I went to a black tie gala, and while 95% of people wore black dresses, this one stood out. I felt amazing, and received so many compliments. It fits true to size- mostly, but the seam that connects top to bottom has absolutely no give. The dress was a perfect fit, but is snug in that spot (I do not have a wide ribcage). Also, as with many badgley dresses- the zipper is a nightmare to get up. Make sure you have a buddy to help!

Louisa Gown

Badgley Mischka

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Size Worn: 14L

Usual Size: 12

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 200lbs

Bust: 38C

I rented this dress for my best friend's birthday party, as it was "good for pear shape" and the price point was amazing... i am a true size 12, and this dress was laughable on me. I honestly thought i put it on wrong TWICE because the slit was so high, you would have seen all my secrets. I am hippy, and this dress is supposed to hug those curves, but my curves were too much, and it made this weird gap in the slit/bottom half of the dress. I showed my husband and he asked "where the other half of the dress was". If you are hippy, i don't recommend you attempt this one. or size up at least 2 sizes. The top was gorgeous, and i am bummed this didn't work out. It looks gorgeous on other gals.

Black Lagos Gown

Parker

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Size Worn: 12L

Usual Size: 12

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 200lbs

Bust: 38C

perfect. perfect. perfect. I wore my hair up, specifically to show off the earrings. I will absolutely rent these again.

Southern Plantation Earrings

Nicole Miller Accessories

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Usual Size: 12

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 200lbs

Bust: 38C

I had a black dress picked out for my best friend's birthday party- but the backup size was damaged, so RTR sent me this instead, and i am SO glad they did. It was absolutely perfect for the party. I live in Florida, so this would have fared well if it had been hot. Luckily the weather was breezy and i was able to carry a shrug just in case. The only ONLY con to this dress is the zipper- i've had issues with other badgley dresses that the zippers are a pain. You'll need a little extra time, and an extra pair of hands to get the teeny zipper up over the seam, but once it's up- the dress fits perfectly, giving you a nice waist line, and flows out to hide all (my) problem areas. The color is true to the stock photos- it really is that gorgeous royal blue. I wore 3" heels, and had no issues at all, it skimmed the ground perfectly. I got so many compliments on this dress, i would absolutely rent it again.

Corundum Sapphire Gown

Badgley Mischka

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Size Worn: 12L

Usual Size: 12

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 200lbs

Bust: 38C

this dress was so pretty, and i was so excited about i just had a baby so i'm feeling a little frumpy, so i really wanted something special- this was the perfect length, and loved the formality of it. Reading other reviews i saw that it ran large, so ordered my back up to be a smaller size- i felt it ran really true to size, maybe a TEENY bit big... all that said- it took us 25 minutes to zip it up. no joke. my husband, myself and our babysitter all were holding/tugging/pulling the zipper up. I thought it was too tight- but it was just the zipper not wanting to jump the seam... it was super frustrating, but once it was up- there were no issues. I would suggest giving yourself some extra time getting ready, and make sure you have a buddy to help you with the zipper.

Blue Botany Dress

Badgley Mischka

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Size Worn: 10

Usual Size: 10

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 185lbs

Bust: 36B