Black long gown - maxi dress discontinued by Espiral - review by deltalima

I ordered this Black long gown from Espiral in size Small. There is also a white version of this gown however it is not available. It arrived on a hanger with a clear bag covering it.

The first thing I noticed once I unpacked this dress was the weight. The handful of Espiral dresses stuffed in my closest are really light in a cheap way. Even if you've never had other dresses from Espiral, the weight of this is noticeable. I was actually surprised because if any of them were to be light, I would have thought it would be this since there are ruffles (I think ruffles would better when they can sway in a light material).

The dress is a solid black dress, without any texture or designs. It has halter style straps with silver embellishments attached to them. The back is open and has ties connected to the side. The neckline is a low v-cut front. There are also ruffles along the side of the dress, starting from the hip and wrapping around down to the hemline.

The black gown is a floor length gown. Since I am 5 feet and 3 inches, I should have been put off by the length but it didn't bother me when I got this. When I tried this on, it went 5 inches past my feet. When I wear 4 inch heels, this ends right above my ankles; I tie it really tight at the back for some support so this is why it ends at my ankles than at my feet.

I find that the embellishments attached to the halter straps are lame. They look like empty settings filled with glitter glue, like something out of a toy vending machine. According to the company, they are supposed to be rhinestone encrusted. But there are no rhinestones in my eyes!

This black gown comes in two sizes, Small and Extra Large. Here are the measurements for Small and Extra Large:

Esprial measurements

S ♡ 34 inch bust, 25 inch waist, 34 inch hip

XL ♡ 40 inch bust, 31 inch waist, 40 inch hip

My bust is smaller than 34 inches while my waist and hip are 26 and 36 inches. Spandex in this dress allows for a bit of stretchability so the dress hugs to my lower body. Since there are no underwires in this dress, I find that I don't have enough support for my breasts. Luckily, they are small enough that if I tie the straps tight enough, I can muster a bit of support from them.

This dress is made from polyester and spandex. I would recommend avoiding high heats to preserve the stretchiness of this dress. I hand wash this and hang it out to dry.

I've only worn this once in the bedroom but get more use wearing it when I go salsa dancing. I think this is better suited for occasions outside the bedroom because of the weight.

I like that this is slightly body hugging. This stretches to compensate for differences in measurements, but it doesn't make my body look awkward by clinging to my flaws.

Aside from the cheap embellishments, this is an okay dress. Since I like having the support from underwires, I'd skip this dress if I had to get it again.

The sight of the embellishments really detracts from what could have been a fairly decent (Espiral) dress. I actually purchased new embellishments to replace the original ones.

The weather is a bit more warmer so I've stopped wearing this. I'll still wear this once I start dancing again and will look around for the white version so that I can dye it red.