Shabby Apple Dresses Review and Giveaway
With only a couple weeks left until our baby arrives, I’m on the lookout for some new clothes that I can wear. Not maternity clothes. But, hopefully, nursing friendly.
I found the Ballerina dress from Shabby Apple an online boutique of women’s dresses that has a ton of fabulous clothes, including maternity clothes and kids clothes. It’s plum-colored with folds of soft jersey fabric dip from the shoulders into a ruched waist that runs from bust to hip on this flouncy, ballet-inspired dress. It’s a V-neck and the skirt is fully lined.
They mention on their site it fits generously, so you should size down. Let me say this..nothing about me is an extra-small (especially right now), but many recommendation actually said to size down two sizes, so I did.
The ruching on the tummy will be extra nice post partum to cover up some of my tummy. particularly nice for new mothers as it hides a tummy! The overlapping v-neck will also be nice for nursing.
Now, the lighting is terrible in my room, and it’s definitely closer to the color in the picture above, but you can see, this extra small is pretty roomy. It’s exceptionally roomy in the bust (in fact, I don’t know anybody that is an extra small would fill out the bust of the dress…I certainly don’t and well, my bust is quite large right now).
I’m excited to see how this looks after the baby is born and I think it will make a nice addition to my post-partum wardrobe.
What I’d like to see improved? The seams around the neckline and the bottom of the dress aren’t finished (they aren’t folded and then stitched, the edge of the fabric is just stitched). This worries me particularly at the bottom when washing. I’m worried it will roll up.
Overall the dress is super cute and I’m excited to wear it!
The Aloha dress is so pretty!
The Red Carpet dress has to be my fave!
Love that dress!!!
I love the Carnival dress – SOOO pretty! http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-439-carnival.aspx
Love the dress Billie!
I love pretty much everything from the oh la la collection! favorites would be the Tuileries and the Champs Elysees.
My favorite dress is definitely MT. GREYLOCK, although all of them were just lovely. I’m so impressed!
I love the Maize Dress!
The Going Steady dress just grabbed my heart! I’m kind of in love with it. 🙂
My favorite dress is the beauty mark dress!
i like the sicily
Bon Voyage
hollywood hills dress
I really like the Aloha dress!
I’m loving the Beverly Hills dress. If ever we get a date night, I would love to wear this one! 🙂
i like the ahoy dress
I actually have the Madison Ave dress, which I love but I also really like the Bon Voyage dress. So Pretty!
I love the Ahoy! dress in Sage.
I really like this dress..and the color! Purple is quickly becoming my second favorite..can’t beat pink.
I love the Bon Voyage dress
like the Primavera (orange) dress! too cute!
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Favs : Carnival, Mt. Greylock, & Sunset Boulevard dresses
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Love the Pina Colada dress!
I love the entire Tinsel Town collection…and your cute pregnant self look great in that dress!
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I love the lighthouse dress! thanks for hosting!
I adore the pina colada dress
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Wow! Thanks for turning me on to The Shabby Apple! I LOVE their dresses, especially the whole Tinsel Town line. I think I need to buy the Mulholland… and the Champs Elysees!
beauty mark! Thanks for the chance to win!
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I love the Cotton Candy dress. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Baciami is y fav!
I love the Atlantic Fog dress!
I am dying to own the G. Cooper!
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I love the B-17 Bombshell
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I like Crouching Tiger dress/
I love the Russo maxi dress
i love the gondola dresss
My favorite dress is the Courante!