Not a romper to romp in

I was torn between this halter romper and another cut-out romper, neither of which are flattering on me but I ended up choosing this because I thought I could wear this out with jeans/blazer or as a cover up.

This comes in a cardboard packaging with a picture of the model on the front. The outside is wrapped in plastic.

First thing I noticed when I took it out of the packaging was that the material was more sheer than I expected. This is light and the material feels really thin and cheap. There is no snugness to this, which is what I thought I'd get based on the model. The top is a halter-style top. I tried it on without a bra and felt that the top is cut too low. I thought the front had a zipper because the product information states there is a zipper but there isn't. There are no underwires in this romper. If the front was a little higher, I would be happy with this. But since it is really low, there is no support and you can't pull it up, either, because the front is already stitched. I regularly use double-sided tape/pasties to hold things in place if I can't wear a bra and even with that, this looks awkward.

The bottom part does nothing for my butt. It doesn't flatter it at all. Because this is a halter top, it is backless. This adds a hint of sexiness the front fails to do.

After the initial time I tried it on, I wore it again with a black bra. Even though I had the support from my bra and expected it to look better on me, wishfully hoping like the model, I ended up looking like I had botched implants. The front got scrunched up. So what I did was stitch the front up 3 inches so that I can wear a bra and not have the front bunch up. Now I can go braless and have the sides and top support me instead.

This is made up of spandex and polyester. Polyester is a material that should be kept away from high heat because it is combustible. Spandex is known for being really elastic. This has some give to it but it isn't stretchy. I ordered small which is recommended by the sizing chart. I believe the sizing runs true to size so order appropriately as this won't be very accommodating.

I suggest hand washing this in cool to warm water and air drying it. I've worn this 3 times and hand washed it after every use. The halter strap is already wearing away and there is a hole on my hips.

I'm definitely disappointed with this and I'm be weary of trying any more products from Espiral because I haven't had any luck with anything I've gotten from them. This is a romper I shall retire.

Ugh, I hate the sight of this in my closet. I hate throwing clothes away so I'm going to use this as a rag.