Karla's Reviews
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21 reviews
Perfect dress
Man I love this dress. It's comfortable, flattering and has pockets. Great color. Not too low cut. It's probably better for tall people, im 5'10" and the heavy sleeves tend to slide off my shoulders which would be extra problematic for shorter people. The waist sits right where it should (also a hard thing to find when you're tall) and it's very slimming. It fits pretty generously so you can go down a size. I'd buy this but it's around $600!
Gathered Sleeve Dress
Nicholas
Size Worn: 12R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Showstopper
The advice others have given to pull this dress on is excellent. I loved this dress. It's dramatic and chic and comfortable. I added a brooch to cinch the waist a bit as it was a bit big in the waist. I hate Italian sizing but once you get over the need to order a ridiculously large number size, the dress is lovely. The cape made me feel like a super hero. But a fabulous one. Fabric is a little thicker but soft and kinda comforting. It was a perfect dress for a girls night out wine event!
Fizzah Sheath
Chiara Boni La Petite Robe
Size Worn: 50
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Cute and surprisingly flattering
Cute dress. Very unprepossessing when you get it, it's very simple and basic cotton. But it fits nicely and is very flattering. Does not look like a $1000 dress though. Still I did like it.
Black Sleeveless Dress
Proenza Schouler
Size Worn: 12R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
very fun with caveats
I am kind of tall and this green dress did get me called Jolly Green Giant or even oversized elf. I did feel a little bit like one of Robin Hood's merry men. But I really liked this dress, especially over leggings with flats and with a narrow belt. A very fun, flattering and comfortable look, but better for taller people I would think as it's pretty voluminous.
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Curved Sleeve Dress
Marques' Almeida
Size Worn: L
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
it wouldn't stay on my shoulders!
It's a beautiful dress but the flowers on the shoulders added weight and the shoulders would NOT stay in place . The 'straps" were just a little too long (and I am tall) and the flowers kept pulling the dress down. The physics just didn't work!
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Floral Lolly Dress
AMUR
Size Worn: 12R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Didn't wear, felt constricting
I got a 10, which usually does ok, though I can have problems in the bust. This dress was very cute but the elastic was very tight and something about the top band of elastic under my boobs made my boobs look HUGE and not in a good way. I loved the skirt and the fabric and the aesthetic of the dress, but it made me miss my 24" waist I had when I was in my 20's. (This dress would look better one a small waisted but possibly hippier person.)
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Orsolina Floral Midi Dress
Brock Collection
Size Worn: 10R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
A comfortable standout
No zippers, slips easily over your head and skims, doesn't cling. I love this dress. Dramatic and fun but not overly serious. Very comfortable. Agree suited for taller people, which I am, so Yeay! It did slip a bit in the chest and one of my male coworkers got a bit of a thrill. Sit up straight in this one. I'd definitely buy it, suits me to the ground. Got tons of compliments.
Red Striped Maxi
Jill Jill Stuart
Size Worn: 14R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Love this top
Excuse the pic. But it's meant to show that I like this top so much I wore it for just goofy fun! It's extremely soft and silky and comfy. Long enough in front that it doesn't show your belly. Long in back but still kind of shows shape. As it is white it is a little hard to keep clean but then I can just send it back to RTR! Really liked this. Will re-rent, maybe a size smaller.
Keaton Top
SACHIN BABI
Size Worn: 14
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
British sizing
Remember its British sizing. Sometimes I can wear a UK 14 but his was not one of those times. Too small in the shoulders and chest. Also the fabric wasn't very soft. Sent back. Prettier up close than it is in photos.
Michaela Floral Dress
Vilshenko
Size Worn: 14R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
I felt like a princess...and won best dressed
My office had a murder mystery masquerade ball. Everyone had to wear masks and dress up so I decided to go ALL OUT. This dress was perfect. So lovely. Nice heavy fabric and it feels substantial. POCKETS! It was very rainy that night and the fabric doesn't show wet or stains easily so that was nice. I found the 12 L to be a little big in the chest and waist but I'm not sure if a 10 would have fit. With heels the length was just above the floor, so you need to be TALL to wear the long. I was 6'2" in heels. It is a little hard to zip, but it was big enough that I could rotate the dress and zip it then slide the straps up. The straps are a little rough feeling, they dig into my shoulders a little. Everyone complimented me and I won best dressed at the ball! Lovely wonderful gown.
Black Multi Floral Gown
ML Monique Lhuillier
Size Worn: 12L
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
So comfortable
This is a great dress. It's a sweater dress but skims the body nicely. Great turtleneck and the armholes are not too low and hide bra straps. The dress did NOT come with the pictures belt but I wore it with a vintage Pringle cashmere beaded sweater and my own belt. The length and fit and feel of this dress are lush, elegant and it has pockets! Swoon! Top 5 rentals so far.
Elle Knit Dress
Mara Hoffman
Size Worn: XLR
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Effing fabulous
Man I love this...thing. This dress shirt..thing. It's comfortable. It's fabulous it's a little offbeat. It fits great. It makes a STATEMENT. It's everything I like in a dress shirt thing. It's also very elegant. I got so many compliments on it. It's chilly so I added a t shirt under it but I didn't want to wear a jacket to ruin the nice lines of it. I also added a belt. Love this so hard.
Triacetate Draped Top
Tibi
Size Worn: 12
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Great pattern mix!
I got tons of compliments on this dress. It's very "me". Fun to wear and floaty. The patterns are gorgeous together. The only thing I don't like is the waist tie ties a bit below the waist of the dress which creates a slightly sloppy look. The waist should be a bit lower to compensate for this. (Word of warning to long waisted gals like me). Otherwise this dress is a solid 9!
Camille Wrap Front Dress
DELFI Collective
Size Worn: LR
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Beautiful but small
I really like this dress but it fits more like a 10, which I normally easily wear. I got a 12 but I couldn't zip it up the back, my boobs won the battle. (Also im newly single and holy crap it's hard getting myself into my back zip dresses!) This dress is great for creating curves on girls who don't have many curves. But it you are already curvy, it for sure runs small. It is beautiful and the draping is top notch. Wish I could get that damn zipper up.
Ivory Draped Dress
Christian Siriano
Size Worn: 12
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
It was for every day.
This is a great bag. Just the right size for every day. It has a great magnetic clasp that stays secure, and the shorter strap is just right for the elbow carry and the long strap you can do cross body but it's a little short for that if you're tall. The bag is quite heavy on its own. Nice inside pocket. I really liked this bag a lot and had a hard time sending it back! I used it for over a month straight.
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Red Leigh Top Handle Satchel
3.1 Phillip Lim Accessories
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Fun color
I love the colors and the feel of this dress. Very comfortable and silky. You NEED a slip under it (I wore a red one) as the armholes go to the waist. I actually like the dress better worn backwards. You can't tell. Wearing it normally I felt the front was too blockish and square, but worn backwards with the slip under it had better flow with the neck tie and didn't make me look like a boxer like it did the other way. I love the angled length and the soft silky feel of it. I got a lot of compliments no matter which direction I wore it!
Tie Dye High Neck Dress
MSGM
Size Worn: 48
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Just my style
Love this! Nice weight so it doesn't cling, hangs well, flattering. It's a little short waisted but I have a long torso. The little button that holds the t-shirt part to the skirt part is a little hard to clasp (side clasps are hard in general, boobs get in the way and you can't see them) and pops open a lot. Even so, I found this very comfortable and very much my style, I love the cotton twill fabric. Am considering buying this from somewhere, I like it that much.
Black T-Shirt Dress
3.1 Phillip Lim
Size Worn: 10R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
comfortable and flattering
I could only get this in a 14 and it was a bit big. I have a small waist and an hourglass figure. I think I can go down to a 12 though it might be a bit tight on the booty and possibly it would be a little short if I went down a size. I really liked the 14 with a belt, it was very flattering. (without the belt it was too big in the waist by far.) People kept asking me if I had lost a lot of weight recently. (I have lost some but nobody commented until now!) What I liked best is this dress is very comfortable, it moves with me and no itchy bits or tight spots!
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Blaze Sheath
Black Halo
Size Worn: 14
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Love!
Perfect dress. Great for tall gals. Waist was in the right place (hard for me as so many things end up empire). Very slimming silhouette and the crisp cotton is just right. The length is great too, and the wrap stays closed and covered. The print is gorgeous. This one I might buy. It's a "karla dress".
Ikat Wrap Dress
Rebecca Taylor NYC
Size Worn: 12R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
Cute skirt runs a little big
I like the skirt over all. Feels very classic and crisp. Doesn't wrinkle and wears well. I got a 12 but I should have gotten a 10, it was big in the waist. (I have a small waist and long torso). It poofed out over the belly a little, I had to add a belt to keep the waist in place. I really like the length and the weight of the fabric, has a 50's kind of feel. Would rent again in the smaller size.
Gingham Circle Skirt
kate spade new york
Size Worn: 12
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D
My first RTR review
I actually joined rent the runway because I fell in love with this dress. I couldn't get a 12 so got the 10 and it fit great. I'm hourglass with a strong upper body so was worried it wouldn't fit in the chest but it's fine. The dress is a little bias cut so it has some give. Very comfortable and I feel great in it. It even fits in the waist, which is rare as I'm long torsoed. All in all I'm very thrilled with my first 4 items from RTR unlimited.
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Spaghetti Day Dress
Theory
Size Worn: 10R
Usual Size: 12
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170lbs
Bust: 36D