“This dress was perfect for a last minute formal James Bond themed holiday party”
- Height 5'3"
- Weight lbs
- Bust 34B
- Body Type Hourglass
- Age 51
- Size Worn 6R
- Usual Size 6
- Overall Fit True to Size
- Worn To Formal Affair
This dress is made of nice stretchy fabric, so very comfy...you can eat & dance & the drape made it pretty flattering. The fabric is also pretty heavy. not sure I'd wear this in a hot sweaty venue, but it was winter and it was warm enough to walk the block to and from the car without a jacket. If you're worried about your triceps being less than toned, you can also hide a little behind that drape off of the shoulder ;) The fabric puckers a bit on the right side where zipper is and the model's arm hangs down. Frankly no one's gonna notice that in a dark formal venue. Just do the same and hide that in a photo or just turn that side away from the camera...the beaded shoulder is the star of this dress anyway. I am 5'3" and normally wear between a 4 or 6, so i ordered a 4R and a 6R. Like the other reviewers have said. This dress is SHORT in the front. The front of this dress only came up to about my ankle bone, so pick out some really cute shoes ladies. I ended up wearing some 1" heels. If you are like 5'4" or taller & want to wear heels, get the long. I also ended up wearing the 6R because it was a little longer and the dress was drapey-er in the bigger size. Also, true to other reviewers comments, the skirt is mermaid-ish and kind of tight, so you'll not be doing high roundhouse kicks in this dress...more like walking in smallish steps and carefully on the stairs. A regular strapless bra worked fine with this dress and if you need some more support, you could probably wear a convertible bra with one strap. I also wore spanx so no visible panty lines. I saw people wearing 2 other dresses that I recognized from seeing them on RTR. (the Bagdley Mischka Fifth Ave Showstopper & Starlight gowna...OMG gorgeous! will be my next rental) That would be my only worry...This style was listed as a "Most Popular" design. Not sure how likely you would see someone else wearing the same dress. Maybe a good excuse to get the back-up style for $25 ;)
–Lisa
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