MUXXN Women's 1950s Vintage Short Sleeve Pleated Pencil Dress

I love this dress!! Okay. I am 5’2, long torso short legs. I had to shorten (no surprise) a couple inches but still maintaining the midi length. I am 123lbs and NOT “skinny” I have 34/36 DD, and my shoulders a little wider and upper arms are def not Audrey Hepburn. My stomach is flat but I don’t have a small waist.....so I’m not hourglass.....and I used to have a curvy derrière but with age (52) things deflate and shift down.... so with all that being said, I look SO good in this dress! There’s reasons why this dress works. The neck line is genius!..it scoops but not too low....there is a pleated element that if you are more buxom it doesn’t look like you are jammed in there. So because the neck is cut that way, the shoulders shoulders allow for more of you but make you look smaller. Arms are short.....don’t be scared....again, the way they are cut don’t dig in or smash skin.....they just frame. The cut through the torso does not require you to have an hourglass figure....the belt placement is higher, where women are naturally smaller....doing two things...you appear to have an hourglass figure with longer legs. Material is thin BUT it’s a stretch twill......not jersey nylon loose knit....so you when you put it on it holds you in BUT stretches and is comfortable without showing dimples. I wore smoother.....not shaper.....looks like a lace 1piece swimsuit. I was comfortable ALL day, the dress held its shape.... and mine. I wore a small.....IF you are curvier in the belly area than go with medium. I can only give my dimensions and tell you my experience but I can honestly say, this is the closest I will ever get to looking like Audrey. It’s a sexy, professional, modest dress that gives a nod to old school feminine style. I bought the green, wore gold/nude stilettos and paired with gold jewelry.....looked and felt like a bombshell.

I love this dress! One of my favorite purchases of clothing on Amazon. I ordered a black in large. I'm 5'8", 200#, 38C, 34 waist, 45 hips. The black is very flattering and slimming and it fits every curve of my body. The length is below the knee on me. The zipper in the back has some hang up. Right where the top half and the bottom half of the dress meet it always gets stuck. Doesn't matter if I've got the dress on or if it's on the hanger the zipper gets stuck at the same place every single time. Upon closer inspection I see they've got fabric sewn together that make sit much thicker at this spot and that's why but I've been able to get it up/down without damage but it is annoying. The top of the dress really makes your bust look good without showing any real cleavage. The pictures I attached don't do the dress or the bust area justice. In person you can see all of the pleats around the bust and it looks really good.The material is soft and stretchy and thick. The material does not hold you in so while it's comfortable and stretchy it doesn't help hold in your pudge. I think lighter color dresses would be much less forgiving than the black. I don't like that it has to be hand washed and hung dry because that's time consuming.I don't see any other colors in large available that I like but if that changes I'd definitely buy more of this dress.

I originally bought this same dress in a Medium size, which was too tight for my body type (and age — 67 — LOL). I returned it for the Large size because I love the classic camel color and silhouette and wanted to see if it would work better. I wish I could have the Medium size fit on top and the Large size fit on the bottom, as that's obviously where I carry most of my weight. The material — 65% rayon, 30% cotton, 5% spandex — gives the dress its stretchability and so if you like a dress that makes the most of your curves and is a bit longer, stick to your normal size. For me, I like the fit a bit looser. This is still tight on me and not that flattering, but for the last 16 months, I have lost nearly 35 pounds and have a target goal weight of 148 pounds. I think the dress will fit better then, so I am keeping it. Older comments criticized the cheapness of the belt — I found it on par with belts that come with dresses in department stores — made as an accent piece. The buckle does work — it's not merely decorative — and there is a cheap sliding loop that will keep the excess belt in place. But be careful — it will completely slide off the belt when you hang the belt. I found the stitching to be decent. It isn't lined, so I think most women will want to wear some sort of shapewear garment underneath. The number of colors it comes in are amazing. I think it can go from the office to an event after work. One I get to my target weight, I will try it on again. If it's a bit looser, I could see buying either this style in another color or another Muxxn dress, as I do love the material. For reference: I am 5 feet, 5 inches tall, 157 pounds.

I got this dress in grey. I didn't expect the material to be like it was, but it made it really comfortable. It's a stretchy giving fabric that has good weight. It's like a nylon style material, not like a cotton material. It holds up well to the iron and holds its shape with lots of walking and sitting. I didn't fill the top of the dress out perfectly, so I ended up getting a push up bra so the dress would fit better. I am a size 6, 34C, 145lbs, 5'8" and It's the perfect length. The material isn't see through but it is thin, so watch the panty lines. The pleating on the bust area is kind of awkward and took some messing with to get it to sit how I wanted it to. I like the belt that came with it a lot, the monochrome look is really nice and professional and I've gotten a lot of compliments on it. I will say, there are no belt loops on the dress so there might be some pinning needed if you don't have the shape to hold it in place.

I love the fit and the material is soft.

Very nice and elegant dress, comfortable to wear but on the large side. Should have gone to small instead of medium.