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28 reviews
Very low cut
Dipped too low in the cleavage for me to wear.
Two-Tone Midi Dress
Roksanda x RTR
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
I love this dress
I’m an hourglass and it works perfectly. Not to tight anywhere and SO MANY COMPLIMENTS!
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Floral Queena Dress
Diane von Furstenberg
Size Worn: M
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 133lbs
Bust: 34DD
A lot of fabric
This dress had so much fabric, I was drowning in it. It also made very loud squishy noise
Deanna Midi Dress
SIMKHAI
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 133lbs
Bust: 34DD
Awesome
It's firm fitting but totally flattering!
Leighton Knit Dress
Tanya Taylor
Size Worn: M
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 133lbs
Bust: 34DD
A little big/blousy
It had plenty of room in the bust but was a little too blousy at the waist. maybe if I was longer waisted?
Seagill Dress
Lauren Ralph Lauren
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 133lbs
Bust: 34DD
Religious school uniform
This was huge and boxy, except the collar was so tight it felt like it was choking me. Turns out you can snap out the white collar so the rest can stretch over your head. So bizarre and I looked like a sack.
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Layered Sweater Vest Top
Sea NY x RTR
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 140lbs
Bust: 34DDD/E
Comfortable
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Havana Dress
Brochu Walker
Size Worn: M
Usual Size: 8
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 160lbs
Bust: 34DDD/E
Enormous
It is ENORMOUS. My husband said it looked like I was wearing a parachute. I going to try again, 2 + sizes smaller.
Denim Pleated Shift
Veronique Branquinho
Size Worn: NONE
Usual Size: 8
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 155lbs
Bust: 34D
Pretty basic, and very clingy.
This dress looks much better in the photo than it did on--it looked like a very basic, simple black dress. The assymetrical cut and blue underside were not so visible in reality. Also, the fabric is stretchy with no lining, so you can see any lumps or bumps or flaws. Needed spanx and undergarments with NO lines. It fit but was very clingy (I am a 6 and wore a S), but felt casual and just sort of hung there. I didn't wear it.
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Black and Blue High Low Dress
Milly
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
No stretch--size up.
I loved that it is a true hourglass shape, but normally I wear a 6 in A-line dresses. It fit perfectly in the hips, but the bust/ribs/waist were very small for a 6. I wish that I had gotten the 8. I wore it, but I was totally uncomfortable sitting down--it felt like a corset!
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Off Track Dress
HALSTON
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
Too tight; too much plunge.
As others reviews said it runs very small. I'm usually a 6 and the 8 was uncomfortably tight. It dipped too low in the cleavage for comfort, and at 5'4 it was too long for tea length and too short for long. Too bad--I love the color.
Plunging Dress
ML Monique Lhuillier
Size Worn: NONE
Usual Size: 8
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 145lbs
Bust: 34D
Casual beach dress--and comfortable!
This was perfect for vacation-- a great cover-up for the beach, and worked for resort dinner with some jewelry. It is not form fitting, so other than the cleavage I could have been 10 lbs up or down--in other words, a bit of a sack, but it moves really well and I got compliments even though I could have been pregnant and no one would have known. I am glad I got a small--at 5"4 and narrower on top, I would have drowned in anything bigger.
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Geo Scarf Shift Dress
J.O.A.
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
Vacation glamour!
I am short, but I felt tall and glamorous in this dress. I did wear nearly 4" platform sandals and it hit the floor, so don't expect to wear this with flats unless you are nearly 5'8"! I have a narrow shoulders, a large bust, small waist and large hips, and find long dresses hard to fit--but this worked so well. I got a lot of compliments!
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Tampa Maxi
Parker
Size Worn: MR
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
Perfect for a tropical vacation!
True wraparound dress fit my pear/hourglass well. I am much smaller on top than bottom, though with full hips-I am glad that I got the medium as there was plenty of length on my thighs (I am almost 5'5" and with a full lower half, it might have been too short in a small). Because of the wraparound, I was able to make it tight enough on top, and it fastens at the cleavage. I would buy this dress!
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Soho Mixer Dress
YUMI KIM
Size Worn: M
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
Too thin and impossibly wrinkled
This straight fit didn't work for my hourglass figure, it was very wrinkled when it arrived and looked very easy to wrinkle, and the thin fabric showed every flaw. Couldn't wear it.
Berry Sunday Tulip Shift
CYNTHIA STEFFE
Size Worn: NONE
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 145lbs
Bust: 34D
Great for work event, with pockets!!
Cute, conservative enough for a work event, the skirt pattern/weave makes it special. The pockets were big enough for phone and lipstick but laid perfectly in the skirt. I would buy this!
Tweed Dress
Trina Turk
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 145lbs
Bust: 34D
Classy and funky
It fit my hourglass figure perfectly, though the zipper was a challenge. I wore a cami because it dipped really low in the front. The shortest part was a bit above the knee and I am only 5'4" so it may not be so long on a tall person. I got tons of compliments, though!
Black Jagged Edge Dress
HALSTON
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 145lbs
Bust: 34D
Perfect for formal and work!
This fit perfectly over a gown for a traditional black-tie wedding ceremony where I needed covered shoulders...and will also be great for work with skinny pants and a colorful top. Love it. Fits perfectly. Much shorter in back than front, which worked well over gown with a belted waist.
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Tux Blazer
Helmut Lang
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
Great color; works for formal or casual
While it is snug in the sleeves in a small for me and the snaps just closed (I am a size 6 on top and 8 on bottom), since I am fairly petite I am really glad I got the small as all of that fabric would have been overwhelming if it was much bigger. It looks great over a formal gown, and also over black pants!
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Wide Awake Coat
Keepsake
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
Looked great!
This fit me very well--fitted in the top and waist, a line at the hips, which works well on my hourglass figure. Wore it with a statement necklace and got a lot of compliments. It is green, and the color popped next to all of the little black dresses and black suits!
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Framed in Flowers Dress
HALSTON
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
It didn't run small...
I am a size 6 with a larger bust and an hourglass figure, so button downs often don't work well. Reviewers said it ran big so I tried it and it was too fitted across the bust to look great. Didn't wear it.
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Faye Top
Bailey 44
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 145lbs
Bust: 34D
Professional and polished.
This fit well, and was good for work.
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Refined Suiting Blazer
Rebecca Taylor NYC
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 145lbs
Bust: 34D
Fun for work and kids loved it!
It fit perfectly--I am an hourglass figure with a size 6 waist and size 8 hips, and the 44 was perfect on a high waist. My kids and their friends thought it was fun, and I got a lot of compliments.
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Dotted Skirt
BOUTIQUE MOSCHINO
Size Worn: 44
Usual Size: 8
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 145lbs
Bust: 34D
Was ok; not fabulous.
It fit well--I am a 6 on top and 8 on bottom. The hook was weird, maybe broken. It needed to be unhooked when seated or it gapped, but looked better hooked when standing, so a bit of a pain. A colleague said I looked 16 years old, which I think was meant as a compliment, but I'm not positive...
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Navigator Jacket
Laveer
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 6
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 145lbs
Bust: 34D
Great Color!
The color was fabulous. It is really wide and not form fitting--I wore it over a black tank since it was pretty big. I probably needed a small. The color, over slim pants, was flattering, mostly because it shows nothing under it but has a good neckline. It needs a good necklace.
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Magenta Kora Top
Diane von Furstenberg
Size Worn: M
Usual Size: 8
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 145lbs
Bust: 34D
Couldn't wear it...
It was lovely on the hangar, but as a "pear" shape it was too tight on the bottom. I should have gone a size up as the 8 was too tight on the bottom to be classy--it rode up in the back--but the top on a 10 would have been HUGE as I am generally a 6 on top and 8 on bottom and need to figure out the difference. This dress is better for someone more proportional.
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Get Your Lace On Sheath
ERIN erin fetherston
Size Worn: None
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
Classy glam
I actually got multiple compliments on these from people wearing far more expensive jewelry. They were also fairly comfortable and not too heavy.
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Silver Southern Plantation Earrings
Nicole Miller Accessories
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD
Beautiful, but quite short...
I loved this dress, but as an hourglass/pear figure it was too tight in the bottom or too large on top. I couldn't wear it. It had a very straight hemline that rode up in the back and made me look bottom heavy, and if I lifted my arms, it rode up way too high.
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Magnetic Attraction Dress
Diane von Furstenberg
Size Worn: None
Usual Size: 4
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 127lbs
Bust: 32DD