Industrial net crop top set with star pasties - camisole set discontinued by Leg Avenue - review by ~LaUr3n~

I LOVE fishnet and fencenet and have been the only girlfriend for my current partner that has liked to dress up. So a few months into dating I decided to give him a treat and let him pick ANY lingerie piece he wanted and I would wear it. I was thrilled that he picked one that was already on my wish list. it turned out to be the biggest lingerie disappointment to date. I thought that maybe if I worked out more that in a few months it would fit better. Well...months later, a fitter body, and I still have an ill fitting lingerie piece that I have concluded won't fit me correctly ever.

*Contents/overview:

This set from Leg Avenue includes an industrial net crop top and booty shorts with a pair of star stick on pasties. While the shoes, bangles, and panties are cute with this outfit, they are not included as they are seen in the real model picture.

*Material:

The top and bottoms are made of 85% nylon and 15% spandex black industrial netting. For those that don't know, industrial netting looks like fishnet but the netting is spaced wider. The material feels cheap even though it is thicker than stocking netting. The pasties are also cheap feeling and are made of a thin vinyl coated paper sticker.

*Design/craftsmanship:

The design is simple enough, but there are some major flaws and inconsistencies. For one, the material isn't comfortable. It is rough and scratchy. It doesn't feel like it would hold up to rough sex or extended wear because it seems fairly easy to rip.

The top is like a crop top tank with thick straps. The back looks just like the front and doesn't have any adjustable closures. It is a solid one piece. There is no reinforcement for breast support other than the thicker corded band at the bottom that also lines the rest of the top and bottoms.

The bottoms are weirdly shaped booty shorts. They ride kind of low in the front and very low in the back. There is a hideous and very uncomfortable cord seam that runs down the front in between the crotch and all the way through the legs and up the butt. Not only is it unsightly, but it can rub the wrong way and hurt!

The pasties are large and kind of remind me of the star fishes that cover the Little Mermaid...not a great image. They are striped a hot pink and black and are five pointed. They are semi flexible and have a sticker adhesive on the back. They feel very cheap also.

*Cleaning/care/storage:

This has to be hand washed or put in a pillow case for a machine washer. This will prevent the netting from catching and ripping. Drip drying is preferred after either method. Do not use anything abrasive on the netting. To store, it can stubbornly fit back into the slim box it comes in or put in a freezer sized Ziploc bag so you can easily see inside if you have tons of lingerie like me. You can try to stick the pasties back on the adhesive backing, but probably won't be successful.

*Sizing:

The sizing was weird but that was mostly due to the poor construction design.
I ordered the ML because of my curvy hips and bust. I wore a size 10 and was around 155 at the time I tried this first and now I am a size 9/10 and about 5 pounds lighter but a lot fitter.

Thier measurements for the combined ML size are as follows: It says that it will fit a dress size of 10-14, bust size of B-C, band size 34-38", waist of 25-29", and hips of 36-40". Uh...not true. This runs small in some areas and larger in others. I consider myself lucky with being endowed but I am proportioned with my curves. I should not have had the problems that I did.

First off the top is very weird. The band size fits more like 38-42". It was too big and kept riding way up in the back which looked stupid. The bust area was ok I guess. I wear a size 34D, 36C and it just fit very strangely. The support wasn't there either. If you are larger in the bust, you probably still will fit because of the band being so big.

The shorts were even worse. To add to the uncomfortable seams, it was also larger than it looks on the model in the picture. She of course is probably wearing a SM though. The bottoms were very tight in the thighs. I have 24" thighs (around the largest part) but they are firm. The band cut into my ligament, not my thigh and I absolutely couldn't move without pain. The butt rode low and was impossible to pull up because of the thighs. The band did not ride on my hips either. It was higher and the only way I could change it was to bunch it which was unflattering and ruined the netting look. The bottoms fit more like 34-36". Mine are 38". Oh and if you have a big butt...this won't work either.

And then the pasties; they covered my nipples and areola with plenty of room to spare, but can only be used once or twice if you are careful. They also rip pretty easily so be careful when removing them from the adhesive. Thank god these are included because the netting hurts my nipples without the pasties.

*My Re-done Sizing Chart:

Dress size: Hard to tell because of the band...6-8?
B-D Cup
38-42" Bust
34-36" Hip

*Conclusion:

I'm giving this 1 star because the design is horrible and the sizing is all over the place. It feels cheaply made and the pasties are kind of a onetime deal. This would be good for seldom usage if you are shaped like an upside down pear perhaps. Otherwise...skip this and avoid the disappointment I had. Maybe the SM sizing is better.

I ditched these bottoms, but kept the top. Paired with a sexy pushup bra, it can create some eye popping cleavage! Other than that, I still hate this. I can only recommend it for women who are top heavy (as well as band heavy)and have small hips. This might match some women's body types, but not mine. Good news is that the top hasn't ripped, although the material has not gotten any more comfortable. I cannot wear it without the pasties since the holes are too large, but a bra fixed that problem! My boyfriend didn't even recognize the top from the previous outfit when I paired this with a mini skirt.