy material picked up absolutely everything that touched it - after my friends hugged me, I could literally see their handprints on my back. The dress was so tight because of the bunching at the hips that I could not sit down or dance, so I had to resort to standing with my date in the corner. I had a horrible time at the prom because I was so self-conscious about my dress and how it made me look that I can't even bear to look at the photos. I wish I had chosen a different dress. I would caution anyone against ordering this garment. Because of the TERRIBLE experience I had with this dress, I will most likely not be using Rent the Runway again.