Retro stewardess - costume discontinued by Coquette - review by leatherlover

Intro
I got this costume for my wife last Halloween, and I thought she would enjoy it since I am a pilot. I know I liked the idea of it. But with many different contributing factors, with the holidays, bad schedules, and a lot of new lingerie pieces, it stayed in its packaging for many many months, not even coming out for a size fitting. Well, I come home from the airport the other night, and I had a very nice surprise when I walked through the door. There was my wife in the costume, with the included hat, waiting for me. She also had on a pair of heels, an ID tag, and a thong. The material was such that I could see that she had the thong on, but she looked amazing in it.

Design
The costume is pretty simple, but this isn't a negative. To put it on or take it off, all the wearer has to do is slip it over their head, then the closure is a simple velcro strip that runs up the front of the dress from the breast cut-out to the very top. There are two buttons under the breast cutout, and one of these fell off when my wife was putting it on. She had to do a very quick emergency repair since I was almost home. Then at the top of the velcro strip there is another button. On the back side, there is another cutout that is the same shape as the one on the front. Around the breast cutouts, the end of the arms, the neck and the hat are pieces of silver trim. Also over the left breast is a small set of wings sewn onto the dress.

Sizing
Having ordered other Coquette pieces for my wife before, I knew that I would order the S/M for her, and that it should fit her perfectly. This did not disappoint. She has a 34" bust, a 28" waist, and 38" hips. She is 5'9", and weighs about 130 lbs right now, and wears typically a 4/6, and wears small to medium depending on the company. According to Coquette for a S/M, this should fit a size 6-10, a B cup, 34-38 in bust, 26-30 in waist, and 36-40 in hips. It wasn't too tight or loose on her, and the length was great. If it wasn't for the fact that she complained about the dress lifting up as she walks, it would be a great length dress to wear out in public at a party with no worry about showing too much leg or ass cheek.

Packaging
The costume came in a decently large clear plastic bag, with a black plastic hanger that could be used for a store display. On the front is the picture of the same model wearing the dress, with a small barcode at the bottom which also says S/M and Coquette. The dress could be placed back inside of the packaging, or it folds up nicely for storage. For storage we folded it up, and placed it back in the bag, hanging up in the closet with the rest of her lingerie pieces.

Care and Maintenance
I do not remember any care instructions being included. For most of our lingerie pieces, my wife and I just use our hand wash cycle with cold water on our wash machine, and then hang the item up to dry on our drying rack. For storage, it will probably get hung back up and placed in the closet with the rest of my wife's lingerie, since we are going to have a dedicated room for our sex toys and lingerie very very soon.

Her thoughts
I asked my wife her thoughts after she took off the dress, and for the most part she was very pleased with it. She liked the feel of the fabric, and that she didn't have to wear a bra with it. She also really liked the look of the cut-outs. However, having to constantly pull down the dress while she was walking, and the no breast support are the negatives that she pointed out. (I personally thought her breasts looked amazing in the dress, so no complaints about no breast support from me)

This is still a really cute dress that my wife and I both enjoy. She was only worn this inside for me, but I believe it would make an excellent Halloween costume, and it could be really sexy or just really innocent depending on the shoes or boots that are worn with it.