Garter slip and thong - chemise discontinued by DreamGirl - review by voenne

Packaing

This set comes in a cardboard box with the same model photos provided by the site. The piece is folded up inside a plastic bag inside this box.



Material, Construction, & Care instructions

Both the top and thong in this set are made of a 90% Polyester, and 10% Spandex, white mesh fabric with baby pink bow accents. Because of the delicate nature of this lingerie piece, you must hand wash it in cold water and allow to hang dry.

The fabric is light and it allows a little bit of stretch. However, it is a tiny bit itchy due to the mesh and the ruching, especially while moving around. Because of the ruching, this top feels like it is constantly sliding around and riding up even when it fits very snugly and the garters are attached to stockings to keep it down. The garters are removable, but are very useful to keep the top from riding up, so I highly recommend attaching them to stockings (buy some if you don't have them already!)



In the photo provided by DreamGirl on the model, you would expect this to have moderate sheerness. The front looks slightly more opaque than the back, but still sheer. This is inaccurate. The entire piece is the same level of sheerness. And, let me tell you: This is very, very, very, very, very sheer. The white is so very sheer and white that it actually looks more of a grey-tinted white.



The ruching is one thing that is accurate, I just do not feel that it is as attractive due to the difference in material sheerness. There is a vertical elastic band that, on both sides, reach from the tips of the cups to the bottom hem. If you do not fill out the cup to its fullest potential, this will cause saggy cups to either side of the elastic band - which, in my opinion, is very unflattering.



The thong is ruched just as the chemise is. The elastic allows it to be stretched enough to diminish the appearance of the ruching. It is decently comfortable because of the light elastic and the very soft cotton liner.



I would not say the construction of this piece is terrible; I think most of the disappointment lies in my dissatisfaction with the fabric.

Sizing

This unfortunately only comes in one size. DreamGirl's sizing chart tells you that this should fit B-C cups, 32-38" busts, 24-32" waists, 34-40" hips, and those between 90-160 lbs. This sounds more or less accurate, however, the cups are pretty small. Below I will give you the measurements of this particular piece, laid flat:

Cups: Between an A and C cup (B would be the best fit)
Bust (underneath breasts): 11" to 15.5"
Waist: 10" to 15"
Hips: 16" to 20"
Total length (from top of cup): 18" unstretched

The elastic band on the thong measures 12.5" and stretches to 21" (again, laid flat). The body of the thong is 7" tall, fully stretched, and 4.5" at its widest at the top.

I was very not happy with this product. I knew I would hate it the moment I removed this from its packaging and laid eyes upon it. The level of sheerness just made it look tacky and cheap. The ruching made me think of that on a diaper, which was a turn off. The cups were ridiculously unflattering because of the band and ruching right up the center of it. It causes the material to poof out on both sides. I hated the ghastly, sort of grey-ish tint to the white.

I really hate the way this looks on. If it had of looked more like it had in the photo, this would have been my dream piece. I was so very excited to get this, and the disappointment hit me hard.

I'm giving this 3 out of 5 stars. I would personally give this piece 2 stars, but I'm sure this will work better for someone else out there.