Name: Bow Back Sydney Dress
Brand: CAROLINA K
SKU: CRK8
Price: 54 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.0 (41 reviews)

The fit was very nice, my only issue was with the elastic above the booty! Luckily, my bow hid it very well! 

Wore this to my dad's 60th. It's super cute and I got lots of compliments. Love the bow in the back. That said- the straps are waaay too long. I had to put a little stitch in each one to shorten by at least an inch. Then tying the bow in the back pretty tight helped. Also, not lined super well so I wore a half slip. 

The straps run long and I was adjusting them all evening, but the dress was otherwise breezy and lovely to wear. Cant wear a bra but you can adjust the tie for support. 

The straps are SUPER long if you're on the petite side. 

Very cute casual summer dress!  Ran large!!  I also had to pin the straps in the back as they were a little too loose.  The back of the dress is super cute too!  Great for a really hot day!

I read the reviews after my order was on the way and I was nervous. But I didn't struggle with the ties. The ties need to be tucked under the stars and kept wide as it forms your top. I wanted to wear a bra with this so my husband helped tie this and I thought it was a great dress. I brought this on my honeymoon for a night out at another resort close by. 

Really fun flowy dress with cute big bow in the back! I have a pretty short torso though and the straps were kinda long 

I always say stuff runs small, but this runs BIG. I am usually between M and L, so that's what I ordered, but even the M was too big. The straps are really really long so prepare for sideboob, but I wore a denim jacket over the dress to help with this problem. The waist is suuuuuper elastic and allows for a TON of room, so don't be afraid of szing down. It's a fun dress to twirl in! Also it dips kind of low in the back so prepare for no bra

Pretty but I'm a size 6 sometimes bigger and the straps fall off continuously. Also, there's so much going on in the back, I can't figure out how to tie it like the model photo. A little awkward but I'm still happy with it overall. 

This dress was too fussy for me. The back had this strange tie that just was annoying. The colors of the embroidery were pretty, but this dress is one that's a little too fancy for everyday, but definitely not work appropriate. Probably best for a summer soirée or bbq. 

Was not a fan as I couldn't figure out how to tie the straps in the back so it wouldn't gap open and show my behind. I ended up using a strap that is supposed to hold my bra straps in and wrapped it around (or had my husband do it). Loved the colors and idea of the dress, but just wasn't cut correctly in the back for someone short. Maybe for a longer framed woman it would work, but not me!

everything about this was perfect aside from the straps being a bit too long. It's a perfect daytime dress that can easily convert to a casual evening dress. I love the scoop back and tie. I wore it with a leather jacket and it was awesome. Got so many compliments on it. 

The dress did fit a little large in the back. I am a true 6 and while the top fit, the straps were long and the elastic was loose in the back. Beautiful dress~

Loved this one although the other reviews are correct that the straps are a little bit of a mystery. I just tied them in the back, but I am not sure that was right. Regardless, great outfit for an outdoor concert and I received a lot of admiring looks!

Very very cute, light and airy fabric. I loved the fit, it was just too see through not to wear a bra and I did not have a bra with a super low back.

The back ties are a little confusing but the dress is very comfortable and cute. There is a little stretch in the middle which is ideal after a few days on vacation :) 

Super fun dress for a casual night at home with friends, but straps were very big as other renters have noted. I had to pin them to make them shorter.

This dress is super cute but is somewhat difficult to wear. If you don't need to wear a bra, then this dress is good to go! It was difficult for me to tie the bow in a way that could cover my strapless bra, and once I did the straps kept falling down. It looked cute but I was somewhat stressed all night about pulling the straps up and making sure my bra was covered. 

I totally love this dress, however, I was unable to wear it due to it running HUGE!. I am usually in between a large and a medium, but I usually size up because I like a looser fit. This dress runs quite large, the straps were really long, making it unwearable for me in a large. I love this dress though, and plan on ordering in a medium in my next unlimited shipment. Super cute details, and I love the tied back. 

Very large. Otherwise this dress is beautiful!


I wanted to wear this for my maternity photos but it was just too big.  I should have gotten a medium in this! I'm 160 about 20 weeks and 36 C maybe D now bust.  The straps were super long and I couldn't get them to lay right and then there is a lot of fabric around the waist area. I didn't find the bra issue to be a problem.  I took out liners from my bathing suit and had my husband tie the top and it was perfect.

Rented this as a possible option for Mother's Day brunch, but it's just not a great fit. There's a lot of extra fabric around the bust, and even when I tried tying the bow extra tight it was loose and ill-fitting. Might work for bustier girls, but it just made me look flat and shapeless. Ended up returning for a different option. 

Thanks to the other reviews, I appropriately sized down to a medium. Despite this (and being 5'9") the straps were still extremely long. The ties are a bit complicated; when I tied just the main strap around the bust, the dress still looked large on my chest and gaped in the armpits. I ended up tying the two patterned strap ends in the back, which I'm not sure was correct, but it helped alleviate both the extra length of the straps and the gapping in my arm pits making it a much more wearable dress.

That said (and I feel like that was a lot for such a simple dress), it was very cute and sweet. I was a little worried it would be borderline too sheer (as I've had this issue with other Carolina K white dresses), but I did not have to wear a bra or anything at the end of the day. I do think it pushes the enveloped there a bit. My last complaint was that from the side it did make me look a little preg. 

I liked the fabric and the pattern, and it's a cute dress, but I would not rent again. 

I’m 6’0” and these straps were way too long on me. I loved the dress but could not wear it

Talk about a gorgeous dress! Such a shame that the straps are just way too long. After some fiddling, I did find that the dress felt more secure if you slide the pieces that tie under the straps in the back, contrary to how it's shown on the model. Tied tight enough this way, it was more like a strapless dress with purely decorative, slipping straps. If I wore this as shown on the model, I was a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen, since a bra is impossible with the low back of this dress. 

I'm typically a 4/S, but am 5 months pregnant so most mediums in non-maternity clothes fit perfectly now. This dress was ridiculously large. The straps had an extra 3-4" of fabric and the chest gaped (currently a 36 D). I had to check the tag twice to make sure I was sent the right size. I was. 

This is the perfect summer dress - lightweight and intricate colorful details, but it was VERY large up-top, so I recommend sizing down.

This dress was super cute and I wanted to love it but unfortunately this is made for a much taller person. I am 5'4" but this swallowed me and the straps needed to be taken up about 3 inches (it is not adjustable). If I was 5'7" or taller it might have been a great summer dress to wear. 

Straps were extremely long and loose. I'm 5'8 and the straps were still a good 2-3 inches too long. My bra kept showing in the front and all night long I was trying to adjust the dress. Very difficult to wear. 

The dress was too big and the shoulders/straps were a lot to deal with. It gapped in the back.

I wanted so much to like this dress, but even as a tall girl the straps were way too long. Maybe someone with a bigger chest could fill it out. Didn't even wear it...

Love the look of this dress, but the fit was so awkward! The bust area is completely ill fitting, no matter how tight I tied it the top was loose and gapping. Bummer, because in theory this dress is adorable!

I'm normally a 2 or 4 in dresses. This dress was ok length wise but the straps are so long - it kept coming off! There was nothing I could do to make it work (you can't safety pin the straps etc given the tie back). Bummer!

This dress runs huge. I would have posted a picture but it was too inappropriate! The straps are really long and show way too much chest. I would say even though I ordered a Medium, it fit more like an XL. 

terrible fit, super thin, straps were too long, couldn't figure this one out.  Couldn't even wear it.

Couldn't wear this - way too big in the chest area. Even the ties couldn't help tighten the fit.

This dress is poorly made and way off on fit. I typically wear a small/tall and I was swimming in the XSR in both size and length. There is elastic on one half of the back and no elastic on the other which makes the straps unevenly distributed. A huge miss.

Bow Back Sydney Dress

CAROLINA K

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