Gauze Maxi Dress

I really wanted to love this dress but I just could not get over the odd way it gets super wide around the hips! I am a slender woman. I’m 5’6” and weigh 140 lbs and this dress made me appear so much larger than I actually am. unfortunately it just was not flattering unless I kept my hands in the pockets and held the sides close to my actual hip lines. I ordered the S/M based on the reviews that it runs large. The reviews were accurate...this dress runs Very large! That may be part of the issue. I can make it look decent for posed photos. However walking and wearing casually, the dress just hangs so oddly. I wish it looked as good in person as it does on the models in the photos! Isn’t that always the case haha

I am so glad I ordered all three. Some of the reviews were a bit scary; and I completely understand why now. This is definitely ifor a tall woman. I have on heels in the photos and they are still wonderfully long. I have searched all summer for easy, light, carefree dresses that I could wear dressed up or down to my dismay until now! The fabrication is wonderful. The gauze fabric makes the dress. Although, many addressed the pockets it’s what I like most about the dress. It’s really flattering and I like the idea that it gives me hips! The yellow is not quite as vibrant as the picture but I love the sanquine yellow afterall. I am a happy lady

I’ve got 3 of these dresses in S/M & 2 in M/L. I’m a size 10 for reference. They aren’t see through but you can see your silhouette in the right light, if you don’t have a slip under. I love the adjustable straps. Learning curve of washing: Hang to dry or it will shrink. If you find it too long you can put it in the dryer to shrink the length a bit. If you leave it on a full dry cycle, it will shrink enough for a person shorter than 5’6 to wear. If you have accidentally put it in the dryer or it’s shrunk too much for your liking. Rinse it and pull the fabric lengthwise to re stretch it & get some or all of the length back.

HUUUGGGEEE. This thing is a tent. It's supposed to be flowy but whoa. I'm 140lbs and 5'2 so not super small, but pretty short. I might keep it and get it hemmed because I wanted something flowy for summer, but hemming is necessary. I have the straps as tight as they will go and it doesn't help anything.