This was a long shot. I had low expectations for a $30 dress from Amazon, but I really don’t care for the prevailing styles in most stores right now, and this popped up in my social media ads. I love the neckline style (I had a favorite summer top years ago in this style), there were a couple of appealing patterns/colors, and the reviews looked encouraging, so I thought I’d try it.

It requires a strapless bra, and for me that’s a bit of a drawback, but for this price and all the other pluses, I will give it a try. I do have one strapless bra that I can tolerate, as long as I wear some Body Glide under the band on hot days. This also would be a good pool/beach dress, so it would likely be worn over a swimsuit sometimes — there would be a little competing neckline in that case, but with a swimsuit, I can tolerate that.

The length is nice on me, and I like the way the hem is cut up for a wide vent on the sides. The fabric is pretty good — light enough to be breezy, but substantial enough not to be see-through or feel cheap. The leaf print is a little heavier than the other. Sizing is very TTS and consistent between the prints. The cut is favorable to someone with hips — I imagine someone with a straighter figure would need to size down or pass on this style. Plus…POCKETS!

This would be for casual wear. I tried it on for my husband and he loved it in both prints, with a preference for the round motif print, so he encouraged me to keep both. I’m not sure if I’ll keep one or both, but I did just eliminate four old dresses from my wardrobe, so there is room for the navy print one that’s at the tailor, plus one or two of these.

I love the blue, but I feel like solid color dresses like this are harder to wear — the prints hide bumps and bulges better. If the blue were printed, I’d be all over it.

On my phone so I can’t add finds, but here’s the link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R.....N9PE?psc=1