Dorothea's Reviews
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My Best Friend's Wedding
I love, love, LOOVEE this dress. It wasn't form-fitting at all and flowed so beautifully. The color is exactly as it looks in the picture. It wasn't tight across my chest/back and the front of the dress came to a good point on my legsI really liked the hi-low skirt as well. Paired this with some cream platform heels and danced the night away!
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Coconut Rum Maxi
ERIN erin fetherston
Size Worn: 10R
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 180lbs
Bust: 38B
Awesome holiday party with old friends and co-workers
So, this dress was a little more structured (not sure this is the right word) than I thought it would be. I don't think it was that flattering on me but the contouring of the black at the waist definitely helped to give the illusion of a defined waist. I did get a lot of compliments on the dress but this isn't one of my favorites just because of my own personal taste. The dress itself fit the way it was supposed to and was comfortable to wear.
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Different Strokes Sheath
Theia
Size Worn: 12
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 180lbs
Bust: 38B
Spending New Year's Eve with a bestie!
This dress was beautiful and showed just the right amount of cleavage, legs, and back. It is quite form-fitting but I think the black lines helped to mask my not-at-all-flat stomach. I didn't wear a bra with this and only had a small problem with nippleitis so I'd probably wear something for that next time. Would rent this dress again!
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Sneak Attack Scuba Dress
SACHIN BABI
Size Worn: 10
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 180lbs
Bust: 38B
Comfrotable dress that allowed movement during a hectic rehearsal dinner
This dress was extremely comfortable and beautiful. It ended up being a little more dressed up than the dress code for the rehearsal dinner but there's nothing wrong with dressing up! I got a lot of comments about how beautiful the dress was. It fit perfectly around the waist and bust which are typically problem areas for me. I also had to help set up the dinner as well as help clean up very quickly afterwards and this dress did not restrict much of my upper body movements. The skirt was a little tighter than I had expected so I had to shorten my strides a bit and it made going up and down the stairs carrying trays very interesting. However, I loved the dress. Another successful RTR rental!
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Black Truffle Dress
Carmen Marc Valvo
Size Worn: 12
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 180lbs
Bust: 38B
Flowy dress with perfect slit
I loved this dress. The color, the slit...the only thing someone might not feel comfortable with is the deep neckline. For the most part, it wasn't a problem, but there were some photos of me that I saw later that showed a lot of cleavage. This dress was extremely comfortable and I felt so fancy and elegant in it with the skirt swishing around. This might be my most favorite dress of all of the 4-5 dresses I've gotten from RTR. Definitely needed heels to keep the skirt from dragging. The 2.5-3" heels that I was wearing was just enough to have the hem occasionally brush the ground. A little cumbersome for a reception because of its length but easy to dance in if you're just a little careful.
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To Love Again Gown
Badgley Mischka
Size Worn: 10R
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 6"
Bust: 38B
Beautiful red dress for hot summer wedding
Loved this dress but it was very tight around the hips and the liner was very fragile. Even the slightest movement, despite trying to keep my legs clamped together, caused the seams to rip or the fabric to tear. I ended up changing after the ceremony into my other back-up dress. If it wasn't for that fragility of the liner, I would've given this dress 5 stars. The dress was just form fitting enough and I loved the one-shoulder strap. The belts that came with the two sizes of this dress that I got were not the same so it seems like it might be a toss-up as to whether the belt you get is one you like and one that works well with the dress. The one I ended up going with had a bow with really long tail ends that I ended up wrapping around and pinning.
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Mia Gown
Robert Rodriguez Black Label
Size Worn: 12L
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 6"
Bust: 38B
Didn't end up going with this dress but...
I didn't end up wearing this dress because the size I got didn't fit me (couldn't get zipper to close at the top)and I didn't have time to try to get another size. Regardless, the dress itself was very beautiful and elegant and I wish I could've worn it to some occasion. It was a lot heavier than I expected though so it's probably good that I didn't end up wearing it to the wedding because it would've been hot and cumbersome to dance in.
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Trixie Gown
CATHERINE DEANE
Size Worn: None
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 6"
Bust: 38B