Dress, Leggings, T-shirt - Dorothy Perkins // Belt, Boots - Evans
When I buy stuff from Dorothy Perkins I always get questions from you guys about the sizes there. I wear a UK22 for the most part and I find I can only order certain things from them. This dress was a safe bet because it's made of t-shirt material and has some stretch to it, I probably could have managed a size down even. For material that has no give I find I'm fine as long as the thing doesn't have sleeves, but if you have small upper arms you should be fine. For trousers or skirts I just steer clear altogether, my thighs are too big.
The reason their size 22 won't fit as well as an Evans size 22 is because the clothes are just scaled up from the smaller sizes and weren't designed with your curves in mind, so just remember that and follow the sizing chart and you should be fine.
There's a lot of mid-season sales still happening, though I think the best sale right now is definitely the Asos curve sale. I promised my husband I'd take a break from online shopping until christmas, so I'm trying not to look too hard at those bargains. I sent my mum the link to my favourite piece though so maybe it will show up on christmas morning!
In the mean time, have you found any bargains in the sales?
Let me live vicariously through your shopping!
Sound advise for buying from DPs! I follow the same rules!
ReplyDeleteYou look really cute in the stripes, they're definitely working for you!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought about the design of clothes before, but you're right. I have to go up a size, typically, in teeshirts as I have large upper arms (and trousers-wise, I don't bother with the high street - it's not designed for women with the muscles developed from years of horseriding!), and that tends to irritate me. I might have to give Evans a closer look.
OMG Yes, I totally am! I sewed my first stripey dress yesterday, and it feels good to be stripey and curvy :) you look wonderful in your dress honey, love it! <3
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Oh, I know what you mean by cutting down on the online shopping. It's so hard. I also bought this dress recently. A big belt works too. You gave me an idea.
ReplyDeleteOoohh cute! I ordered this dress too, it was such a good bargain, I couldn't pass it up, haha. It's nice to see it on a real live body too. And if you got yours that must mean mine will be here soon too!
ReplyDeleteI am trying to avoid the sales too, but I did go real life shopping yesterday at thrift stores, and Old Navy and H&M, bad Elizabeth, but some good stuff was bought!
That's such a cute dress, you can do a lot with it. And those boots are HOT!! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't care what any one says, I love stripes. The outfit looks great!
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