Great dress and very cute. Definitely runs a little small and was a little hard to get into but really cute and was perfect for a Maine wedding!

Mariella Dress

kate spade new york

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Size Worn: 6

Usual Size: 4

Height: 5' 4"

Weight: 135lbs

Bust: 32C

In full disclosure, I rented this dress because I am 3.5 months pregnant and needed something to get me through a wedding as my current dresses are starting to get tight but I am not at the point of wearing maternity clothes. I did end up wearing this dress, but it was not flattering at all. I think it would look much better on tall thin women than shorter ones. The break in the dress happens at an odd place so it has the tendency to make you look bigger than you are or disproportioned. The dress itself was huge. I got a 6 and an 8 and could have used a 2 and a 4, even pregnant and even when I am not super skinny (just regular sized). I did rent the necklace shown with the dress and really liked that. It is heavy, but very cute. Lastly, the prior reviews are accurate that the straps are quite long on this dress and I too needed to pin them down. All in all, cute dress, but wasn't the best look for me. But then again, nothing is looking or fitting tremendously well right now!

This dress did "fit" me, but it was not super flattering. Consistent with other reviews, it is very tight in the hips (and I don't have large hips). However, it is kind of baggy in the stomach area. The combination of the tigher fit at the bottom with the looser fit in the middle was not very flattering. I ended up pairing this with a cool short black LAMB jacket that I have with gold zippers and that did the trick. Otherwise, it would not have looked great. It's a really cute dress, just oddly proportioned. I did use the larger size due to how tight it was at the bottom.

In full disclosure, I am 3.5 months pregnant so I rented this dress because I thought it would help cover things up while my own dresses are just starting to get pretty tight. Unfortunately, this one did not work out at all. I got the 44 which was enormous on me, but the 42 wouldn't zip. Also, although I didn't wear these dresses, I did note what previous renters did that the skirt tends to bunch up as the sequins get caught on each other. This dress did not work out for me, but it is very cute.

Very cute necklace - really enjoyed wearing it and got lots of compliments. It is very heavy so I was definitely ready to take it off by the end of the night, but was glad I rented it. It can really jazz up an otherwise plain dress.