Comments on: Friday Fatshion on Monday: Pick Me a Holiday Dress

By: DEB

DEB — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:35:12 +0000

I have had poor customer service with zaftique.com. Beware, exchanges are for store credit and not for refund. As a fairly careful reader of websites, I was not aware of this.

By: The Fantasy of Being Thin « we are the REAL deal

The Fantasy of Being Thin « we are the REAL deal — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:07:49 +0000

[...] to blog on this subject but haven’t quite been able to pull my thoughts together. (Hence “help me find a dress” post.) Here goes [...]

By: liz

liz — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:17:41 +0000

Order any of the CWC ones and return them at your local store if you don’t like ‘em.

By: kateharding

kateharding — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:38:43 +0000

Holy crap, M., I’d never heard of Shabby Apple! And I love it! You outshopped me!

I like that Donna Ricco dress a lot, but the sleeves would be no good at all on me. Nice to hear a review, though.

By: m

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:47:09 +0000

i own the purple ponte knit donna ricco dress that mizerychik linked to, and i am very happy with fit and quality. I like the weight of the fabric and the sleeves, it’s a good winter dress to wear on its own, though i regret not getting the earlier version of teh dress when it had a sash that knotted in the front.

fwiw, i think the robbie bee red dress is nicer than the ones you posted. in terms of retailers you might take a look at shabby apple, which now has plus sizes and decent prices as well. i am having an as yet unconsummated romance with one of their dresses: https://www.shabbyapple.com/p-53-gypsy.aspx

By: Rio Iriri

Rio Iriri — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:22:17 +0000

Don’t forget to look at Newport News’ collection:
http://www.newport-news.com

They have plus sizes, and I love their stuff.

By: Psyche

Psyche — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:27:46 +0000

Julia Needlman’s number is 773-750-2180. I do hope you enjoy working with her. She does everything from CEO level women’s suits in luxury fabrics brought from Italy or France, to baby clothes, to glorious eveningwear and wedding dresses. She also designs and sews medieval and renaissance clothing for historical re-enactors. And she makes classical violinist Rachel Barton’s stage gowns.

If you’ve never worn clothes designed exactly for your body and nobody else’s, it’s an unbelievable delight.

By: kateharding

kateharding — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:20:20 +0000

Oh, and Psyche, THANK YOU for the dressmaker recommendation! I don’t think I’ll be doing it for the holidays, but I’ve wanted to find one I could trust for a long time. Would love her phone number.

By: kateharding

kateharding — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:18:32 +0000

Most peculiar, indeed — ’cause now the link works for me, too. Must have been a glitch the first time I tried it.

And I do think that dress is gorgeous, btw. It was definitely in the top 5, and would be a lot more versatile than many of the others. I think my problem is that, while I know it would be totally va-va-voom on, it looks less exciting to me in photos. Which is probably why it’s the one I should buy. :)

By: buffpuff

buffpuff — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:03:51 +0000

“Buffpuff, your link goes to a page that says they’re sold out of the item.”

That’s most peculiar. I went to it again and it says they have lots of sizes left!