Emily's Reviews
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THE summer jean
TTS. Super high rise (I think my 12th rib is tucked comfortably inside.). Skims the top of my foot (I'm 5 feet tall.). Wide leg without being bulky as the waist is l-o-o-n-g and the shape of the jean feels proportional. Distressed but actually intact fabric. Resisting the urge to buy these right away -- but it feels like CofH rocked the vintage update perfectly with these.
Sacha High Rise Wide Leg Jeans
Citizens of Humanity
Size Worn: 25R
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
A great shift dress in a just-OK fabric
I loved the fit and cut of this dress. The polyester fabric harshed the buzz for me.
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Silver Ice Paneled Shift
Theory
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
Still too small...
I'm 5'1", 115#, usually a 2, rented the 6. The fabric has plenty of stretch and I could zip it over my hips but it hit a dead stop at my waist and couldn't zip further. Trying the 8... The print is flatteringas is the shape (super hourglass) and I'm hoping to wear it to a tropical-themed party. Once I find one that fits it will be nice not to worry about special bras, great to wear black shoes, etc. Just glad I left myself plenty of time!
Floral Printed Kia Frill Dress
Peter Pilotto
Size Worn: 6R
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
So many compliments!
I got tons of compliments after wearing this with a slim black sweater on a regular workday on a dull January. The only caution is that its bright yellow is so memorable: one of the compliments was from 2 levels up in my company's report structure -- 4 days later! "That yellow skirt you had on the other day was really something." the effect was kind of like a bow tie: cheerful.
Sunshine Wrap Skirt
Badgley Mischka
Size Worn: 2
Usual Size: 0
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
gorgeous feminine moto
I'm 5'1", 115 lbs, and a 34a-B, and the M looks a tad oversized on me but fits over a sweater. I think the small would also fit. I do love this jacket!
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Washed Leather Jacket
VINCE.
Size Worn: M
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
perfect versatile dress with pop!
I rented this dress in late summer for work and can't send it back yet! not quite too short for work; not quite too casual for work; not too stuffy for drinks afterward or even running around on errands, with kids, or on vacation. I love shirt dresses and this one is a winner.
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Kaiko Shirtdress
Trina Turk
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
just....not as perfect as I wanted it to be
I've been wanting to rent this item forever. It was never available. When it finally arrived this October, as others have mentioned, the bow on the back of the neck gives it a very definitive style that decreases its versatility; it can't really be worn with earth tone fall items and needs black accessories to make it work. I couldn't really find the right weather/clothing match for it (dressy, but not cold enough for a real coat...) and ended up sending it back.
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Grey Faux Mink Cape
kate spade new york
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
not for me
I liked this dress but it wasn't quite right for me. It needs to fit just-so, and it wasn't just-so. There are 4 ties at the top (at the shoulders, and neck in front and back) and it was too much for my small body.
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Hanne Dress
Fame & Partners
Size Worn: 0R
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
impossible sizing.
I had read that the sizing was "runs small." I'm a 0-2, 5'1", 112 lb. I ordered the 6, just to be on the safe side... After sizing up 2 sizes, it was too tight (actually clinging to my rib cage) It bunched up around my waist because the skirt was clinging to my hips and thighs. The size 6. I wear a size 25 pants and a 32A bra, for real. This dress is sized by a crazy person.
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Sylvie Stripe Shift Dress
Waverly Grey
Size Worn: 6
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
cute spring raincoat; XS = a sloppy size 6?
as others have said, this is so gigantic that it's nearly unwearable. That said, I live in Portland, OR and a spring raincoat is a must even in May and June. I'm 5'1 and a size 2. The XS in this is still just a smidge too big to wear over work clothes. It looks OK on the weekend over a sweater, but even in the XS at my size it looks like I'm wearing my dad's clothes. Part of that is the style and part of that is the styling of the sleeve. It's a beautiful cut and material, and if I were a bigger person the XS would work well.
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Bowery Oversize Jacket
Elizabeth and James
Size Worn: XS
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
Not denim...
So, like others said, these were big. If you look at the model carefully you can see how they fit: a snug waistband, and then draped down from there. The fabric is structureless -- all Tencel and no stiffness from the cotton; it has a nice dark blue denim color, but I wouldn't call it denim, too soft and drapey. If you laid it on your hand, you'd still be able to see each finger's shape underneath.) Looks a bit like jeans at first glance, but fit a little like a dirndl skirt. Not for me.
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Blue Fray Jeans
KENDALL + KYLIE
Size Worn: XSR
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
10 stars
Mens suiting fabric. Everything you expect from Theory -- looks "conservative" at first glance in its orderly, smooth fit, but is totally NOT boring or square in its fun, swingy shape and wacky little split flare at the sleeve. So very "me" (might not be "you") -- I absolutely fell in love with this dress the moment I put it on. It has a very defined fit at the shoulder, bust and arm (and then no real fit at all in the body) -- needs to fit you well there as it has no stretch. I chose the small as I am not slim in the shoulders and arms even though I am an xs everywhere else. (and it's flattering even though I am not slim in the arms...) Below the bust (which is well defined, even on the bottom side, it doesn't hang like a tent) it's loose, so it's fine for those who are self-conscious in the lower half. I styled with tall boots or with nude heels, but as other reviewers have said I don't wear flat sneakers like the model as I am short. Also it was not super-mini on me as it was on the model: totally work-appropriate, in a conservative industry at 45 years old.
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Geremy Pinstripe Dress
Theory
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
Heavy, smooth, polished, great color
Great fit, smooth, lovely. Did wrinkle a little (sleeves arrived with creases along the fold which in such a round bell around the wrist looked a little weird and needed an iron.) Could style multiple ways for multiple occasions. Very heavy fabric produces smooth silhouette. Winter fabric for sure.
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Slow Step Knit Top
Keepsake
Size Worn: S
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
so versatile!
Wore to work, travel, around town, out for drinks. Polished, dressed up or down. Ran VERY big. I'm 5'1" and 110 lbs, an XS is usually fine (or maybe a little snug as my shoulders are broad); this could easily have been a medium.
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Stripe Knit Sweater
Jason Wu
Size Worn: XS
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
Day religious event -- perfect.
Felt beautiful, looked appropriate, got lots of compliments. I wore it with black sandals and a black clutch, no additional jewelry, to a summer bar mitzvah. This dress was very "me." I looked at it for a month and could not resist. It is a beautiful lined heavy silk and was a tiny bit hot at 80 degrees but I am from a hot climate and was not uncomfortable at all. If you're looking at 90 degrees get something else -- this is not a "summer" dress even though it is white. It fit well in a size larger than my usual, largely because it is a little snug in the butt and legs, where I am proportionally the largest. It looks short on the model but was not too short on me (then again I am 5'1".)
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Ivory Gothic Floral Shift
Tibi
Size Worn: 4
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
Loved it!
I got many notices and compliments, but never felt overdressed running around town on hot days. Stiffer than it looks, and even a little hard to get on over my athletic shoulders. Once it is on, however, it looks great and is very comfortable. It has only a tiny bit of stretch. I have a small bust and wore it with my least structured bra as it looked better that way -- I don't think this would work for larger breasted women, as once it drops below the breast it continues to tent forward and out a bit. I often wear sweaters over tanks but that did not work with this because of that sticking-out. Because I'm short, (or because I am a dork) I wear low or midrise jeans -- this would leave a gap and expose my abdomen if I were taller, but at my height it was good. I loved the overall color effect of this top but when I looked in the mirror (on my third wearing...?) I noticed it was a peach, blue, and gray pattern...weird, these were colors I would not normally choose. Wore with jeans, with light-black-wash jeans to work, with shorts. In sum, I loved this top, but it is unique!
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Joval Top
Matison Stone
Size Worn: 2
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
Fun
I got lots of compliments in this. Like all Free People items, it runs large and drapey. Like other reviewers, I needed to wear a camisole -- finding an appropriate color, a white will look a little weird. I wore a navy which looked nice with the dark blue. A nude will work, I think. I wore it to a neighborhood party, to a back to school night, and to a family party. It is, of course, a little loud. The ties on the sleeves are a little annoying if you are wearing it to an event that involves eating.
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Freshly Squeezed Top
Free People
Size Worn: XS
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 115lbs
Bust: 32B
Ran small
I'm not big but this was snug in bust, shoulders, and arms: I looked like I was popping out of it! (At 32b, I don't really pop). An unflattering look for me. A medium or large that was flowing, instead of fluffy, might have looked better. The fabric has a stiffness/lift to it that's a bit like tulle, when I was expecting drape. Snug in mutton-leg effect arms I haven't seen since the 80s.
Ivory Katia Blouse
Marissa Webb
Size Worn: XS
Usual Size: 2
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 110lbs
Bust: 32B