Mo Pie And Anne's Totally Honest Product Review Part II
Part one of our product review is right here.
Part Two: Anne's Outfit
Asymmetric Tunic
Anne:
So I received the asymmetric tunic in black, and immediately liked it on first glance. It's a nice heavy fabric, as most of Igigi's fabrics are, so it felt substantial and expensive, and it drapes really well, skimming the body but not clinging. There is a bit of ruching along one side, which makes the blouse very curvy and fitted - my tits looked magnificent, and my waist tiny, which is something I am always one hundred percent for. But what about the asymmetry? you ask. Where oh where does that come in? Good question! I reply. It appears in two places, and one place is far, far better than the other. The neckline is an unusual kind of slash, an off-kilter v-neck that is not deep at all, but sexy for being unique and unexpected. The hem, that's where we find the further adventures into asymmetry, and what ultimately confuses me about this top. The blouse is certainly tunic length – on one side. The other side, that's a little under hip length. And that means that you've got a bit of belly hanging out the bottom, if you've got a bit of belly, since the hemline cuts right along that area, and it is not flattering. That leaves you with a kind of -- flap, thing of fabric on the other side that looks like a flag, or a handkerchief, or something else not particularly attractive. It is a weird, gimmicky-feeling choice in styling to make, it constantly distracts me, and it drops the top from an A+ down to a B+-ish.
Mo:
I am totally into those asymmetric necklines—my favorite H&M sweater has an asymmetric neckline—but the asymmetric hem is a problem and I'll tell you why. It falls into the same fat-girl-design trap as bathing suit skirts. It's like a little Flap of Distraction. "No, I'm not fat! If you find yourself looking over here and you think you see some fat, just look at the waving little Flap of Distraction and be lulled!" I hide my fat swimsuit thighs (and my laziness about bikini waxing) with boy-cut swim shorts, because I feel like that sad little swim skirt is just trying way too hard. Ditto the Flap of Distraction. It looks fabulous on the model in the photo though, I have to say. Sleek and interesting, not flappy. So now I don't know what to think.
Brigitte Dress
Anne:
The second item of clothing was the Brigitte dress in ocean blue, which is way more teal than the photograph shows. I did not wear it on our date, because one does not wear a top and a dress at the same time. But I did wear it on Halloween, when I went as a devil in a blue(teal) dress. It's made in that standard Igigi heavy-feeling fabric, and lined well, so that it smoothed out the bumps and was Slimming. It felt a little short, to me - coming right above my knee, which is a difficult feat, considering that I have stumpy little legs. The length made it feel a little babydollish in not a great way, since the waist was high, dropping down from a weird cinched bosom that was not particularly flattering, especially with the ties hanging down. I certainly I wasn't crazy about the sweetheartish-neckline that felt kind of 80s to me. This is marketed on the site as a cocktail dress, but I am not sure Igigi's designers have the same definition of "sophisticated" as I do.
Mo:
Now I personally thought you looked fabulous in the dress. I loved the great fit. And by "great fit" I mean "your bosom." The gathers are, I think, so flattering. And the color was great, very rich, rather than a cheap, whoreish sort of teal. But if you didn't like them—see, that's the thing. How you feel in it contributes so much to whether you can pull it off. I feel that your bosom—I mean you—pulled it off, though.
Anne:
My bosom pulls things off all the time. My bosom is kind of a whore. Overall, though - Igigi's stuff is really well-made, really expensive-feeling and well-tailored, and there's a lot of attention to detail -- I think if you like a piece, and how it fits you, it is definitely worth the price, which is sometimes steep. But it goes back to aesthetics, I guess. My aesthetic and Igigi's aesthetic do not quite line up, in their casual clothes. Their ball gowns, though? They are pretty much flat out fabulous and rich-looking. I wish I had more balls to attend.
Mo:
That's what she said.
Part Two: Anne's Outfit
Asymmetric Tunic
Anne:
So I received the asymmetric tunic in black, and immediately liked it on first glance. It's a nice heavy fabric, as most of Igigi's fabrics are, so it felt substantial and expensive, and it drapes really well, skimming the body but not clinging. There is a bit of ruching along one side, which makes the blouse very curvy and fitted - my tits looked magnificent, and my waist tiny, which is something I am always one hundred percent for. But what about the asymmetry? you ask. Where oh where does that come in? Good question! I reply. It appears in two places, and one place is far, far better than the other. The neckline is an unusual kind of slash, an off-kilter v-neck that is not deep at all, but sexy for being unique and unexpected. The hem, that's where we find the further adventures into asymmetry, and what ultimately confuses me about this top. The blouse is certainly tunic length – on one side. The other side, that's a little under hip length. And that means that you've got a bit of belly hanging out the bottom, if you've got a bit of belly, since the hemline cuts right along that area, and it is not flattering. That leaves you with a kind of -- flap, thing of fabric on the other side that looks like a flag, or a handkerchief, or something else not particularly attractive. It is a weird, gimmicky-feeling choice in styling to make, it constantly distracts me, and it drops the top from an A+ down to a B+-ish.
Mo:
I am totally into those asymmetric necklines—my favorite H&M sweater has an asymmetric neckline—but the asymmetric hem is a problem and I'll tell you why. It falls into the same fat-girl-design trap as bathing suit skirts. It's like a little Flap of Distraction. "No, I'm not fat! If you find yourself looking over here and you think you see some fat, just look at the waving little Flap of Distraction and be lulled!" I hide my fat swimsuit thighs (and my laziness about bikini waxing) with boy-cut swim shorts, because I feel like that sad little swim skirt is just trying way too hard. Ditto the Flap of Distraction. It looks fabulous on the model in the photo though, I have to say. Sleek and interesting, not flappy. So now I don't know what to think.
Brigitte Dress
Anne:
The second item of clothing was the Brigitte dress in ocean blue, which is way more teal than the photograph shows. I did not wear it on our date, because one does not wear a top and a dress at the same time. But I did wear it on Halloween, when I went as a devil in a blue(teal) dress. It's made in that standard Igigi heavy-feeling fabric, and lined well, so that it smoothed out the bumps and was Slimming. It felt a little short, to me - coming right above my knee, which is a difficult feat, considering that I have stumpy little legs. The length made it feel a little babydollish in not a great way, since the waist was high, dropping down from a weird cinched bosom that was not particularly flattering, especially with the ties hanging down. I certainly I wasn't crazy about the sweetheartish-neckline that felt kind of 80s to me. This is marketed on the site as a cocktail dress, but I am not sure Igigi's designers have the same definition of "sophisticated" as I do.
Mo:
Now I personally thought you looked fabulous in the dress. I loved the great fit. And by "great fit" I mean "your bosom." The gathers are, I think, so flattering. And the color was great, very rich, rather than a cheap, whoreish sort of teal. But if you didn't like them—see, that's the thing. How you feel in it contributes so much to whether you can pull it off. I feel that your bosom—I mean you—pulled it off, though.
Anne:
My bosom pulls things off all the time. My bosom is kind of a whore. Overall, though - Igigi's stuff is really well-made, really expensive-feeling and well-tailored, and there's a lot of attention to detail -- I think if you like a piece, and how it fits you, it is definitely worth the price, which is sometimes steep. But it goes back to aesthetics, I guess. My aesthetic and Igigi's aesthetic do not quite line up, in their casual clothes. Their ball gowns, though? They are pretty much flat out fabulous and rich-looking. I wish I had more balls to attend.
Mo:
That's what she said.
Labels: fashion, product review
posted by mo pie at 1:30 PM
8 Comments:
You are both hilarious and need to do a product review of ALL clothes for "real women" or maybe a show along the lines of What Not to Wear on the BBC...or at the very least a monthly or weekly product review on this site--clothes, boots, underwear, etc. Your public demands it....
I too find your review very entertaining. My only problem is that I don't have the kind of funds to buy any of the fabulous clothes. Cursed college student budget. :)
Also, might I add a kudos to Igigi to actually have plus size models wear their plus size clothes. Not as plus size as me, but hey, at least I can get an idea of what the clothes will look like on my folds instead of imagining what it would look like when you take the model and add 100 pounds.
The dress looks great, except for those silly little strings hanging down; they don't go with the dress and they distract from the wearer's no-doubt awesome Fat Girl Cleavage. Though maybe I'm prejudiced since any kind of tie in front gives me flashbacks to the days when women's "professional" outfits always had to have a limp, sad bow hanging down the blouse.
This review stuff is fun - do you gals want to start spending lots of your hard-earned cash on clothes for us to vicariously enjoy? Or maybe we should start a "send Anne and Mo more free stuff" campaign. :-)
Ha!
"Flap of Distraction!!"
That kills me!
Hi BFD peeps...just something on the newswire that I thought you should see:
"Sorority Evictions Raise Issues of Looks and Bias"
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Worried that a negative stereotype of the sorority was contributing to a decline in membership that had left its Greek-columned house here half empty, Delta Zeta’s national officers interviewed 35 DePauw members in November, quizzing them about their dedication to recruitment. They judged 23 of the women insufficiently committed and later told them to vacate the sorority house.
The 23 members included every woman who was overweight. They also included the only black, Korean and Vietnamese members. The dozen students allowed to stay were slender and popular with fraternity men — conventionally pretty women the sorority hoped could attract new recruits. Six of the 12 were so infuriated they quit.
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For what it's worth, I also own the Brigitte dress (by choice, not by direction from Igigi's marketing team) in pink and I tucked the string things back into my cleavage.
I want my money back. I expected this post to include a photo of Anne's boobs.
Boob photos are available by private request.
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