Naughty patrol - costume discontinued by DreamGirl - review by LovesAPoet

~Use
The Naughty Patrol set by Dreamgirl is one of the cutest nontraditional police outfits out there you'll find. This is a four piece set, it comes with the tie back babydoll, hat, badge and a thong. Since the badge is removable it could be used for any occasion not just a police woman. This one is pretty sheer so unless you're ballsier than I am, I'd say keep this in the bedroom.

~Design/Material
The babydoll is made of 90% nylon and 10% spandex and is described as a "lycra net halter with vinyl accents" on the box. The material has a slight smell but nothing unpleasant. It's not itchy or irritating in anyway. The netted portion of the babydoll and thong has a bit of give to it (the vinyl doesn't).
Babydoll-The halter part has a vinyl section that looks like a collar (similar to a males button up)and ties around with the first of three long stretchy string ties. There is a deep v-neck and the net section for the breasts has no underwire or notion of a cup. Meaning that there is little to no support here but thankfully this set still looks nice with a black bra under neither. The babydoll then has a vinyl defined waist section that is fastened by the last two string ties. It then continues down back to the net fabric and finishes with vinyl trim. The back side is open and gives a very flattering view. It takes bit time to get all the strings in the right places without knotting them, however with just three quick pulls it drops to the floor.
Hat-The hat is made of the same vinyl material on the babydoll and secures with some thin ribbon in the back. Honestly the hat was a bit disappointing. It came awkwardly folded and didn't look like it did on the model. Putting it on and keeping it on was a hassle. On the plus side it looked as if it were made well and the design over all was cute. If you're really into making the whole look I'm sure you could make it work.
Thong-The thong for this set was pretty simple. It's made of the same 90%/10% nylon and spandex as the babydoll. There's plenty of stretchy material on both the thong and the band. I wouldn't consider it a typical g-sting because of the thick back. Unstretched the back portion is about 1" at it's narrowest and 2" at it's widest. Stretched this becomes about 2" (narrowest) to 3" (widest). It comes with a small 'crotch' panel as well.
Badge-The badge is made of hard gold plastic with an eagle on top. It says "City Police" and has the numbers 1-6 as your badge # accost the bottom. The piece is removable and secures into the baby doll with a clip (the baby doll has a small elastic part for it to fit into over the left breast). Overall it's a pretty cute accessory and is really what makes this a police outfit. The only complaint I have here is the ridged ends that could snag the dress if you're not careful.



~Sizing
I bought the One Size Fits Most Queen for this outfit and found it to be almost right on the mark for me.I can fit into some normal OS's but when I have the chance I like to size up for my hips. Dreamgirl's OSFM Queen measurements are as follows in inches (mine in parentheses).

Size:16-20 (16-18)
Cup:D-DD (D)
Bust:40-54 (38)
Waist:36-44 (34)
Hip 42 - 56 (44-46)

~Packaging
This set is in Dreamgirl's normal cardboard packaging. The front of the box has the brand name across the top with a model in the outfit facing forward down the middle. One the bottom it has the size, name and style number. On the back there is a little description about the set and tells you what is inside. In the middle of the back there is the same model facing the opposite way so we can see the back. Lastly it repeats the size, has the weight recommendations and the care instructions with the Dreamgirl website.



~Care
As for most lingerie hand washing in cold water is recommended. Do not bleach this outfit and line dry it. Be careful not snag.

I really liked this outfit for its versatility. I used it without the hat or badge and still loved the way it looked. Since I sized up for my hips all the ties were tied as tightly as the could be. The only complaint I had was that I would have preferred the vinyl waist be a bit tighter on me. Other then that I loved this outfit. There was some fraying out of the box on the hat but it wasn't anything too note worthy. I opted to wear this one with a black bra (as seen in the first picture) because of the lack of underwire/cup support. The second picture is the open back with the thong.



Overall I would for sure recommend this to a friend of any size. I'm giving it a 4 out of 5 because I really enjoyed this set. It wasn't amazing and a super 'wow' piece but I feel sexy in it and enjoyed wearing it. And I plan on wearing it more in the future.

I still enjoy this piece by Dreamgirl and it has held up nicely. I don't use it as often as when I first got it, I guess I got sick of having so many strings to tie. Overall it's still really cute but I usually pass up the badge and hat and stick to just the babydoll.
The only thing I've noticed since the review is the babydoll's lack of breast support. However because I believe this looks great with a black bra underneath, I don't think it's a problem. Because of its great adjustably (tie strings), I believe that this set will fit the highest measurements unlike some of Dreamgirl's Diamond Collection. I continue to recommend this set to a person of any size within the size chart.