Laura's Reviews
All reviews by Laura
TOP CONTRIBUTORTOP CONTRIBUTOR
9 reviews
Bump friendly and comfortable
I wore this for my hubs 20yr reunion. I was complimented on the color. As many other reviews mention, the pics don't to the color justice. Also it worked great with my 5 month belly. I feel it would work as a great day-to-night dress.
Blue Crescent Dress
Trina Turk
Size Worn: 14
Usual Size: 14
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 175lbs
Bust: 36C
Mommy you're a super hero!
This dress was phenomenal!! It was a good thickness and stretch to the material, amazing color, and super comfortable. It worked great with my 5mo baby belly. When my daughter saw me on the dress with the cape she excited said I looked like a super hero. Sounds good to me! My only slight complaint is that it seemed like the dress was constantly twisting. The side seam would work it's way toward the front of my thigh. It wasn't visibly noticeable fortunately. The dynamic top rocked in pictures.
Purple Back Drape Gown
Chiara Boni La Petite Robe
Size Worn: 50R
Usual Size: 14
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 175lbs
Bust: 36C
I loved the unique details of this dress mainly the shoulder details. I got compliments all night.
So I was newly pregnant in this dress so I have a bit of a bump but it still fit great. I got compliments all night and my dress was unique from all others at the ball that we attended.
Member Fit Notes
Magenta Draped Gown
Badgley Mischka
Size Worn: 12R
Usual Size: 14
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 175lbs
Bust: 36C
Great for formal while trying to keep it simple
I am currently post-baby so my "usually wears" is out the window. Overall It was a great dress. I am dealing with new...measurements since I'm breastfeeding and while I had way more cleavage than anticipated due to my growth plus the major plunge of the neckline. I love the sturdiness of the fabric and it's a dress I'd call "best while walking" because it flows great.
Member Fit Notes
Navy Spiderweb Gown
ML Monique Lhuillier
Size Worn: 12R
Usual Size: 14
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 175lbs
Bust: 36C
A-MAZ-ING. I wore this dress to a military ball and have never felt better dressed.
This dress was nothing but flattering. I am very conscious of the style/shape of dress I wear because I'm curvy with a VERY short torso so things can very easily make me look wide and after losing 30 lbs this year I wanted to show it off. Granted my body was slightly softened recently by the fact that I'm just starting to show with my 3mo. pregnancy but this dress was PERFECT!!!! I got so many compliments and I kept wanting to show it off (and I'm NOT one to deliberately show off). It was SO comfortable and even looked good sitting down, which is rare! I actually found the front to be a little short (toes peaked out) but not terribly so. However I'm only 5'4" plus I wore about 2-3" heels so if you're any taller I HIGHLY recommend getting a "long" size.
Member Fit Notes
Noir Timeless Love Gown
nha khanh
Size Worn: 10R
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 150lbs
Bust: 36C
Perfect for dancing!!
I wore this dress for a ballroom dancing team match and I wore it for the rhythm dances (salsa, cha cha, etc). This dress was PERFECT because while the skirt twirled like a dream, the lining stayed down to keep everything covered that needs to be (as shown in my pics). The fit was great and wasn't too heavy or thick so I didn't get too hot. And I'm prone to sweating unfortunately. Wearing this all day was no problem. Love, love, loved it.
Member Fit Notes
Kalyn Godet Dress
BCBGMAXAZRIA
Size Worn: 12
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 155lbs
Bust: 36C
Wish I got to wear it, loved trying it on and spinning.
I didn't end up wearing this dress because I rented two styles for a dance event I was going to. I was doing a non-formal ballroom dance competition and the other dress worked better. But trying this dress on made me wish I had two events. I am a solid 12 and this 10 wasn't exactly loose but definitely wasn't tight. Very flattering too. I have a very short torso so anything with a seam across the waist is a bust on me, love the flowing fabric from top to bottom.
Member Fit Notes
Kathryn Dress
Slate & Willow
Size Worn: 10
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 175lbs
Bust: 36C
Nice but disappointed
From the customer photos I thought there'd be more of a dip to the neckline, semi-sweetheart, but it wasn't. I got a lot of compliments but I wore this to a Marine Corps Ball in Las Vegas and wanted to go out of the box from my normal simple style (go big or go home for Vegas) and there were t least 3 other girls wearing this dress in either the gold or silver version and a few others wearing very similar dresses. It was an event of about 900 so I wasn't too surprised I wasn't one of a kind but I swear it was everywhere I turned. It was really tight across the bust and I felt it made me look stuffed into it even though I went a size up. This was my first RTR experience and I enjoyed it even though the fit wasn't great on this one dress. My second dress for this event weekend was much better.
Member Fit Notes
Sequin Stardust Gown
Badgley Mischka
Size Worn: 14R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 175lbs
Bust: 36C
I felt stunning!!
I wore this for my birthday night in Vegas!! The reviews I read were pretty accurate, there was a little irritation under my arms from the sequins (but what do you expect with sequins, lol) and the bottom of the dress was about 2'' shorter than the lining so the lining showed but it was black on black and I woe it at night to a show so it didn't bother me. In fact I was a little grateful because it probably buffered the scratchy sequins edge from my skin. However while the fit was great it wasn't stretchy at all so standing was fine but when I went to sit it pulled really tight.
Member Fit Notes
Time Will Tell Sheath
David Meister
Size Worn: 14
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 175lbs
Bust: 36C