Friday, June 24, 2011

Anthro Stiffs the Competition with a Belt!


Anthro's Sugared Dress - by Corey Lynn Calter - $198 - Free Ship  - and a BELT

I am sure everyone is by now, familiar with this lovely CLC Dress.  The Sugared!  Yum.  I've got a sweet tooth for this dress.  $198 with free ship .....and a Belt is a bargain. Not only that, you can go to Anthro and try this dress on.  In a very nice store.  Thank you very much.  OK, so I can't, but that won't stop you will it.



Modcloths Fetching Fresco Dress - by Corey Lynn Calter - $210 -  $7 Ship - NO BELT


Not more than an hour ago, guess what popped up on Modcloth?  I did a double take.  Hey wait a second.  That's the Sugared Dress by gosh!  Minus the Belt.  And priced $12 higher.  With $7 flat rate shipping.  And no dressing room.  You save $19 and get a Belt from Anthro.  And it will ship faster too.


Modcloth       vs      Anthro



I can't help but notice the difference in print placement between the twins. Hmmmmm! Especially between the shoulders and the cap sleeves.   Hmmmmm!  The Anthro dress appears to have a much fuller skirt.  Hmmmmm!  And well there is the obvious Belt difference.  The sugared has a hidden back zip.  The Fetching Fresco zip isn't so fetching.  You can check that out yourself.  Hmmmmmmm!

You know me.  Nothing escapes my scrutiny.

Kudos to Anthro for stiffing the competition.  I like it! Although they probably had no idea since they basically beat Modcloth to the punch a month ago

Anthro is now my savings place.  You know, Discount Store.  Bargain Basement.

Modcloth? What were you thinking.  I hope all your online shoppers are loyal and don't mind spending almost $20 more for a dress........ummmm minus the belt.

I should mention that I do have a few Modcloth dresses that are well made and were reasonably priced.  For example the 101 Ovations Dress by Taylor Dresses that I am wearing in my header photos.

Antho Sister Love, Laura (lauramartinsemail@yahoo.com)

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That is VERY interesting!!! Also interesting? That I would lust after the anthro version as per the product pic, and not at all the modcloth version!
I noticed this too!! How crazy is that? What is Modcloth thinking?
You are funny. AND helpful. Well, mostly helpful in feeding my Anthro addiction. :)

Beth/greatbleuheron
I find this very interesting. I've avoided ordering anything from Modcloth because frankly everything looks too short for my style and height. So here we have the same dress as Anthro's, only it looks like it's been made a few inches shorter, thus confirming my hunch that Modcloth caters to those who like shorter hemlines.
3 replies · active less than 1 minute ago
Actually Modcloths Product page shows lengths increasing as sizes go up. Anthro's Product Page states 38". Modcloth's length ranges from 0=35.5" to 10=38".

I do have several dresses from Modcloth that I love. My favorite is the 101 Ovations by Taylor Dresses. I'm wearing it in all the images in my Blog header. I just ordered a Corey Lynn Calter that is the exact duplicate of the Fragrant Valley Dress in a pretty Spring Print (Silk Cotton Blend) and minus the bow at the back. They are about to release a few Eva Franco dresses that are almost exactly like the Anthro dresses over the last year. With some fixes that are rather nice. But they are slightly higher priced.

But this dress just doesn't make the cut.

From my Yahoo Mail - Laura
Ah, that's good to know. They always look so short to me on the mannequins. Maybe I'll take the plunge and order from them sometime. Of course, why open up another can of worms!
The awesome dress I'm wearing in my header photos..... is from Modcloth.

Ha-ha for the Can of Worms. When I open a package I never know if I will find returnable worms or pretty leaches to eat through my paycheck.

There is a category under Dresses called Longer Lengths. I shop from there.

From my Yahoo Mail - Laura
The sleeves on the Anthro version have a diff pattern direction too, which is nicer!
1 reply · active 719 weeks ago
Yes I noticed that. The pattern is lined up far better on the Anthro Dress. If you follow the links to both Modcloth and Anthro and check the back of both dresses, you can see the zipper difference.

From my Yahoo Mail - Laura
This is so interesting...thank you for posting! The Modcloth version seems to have a shorter bodice -- from the bottom of the scoopneck to the waistline I could 2 gold bands and 1.5 blue bands on the Modcloth version while on the Anthro version I see 2 gold bands and 2 blue bands. It would seem that the Modcloth version's waist would hit higher. I'm long waisted and I much prefer the Anthro one!
1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
That makes it all worth while then. Did you notice the sizes are different lengths too? If you get the dress, I would love to know how it works out for you Anon.

Sent from Laura's iPhone
Great discovery....very fishy, though!

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