A Dress A Day

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July 17, 2005

another dress you could buy (it's up to you)


ebay item 8305987417
From Overstock.com, a dress that I'm on the fence about. On the plus side, really cute print; waistband; full skirt. On the minus, linen-rayon mix with actetate lining; the armholes look revealingly deep; that particular headless mannequin gives me the creeps somehow (maybe because the tight neck cords makes me think it's straining to find its head!); won't that print be way over by next summer?

Click on the link if your pluses outweigh my minuses. (I've never bought anything from Overstock.com, although I've not heard anything spine-curdling about them or their internet business practices.)

7 Comments:

  • At Jul 17, 2005 11:16:00 AM, Blogger blackbird said…

    I agree on all counts.
    Tho I wouldn't have a problem with the print after this summer. Don't mind the blend too much, but am not into lining at all.
    I would like a dress like this, this style, but not this one --
    couldya keep looking?

     
  • At Jul 18, 2005 8:20:00 AM, Blogger Erin said…

    Sure! I think it would be more difficult to ask me NOT to keep looking for dresses.

     
  • At Jul 18, 2005 12:14:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    The print is what I like best about the dress, actually. It reminds me of the wild colored theme prints on lots of 50s dresses.
    --Lydia

     
  • At Jul 18, 2005 3:37:00 PM, Blogger Henway Twingo said…

    I agree with blackbird on the print. No problem for me, forever. I've bought safely from Overstock and been pleased, but I do find these armholes deep. Plus, the bodice appears to have a more matronly droop than I like seeing outside a Three Stooges-film matriarch.

     
  • At Jul 24, 2005 2:51:00 AM, Blogger Bethany said…

    Agree with HT about the droop - if it makes the mannequin's breasts look saggy, can't be good news for the buyer's bosoms.

     
  • At Jul 12, 2006 10:52:00 AM, Anonymous Melanie said…

    Hi I just found this site and I love it.
    I bought this dress. I did not try it on first , very sad to say It squeezes my boobies to death, flat you might say. This a good trick being that I am a 36E.
    The skirt is a full circle, and sort-of has a poof to it, has a low ish back with a rose-bow thing. I got it very very cheap at tj maxx I hope I can have It fixed.

     
  • At Dec 16, 2006 4:41:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    YUK I WOULD'T WEAR THAT THING IN PUBLIC FOR ALL THE MONEY IN THE UNIVERSE!



    --MEGAN :P

     

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