Very, the online clothing store, kindly sent me this fruits print dress from their cocktail dresses for review..
I love the large fruit print, a trend I really like at the moment (still need to hunt down some big banana earrings which I’ve decided is the summer accessory of 2011!), and it’s great how Very have taken this trend on and made it accessible to the high street. Unfortunately however, being as small as I am it’s a little too big. This is a size 8, the smallest size it comes in, and although I can sometimes take an 8 in Miss Selfridge, Topshop and H&M, etc, this is quite a generous 8 in my opinion. I would really struggle to wear this out and about as it’s far too big and would just keep falling off. It has a zip at the back which goes down well below the waist, but I never even needed to undo it to slip it on which says quite a lot.
The straps are removable and adjustable, meaning you can take them off completely or tighten them up so they fit nicely over your shoulder.
Image: Very.co.uk
Some of the stuff from Very goes down to a 6, and in future I think that is definitely the size I would need to get. Shame this dress only went down to an an 8, as I really like the bold fruit prints and have wanted something with bold fruit prints on for ages!
The quality of the dress feels really decent, there’s some lining which makes it feel like a sturdy, weighty, well tailored dress. A really pretty knee length summer dress for regular sized ladies, just petite small framed ones need not apply! I might try and alter it as it’d be shame to not make use of that fantastic print..
Visit Very’s website on www.very.co.uk.
Lx
DISCLAIMER: The dress was sent for review!
