Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Madewell Review - Silk Stardot Dress

Free shipping & returns will be end of me! I'm so glad this promotion is ending tomorrow because I have found a new store to be infatuated with. Yes Madewell is skewed slightly younger, but some of their shapes are really fun and different. I like that. I have a closet full of staples and could stand a few things to mix it up!

Silk Stardot Dress (size 2) in Fresh Blueberry



This dress is so interesting. I love the fun graphic pattern of little polka dots that meets to form stars. Very cool. I normally do not love a slit sleeve but this one is subtle and flirty. The dress is silk although feels more like a chiffon then a traditional silk (like the Blythe). It is fully lined and the length is right to the knee. Although the waist band is elastic. It has a panel of flat material in the front which makes it look less casual. I think I would like a thicker belt with it. 

In the pictures I think it looks pretty plain Jane, but wearing it made me feel so lovely. Modern, light and easily dressed up or down.

What do you think?


8 comments:

  1. Ooooo, I love it. What a fabulous, graphic print and great length.
    I see it's on sale, too. Thanks for the review. I've been wanting to add some Madewell to my wardrobe. They have a lot of interesting, unique items.

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    1. Thanks, Maryeb! I think the length is really fabulous. Definitely makes it seem dressier to me. Because it's a tulip shape, the front is just short enough to be interesting without being too short for work.

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  2. I like this dress on you. I, too, love Madewell quite a bit.

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    1. Thanks! I have my eyes on a couple of their new arrivals. I don't think their items get cut to as cheap prices as J crew's but maybe that's because I don't have access to an actual store (online prices, generally, seem to be higher)

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  3. This is great on you! I love the pattern. I love Madewell and am always finding good dresses there that are comfortable and look interesting.

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    1. Thanks! I have been really turned on to them recently. Their style is a nice compliment to a lot of the more preppy clothes I have.

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  4. Hi I've read your blog for a quite a while to garner the inside scoop on size and fitting but this is my first post. Sorry for lurking so long. The dress looks great. So far I have only ordered tops from madewell. How do you find their sizes in pants, skirts and dresses compare to Jcrew sizes?

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    1. Hi Jude Musings and thanks for commenting! I'm sorry my reply is coming so late! I have never tried on a Madewell skirt but their dresses I find pretty similarly sized to J Crew. With both dresses I tried on I could have taken a 2 or a 4 however (whereas at JC I almost always take a 2). I did just order a pair of skinny jeans and sized up 1 size which felt fine (like I would for toothpick jeans at JC). So, on the whole, I feel the sizing it quite comparable.

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