Sunday 23 March 2014

Tribal Chic - A Lovedrobe Review

When I entered a recent give-away being run by the lovely Becky from The Ramblings Of Mrs Bebe I was stunned when I received an email saying that I was the lucky winner. The prize was to select a dress of my choice from Lovedrobe. I spent ages going back and forth trying to decide on which item I would like, so many of the dresses were just gorgeous and I will be honest it was so hard to make a decision! I decided that the best approach was to select something totally different to everything else in my wardrobe. I was lacking in fun casual styles and when I saw the tribal print dress I knew that was the one I wanted to pick. 


Instantly I knew that this was one I could have a lot of fun with and already had accessories to go with the style. 
A common problem I have is trying to find items that will sit comfortably around my bust line, I had to size up in this dress. Where I normally go for a 20 or 22 I actually got this one in a 24. The fabric is light, airy and so nice to wear, but it has no stretch at all and is quite tailored in the chest area. The cut of the dress is similar to that of a skater cut but a little less fitted in the mid section.



I love the fall of this dress and the way it lightly skims my frame, it feels so nice on and would be great as an individual piece or worn with other garments. As you can see I chose to wear this one with a pair of simple black leggings with a rouched hem from Yours Clothing. I have also worn this one with a simple black shrug as the spring weather here in the UK does tend to have a slight chill in the air. 




When it came to accessorising this outfit I was lucky in that area. The dress comes with a thin black buckle belt which perfectly fit me. It does tend to slip under my bust at times though so in my case it's a discreet addition to the piece. 
Tucked away in my accessory basket I have had a black beaded necklace that I have never worn! Finally I have something that I can match it with! 
I have always worn scarves over my hair (especially when I'm having one of those dreaded bad hair days we all experience...) this black and white patterned one is another accessory that I have owned for several years now and to my luck it worked fantastically with this dress. The look was finished off with my simple black platform shoes that I love so much. 

If you wanted to add sharp bursts of colour to this look you could stick with tribal theme and work with deep reds, oranges or even greens. 
Bangles, beads and acrylic jewellery could work as well as sandals for footwear. 

To see what other fabulous looks are available from Lovedrobe simply click here!


6 comments:

  1. Looking Fabulous Ms Thomas!!! I love this dress on you, it was a very good choice, and the way you have accessorised is spot on.... xxx

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    1. Thanks lovely, I thought i'd go a little more casual in my choice, lately I have worn a lot of glam looks or evening dresses so I wanted to go the other way this time. Glad you like the look on me xx

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  2. This is the dress I wore at the Curvissa event! I'm going to be buying it too, it's fabulous. You look fantastic! x x

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    1. I look forward to seeing your pics hun! Thanks for the compliment also. I do really like this dress and I'm glad I picked it xx

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  3. Oh my gosh, I LOVE this dress on you!!! The whole outfit is so adorable and I give you massive props for the bold print. I'm too afraid!!!

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    1. Thanks honey. I am really pushing myself to go bold because I find that wearing prints like this actually pushing my confidence more so. Not many people I know outside of the plus size arena would expect a big girl to be bold so I am making a point of at least trying things out. In truth the look is really starting to grow on me!

      Give it a go you may surprise yourself even if you only try stuff on in a store.

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