No Anthro Zone Review - Polka Dot Fun! Anthromollogies.com!

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Anthro's Great Dot Maxi Dress - by Moulinette Soeurs
with Outlook Belt, similar HERE, and Spectrum Phlox Necklace (soldout online)

In the above review photo I tucked the cowl into the bodice. Later I hand sewed the cowl at the edge to the inside of the liner.

Before I start this dress review, I want to honor a Blog Tag from Lisa Respect The Shoes.  She has tagged me with this handwriting exercise. In turn I am passing this little call of duty to Molly of Anthromollogies.  Why?  Because Molly Inspired Me!  Tee-Hee!

Hand write the following and share on your blog:

Name
Blog Name
URL
Write "A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
Favourite Quote
Favourite Song
Favourite Band/Singer
Anything you like
Tag someone

Wait! This isn't handwriting.  This is printing.  Look Mom, no lines either. 
Maybe bullets would have kept me on the straight and narrow.

No Anthro Zone Review:  Anthro's Great Dot Maxi Dress - by Moulinette Soeurs - Orig $158 Sale $80 - Mar 2011


This dress is cut for Gals that are Curvy on Top, or not so Curvy, and have Low Hip/Waist Ratio. 8 inches or less. I wasn't impressed by the unruly short cowl.

 Great Dot Maxi Dress

by Moulinette Soeurs

SIZE: I ordered my normal SIZE 4 for M. Soeurs. I'm 5'6" Tall, 130 Lbs, 35-28-36, Narrow Shoulders, Low Waist. Normally 4 to 6 in Anthro Brands. 6 to 8 for other designers.

FIT: Spot on. Arm holes not too low. Perfect fit through waist, and hips with spare room to sit comfortably in non-stretch Silk and Rayon. For ref. my waist/hip ratio is 8" (36-28). This dress will fit most gals with waist/hip of 8" or less. Length is perfect for heels, a little long for flats.

Can be worn with or without Belt.

Did someone say something about a RED BELT?

FABRIC: The Sheer, Silk Bodice provides flattering drape if you don't take the cowl in consideration. Online, the Bodice appears White, but is actually Ivory. The Navy, Polka Dot Love Skirt is substantial Rayon that floats.  Needs pressing.

DETAILS:
1. Loads of POLKA DOT FUN!
2. Full Lining good! Polyester Bad!
3. Shell and Liner have their own Back Kick Pleat.
4. Bodice and Liner not connected at neckline.
5. Side Zip with hook.
6. Bra Strap Snaps
7. Quality materials
8. Excellent construction
9. No Pockets!

COWL: The short uncooperative cowl was unflattering on busty me. Every time I moved, the cowl changed position and shape. Sometimes morphing into a horn that appeared to grow from my chest when viewed from the side.  I loved the rest of the dress. But the cow-l had to hit the road.



Modified Cow-l - Anthro's Great Dot Maxi Dress

I pinned the cowl to the inside of the liner while wearing the dress inside out.  I didn't attempt to incorporate pleats.  Instead I allowed the fabric to float freely around the neckline. I then whip stitched along the edge of the cowl to the liner, careful not to catch the bodice shell in the stitching.  It was a little tricky, but I love the results.



This dress passed the "Style It Three Ways" test.

With that note, I'm about to leave you hanging and wondering what those three outfits might entail.  I'm not about to spoil my OOTD's!  I ordered a pair of shoes to complete one of the outfits.  Everything else I already have, or had ordered before I got the dress.

See Kim of Anthroholic Review The Great Dot Maxi Dress HERE.

Highly recommended, versatile Maxi Dress for Curvy On Top Gals, with LOW HIP/WAIST RATIO.

Shop the Great Dot Maxi Dress in all sizes HERE.

QUESTION OF THE DAY!

Would you spend hours working through an issue for a dress you really love?
An issue, that if un-solved, meant the return of the dress?

Would you risk making changes that would make the item non-returnable?

Have you actually made un-reversible alteration yourself? Was it a pass or fail?

Tell me please!

I need to know if anyone else does these crazy late night Clothing Projects.

For My Sanity!

 Anthro Sister Love with Polka Dot Sprinkles, Laura (lauramartinsemail@yahoo.com)

The Fashionable Stripe - One Busty Gals Testimonial - For Lisa

Lisa (Respect the Shoes) noticed something in my side bar yesterday.  I honestly didn't think anyone read this stuff.  Under DISLIKES I have written STRIPES.

Smores Striped Cardi - Anthro June 2008

Please allow me to explain.  Every child loves stripes. I grew up in the Military and was taught to honor and respect the stripes.  Military officers wear stripes.  There is the Stars and Stripes.  Yummy Candy Canes have stripes.  Elves wear stripes.  Other good things that have stripes are: Zebras, paper straws. awnings, layer cakes, Tigers, Kittens, the list goes on.  I even wore stripes as a child.

Then I hit puberty.  My Mother was careful not to dress me in stripes.  As I grew older I myself learned by trial and error not to adorn myself in stripes. Somehow my life became devoid of stripes.  I remember a friend showing me her new furniture.  I hated it.  It was striped. I didn't tell her.

Holy Stripes Batman!  I had been programmed to DISLIKE STRIPES!

How and why did this happen to me?  It was drilled into me by friends, family, and the general population. 

Busty gals can never wear stripes.  Especially horizontal. I was noticeably busty at a young age.  I was mercilessly teased by boys.  Things were said to me by adult men that were inappropriate for my young ears.  I learned to downplay my obvious feature.  Stripes on anything in that general area only made the obvious STAND OUT MORE.  So I emitted all stripes from my life.

When did it all change? When I discovered Anthro.

 It was not far down the road that I discovered there are designers that have learned how to distract from the obvious and still use stripes.  The Smores Striped Cardi was the first item I purchased with stripes.  Although, draped is not the same as directly up against the chest. So, when did I discover I could really wear them plastered to the front of me? About 6 months after Anthro began to allow reviews, and I started paying attention to them.  In particular, this top that I would have passed by if I hadn't noticed the 5 star ratings.

Zig Zags and Zinnias Tee  - Anthro Feb 2010

Wow was I excited to wear this Tee. You can read my review here.  See number 24.

When I read Lisa's comment last night I realized at that point that the statement no longer applied to me. It was a Faux  Paz.  Total Fiction. Some left over burp from my warped, programmed to dislike stripes, mind.

To set everyone straight, and ease Lisa's mind that I am not a fashion degenerate, I have proof that I do in fact like stripes. Here is a line up, direct from my closet, that clears me of all charges...

Blushing Bouquet Cardi

Dreaming in Green Skirt

Faux Pocket Pullover

Natty Blazer

Lale Skirt

Lolland Sweater Dress
(sort of striped)

Rise and Fall Cardi

Splash of Color Cardi

Unfurling Fronds Dress

Cherimoya Blouse

Bouquet of  Stripes Tee

Calm Seas Skirt

Feel free to check my Likes and Dis-Likes on the Side Bar at any time.
Long Live the Fashionable Stripe, Laura (GeoInCalifornia)
http://anthroclosetchaos.blogspot.com/