Jolie's Reviews
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12 reviews
Decent dress for Christmas party & church appropriate!
The sleeves were REALLY tight in comparison to the rest of the dress (I tried on 4 different sizes and they were all like this - no give, very petite sleeves). Then, the bust was huge - I'm wearing VS double size push up bra in this picture and there's still some give on the sides of my chest that I don't like. Otherwise, the dress was really comfortable and family appropriate, it's "sweet" and angelic. I had to spice it up with red lipstick! It's a pretty blush color.
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Blushing Envy Dress
ML Monique Lhuillier
Size Worn: 12
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
STUNNING DRESS!
The breast of this dress is a little funky; too open back to wear a bra... but too loose in the chest for someone without a bust. Your best bet is to size down, go bra-less and embrace it! The lace design on the sides of the dress are simply gorgeous. I highly recommend this show stopper - SIZE DOWN! The chest really does run large!! I'm standing strangely in the picture from behind (sorry the dress is loose) - I just wanted to show you that wearing a bra is NOT AN OPTION! I recently gained a lot of weight and this dress hid it very well!! I highly recommend.
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Mint Pleated Sweetheart Dress
Nicole Miller
Size Worn: 10R
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
Really beautiful color!
This dress is really pretty - but large in the bust. It's open in the back so that you cannot wear a strapless bra. This dress would be great for someone a little more busty! Overall, it's really pretty and comfortable. Definitely a good pick for someone who has put some holiday weight on in their belly!
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Oxblood Pleated Sweetheart Dress
Nicole Miller
Size Worn: 14R
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
Beautiful fit. Big hit!
This is one of my favorite dresses from RTR - out of the last 15 I've gotten. I recently gained a lot of weight and did not think a form fitting dress could look pretty on me, but these photos are taken WITHOUT Spanx on, and I think I did pretty well!! I highly recommend this dress to all sizes and shapes. It fits your body nicely - slightly tight around the bust (I could not wear a padded, strapless bra with the size 12, so size up if you want to strap on your favorite bra!)
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Silver Off Shoulder Sheath
Theia
Size Worn: 12
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
Flattering fit!
This dress has a bodice on the inside, which makes wearing a strapless bra with ANY padding impossible. I've recently gained a ton of weight and I think this dress nicely hid my stomach, however, it is small in the bust and I could only wear the dress bra-less. I wish i could have added a little curve to my body and worn a padded bra with this dress! Otherwise, very bright red (pretty!), well made, and comfortable.
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Red Scallop Off Shoulder Dress
Badgley Mischka
Size Worn: 12
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
I didn't end up wearing this to my conservative work interview - BUT WISH I DID!
Thick fabric is very stretchy and form fitting - VERY flattering for any body... I just misjudged how much weight I've gained and should have ordered the 12 instead of the size 10. I could have made it work, despite being too tight. Just decided to play it safe and wore something else to the work interview. Absolutely work appropriate, yet at the same time - such a fashion forward color that will catch people's eye and make you remembered!!
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Purple Caldwell Dress
LIKELY
Size Worn: None
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
Runs small and long.
This dress has no stretch to it, so don't purchase if you're not slim. It's definitely not made for a curvy girl, it's beautiful in person but requires a tall, thin stature.
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Charleston Gown
Laundry by Shelli Segal
Size Worn: 8L
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
GORGEOUS.
Flattering fit, I'm curvy and a little embarrassed of my stomach - but this fabric had a bit of stretch to it and was thick enough to really "tuck" me in :) I highly recommend this dress, it photographs beautifully, it's not scratchy, the sleeves are comfortable, my date was impressed! Also, it's the perfect length, short enough to be casual, but long enough to be comfortable all night.
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Carlene Dress
Slate & Willow
Size Worn: M
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
Do not recommend.
This is a well-made, thick, flattering, stretchy, pretty dress - for someone with an A-cup. Any chest at all makes the "tuxedo flaps" on the front of this dress, land very strangely on your body. I had a backup dress, so I chose not to wear this - I'm curvy. This dress would have been perfect if I had no bust, the length for the 8L was perfect with 2" heels (I'm 5'8" and the dress just brushed the floor). Fits true to size and has flattering stretch for a booty!
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Tuxedo Wrap Gown
Slate & Willow
Size Worn: 8L
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
Pretty, but very bulky and large. It felt like carrying around a bucket. Don't recommend.
Looks like the picture, really glitzy and pretty - just strange, because it's big and plastic - gets in the way!
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Gold Striped Resin Minaudiere
Sondra Roberts
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
This dress runs small in a strange place on your body - the ribcage directly below your breasts.
This dress runs true to size, perhaps even a little large - it is certainly for a large breasted woman... I'm a 36D and the breasts are too large (almost baggy) on this dress, I will not be wearing it. I COULD have gotten away with it if I wear a push-up bra with padding... but this dress runs really small in a strange place on your body, not your waist, but rather - your ribcage directly below your (LARGE) cupped chest. Can't zip it with a bra on because the ribcage is too small and the zipper won't budge past my ribcage. The fabric is gorgeous, the photo doesn't do it justice! BUT, I can only see a woman with a 32D - 34D size chest fitting into this dress.
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Floral Butterfly Gown
Badgley Mischka
Size Worn: None
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D
VERY SMALL BUST!
ORDER TWO SIZES UP!
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Screen Siren Gown
Badgley Mischka
Size Worn: 2L
Usual Size: 10
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 178lbs
Bust: 34D