A review of lovedrobe (blue peacock print dress)
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After the dilemma of what to order the other week, I finally decided to take the plunge and buy the "Lovedrobe Blue Peacock Print Dress". I ordered from an online store called Desire Clothing as they had it in their sale at only £16, whereas at the time of buying, the Lovedrobe website had it at full price (it is now reduced to £28 on their site too).
My first experience with Desire Clothing was a positive one. I decided to pay for next day delivery because it was only £1 more expensive than standard and I am impatient. After placing the order on a thursday evening and not receiving any e-mail dispatch notes on friday I started to panic. I checked their website terms and conditions and it stated that next day delivery only applies on orders from Monday to Thursday at 3pm so I thought I'd made a bit of a dumb blonde mistake. I was wrong - the dress arrived on Saturday while I was at the beach. So far so good for Desire Clothing.
I opened it up and it looked stunning. The colours are really vibrant and the peacock print is very quirky. I even think the neckline is quite unusual too - Mr FH said it was very "me". From looking at the dress it wasn't stretchy and looked quite small. I had ordered a size 20 just in case however in hindsight I wish I had gone up a size again!
While I was trying the dress on, I noticed that the zip was very temperamental. It kept getting stuck on the blue banding stripe around the dress. The dress isn't as well made as some of the brands I own however for £16 I would say that it was of a reasonable standard. I would quite like to try some more of the lovedrobe products to see if the sizing does come up small and to test out the quality.
This dress has a long zip up the back and also has a blue underskirt lining. The underlining makes the dress feel quite luxurious. I was right though - it came up very small. I own a number of size 20 fitted dresses and this one highlights my stomach area quite a bit. I didn't really want to waste money by sending it back and getting a bigger one so I decided to keep it (the spinner bike will be here soon and I'm hoping to lose a few pounds). The only other point I'd like to point out is that I think this dress would crease quite easily as you will see from the photos.
I decided to wear my Lovedrobe peacock print dress with some strappy wedges from Internationale. I have no other shoes / accessories at the moment that will match this dress so my mum is currently on a mission to find some bracelets in new look (bless her!)
Overall, I am pleased with the dress itself. I don't think I would have paid full price for it but for the sale price of either £16 or £28 I think it's worth it. I am disappointed with the sizing and am hoping that my tummy area is just really bloated from this heatwave *fingers crossed*.
My first experience with Desire Clothing was a positive one. I decided to pay for next day delivery because it was only £1 more expensive than standard and I am impatient. After placing the order on a thursday evening and not receiving any e-mail dispatch notes on friday I started to panic. I checked their website terms and conditions and it stated that next day delivery only applies on orders from Monday to Thursday at 3pm so I thought I'd made a bit of a dumb blonde mistake. I was wrong - the dress arrived on Saturday while I was at the beach. So far so good for Desire Clothing.
I opened it up and it looked stunning. The colours are really vibrant and the peacock print is very quirky. I even think the neckline is quite unusual too - Mr FH said it was very "me". From looking at the dress it wasn't stretchy and looked quite small. I had ordered a size 20 just in case however in hindsight I wish I had gone up a size again!
While I was trying the dress on, I noticed that the zip was very temperamental. It kept getting stuck on the blue banding stripe around the dress. The dress isn't as well made as some of the brands I own however for £16 I would say that it was of a reasonable standard. I would quite like to try some more of the lovedrobe products to see if the sizing does come up small and to test out the quality.
This dress has a long zip up the back and also has a blue underskirt lining. The underlining makes the dress feel quite luxurious. I was right though - it came up very small. I own a number of size 20 fitted dresses and this one highlights my stomach area quite a bit. I didn't really want to waste money by sending it back and getting a bigger one so I decided to keep it (the spinner bike will be here soon and I'm hoping to lose a few pounds). The only other point I'd like to point out is that I think this dress would crease quite easily as you will see from the photos.
I decided to wear my Lovedrobe peacock print dress with some strappy wedges from Internationale. I have no other shoes / accessories at the moment that will match this dress so my mum is currently on a mission to find some bracelets in new look (bless her!)
Overall, I am pleased with the dress itself. I don't think I would have paid full price for it but for the sale price of either £16 or £28 I think it's worth it. I am disappointed with the sizing and am hoping that my tummy area is just really bloated from this heatwave *fingers crossed*.
