Comments on: The Convertible Dress http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/ Fashion, Lifestyle, and Humor for the Plus Sized Woman. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:10:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ashlee from NYC http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-4437 Ashlee from NYC Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:50:51 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/#comment-4437 Um...I don't know what you guys are talking about! I actually have the convertible dress--many of them actually--and it is amazing on me. There is no riding up as was mentioned. It is NOT low quality material at all. Yes, it feels like t-shirts and pajamas, but most luxury fabrics feels soft-that is why they are considered luxury, guys. Also too, not all matte jersey is created equal. Do you think they are selling the same matte jersey at Old Navy as they are at Dana Buchman, or Marina Rinaldi? No way, ladies; the quality is way different. So you really can't claim that its the 7.99/yard kinda matte jersey, now can you? I took a picture in it the other day and it literacy shimmers. Plus for me, it actually works as a shaper. Meaning, that if wrapped correctly, it sucks in all the fat rolls and whatnot. Definitely a good look. With regard to the way the fabrics sits--ladies, you have to work with the dress! Meaning, when I got the dress, I am not going to lie, I was a little intimidated. But when I started experimenting with it, I began to understand how to fold it, or ruch it, etc. and I can't get enough of it...like I wear it everywhere almost all the time. If I were you guys, I would reserve judgment and try one out. I doubt you'll regret it... Um…I don’t know what you guys are talking about! I actually have the convertible dress–many of them actually–and it is amazing on me. There is no riding up as was mentioned. It is NOT low quality material at all. Yes, it feels like t-shirts and pajamas, but most luxury fabrics feels soft-that is why they are considered luxury, guys. Also too, not all matte jersey is created equal. Do you think they are selling the same matte jersey at Old Navy as they are at Dana Buchman, or Marina Rinaldi? No way, ladies; the quality is way different. So you really can’t claim that its the 7.99/yard kinda matte jersey, now can you? I took a picture in it the other day and it literacy shimmers. Plus for me, it actually works as a shaper. Meaning, that if wrapped correctly, it sucks in all the fat rolls and whatnot. Definitely a good look.

With regard to the way the fabrics sits–ladies, you have to work with the dress!
Meaning, when I got the dress, I am not going to lie, I was a little intimidated. But when I started experimenting with it, I began to understand how to fold it, or ruch it, etc. and I can’t get enough of it…like I wear it everywhere almost all the time. If I were you guys, I would reserve judgment and try one out. I doubt you’ll regret it…

]]> By: Convertible dress on sale » Manolo for the Big Girl! http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-4429 Convertible dress on sale » Manolo for the Big Girl! Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:01:00 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/#comment-4429 [...] our readers have generally negative feelings about the Monif C convertible dress, Francesca knows that some of you wish to try it, and therefore [...] [...] our readers have generally negative feelings about the Monif C convertible dress, Francesca knows that some of you wish to try it, and therefore [...]

]]> By: Stella http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Stella Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:43:16 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/#comment-708 If you are curious, you can make it yourself in about an hour. That way you can use nicer fabric and make the hem hang however you want. Here's a post on the topic: http://www.metafilter.com/53791/Sew-a-HotLooking-Dress-in-a-Hour If you are curious, you can make it yourself in about an hour. That way you can use nicer fabric and make the hem hang however you want.

Here’s a post on the topic: http://www.metafilter.com/53791/Sew-a-HotLooking-Dress-in-a-Hour

]]> By: Kate http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Kate Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:30:36 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/#comment-565 I love the pictures too, but I don't like the way some of the fabric folds lie. It looks like they're bandaging something up rather than covering it. I love the pictures too, but I don’t like the way some of the fabric folds lie. It looks like they’re bandaging something up rather than covering it.

]]> By: Kelly http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Kelly Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:24:55 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/#comment-562 Ugh ugh ugh. <i>Made of luxurious jersey, you feel like you are wearing your pajamas!</i> You know what that means? They're charging you $205 for fabric that retails for no more than $7.99 a yard. The same stuff t-shirts and PJs are made out of. And it's ONE SIZE FITS ALL. Ugh ugh ugh. Made of luxurious jersey, you feel like you are wearing your pajamas!

You know what that means? They’re charging you $205 for fabric that retails for no more than $7.99 a yard.
The same stuff t-shirts and PJs are made out of.

And it’s ONE SIZE FITS ALL.

]]> By: Sarah http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Sarah Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:20:25 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/#comment-559 I have to agree with Heather. Any sort of clothing that can be converted is generally something to be avoided. Plus the big girl has to be at least doubly careful about clothes that have the possibility to ride up or have to be adjusted constantly. Plus the dress is a novelty. Big girls are familiar with the "tells" that get put on the plus size clothes that differentiate them ever so slightly (or not so slightly) from the "normal" sized clothes. The convertible ability of the dress seems to me to be a very obvious tell. That and the dresses just aren't nice enough, even in the doctored up pictures, for me to imagine them to be worth the trouble. I have to agree with Heather. Any sort of clothing that can be converted is generally something to be avoided. Plus the big girl has to be at least doubly careful about clothes that have the possibility to ride up or have to be adjusted constantly. Plus the dress is a novelty. Big girls are familiar with the “tells” that get put on the plus size clothes that differentiate them ever so slightly (or not so slightly) from the “normal” sized clothes. The convertible ability of the dress seems to me to be a very obvious tell. That and the dresses just aren’t nice enough, even in the doctored up pictures, for me to imagine them to be worth the trouble.

]]> By: Heather Outside Boston http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Heather Outside Boston Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:48:27 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/#comment-553 Please trust your first instinct on this one, and move along. Even these darling pictures and terrific, curvy girls illustrate the cheapness of the fabric and the awkward styling you mentioned as "high in the front" and BSAG decried as "tugging at it all day". Why should we buy unfinished garments? We need to be as elegant as we can, and fussing with your bits ruins it. (I also feel that skinny girls should eschew this thing, so it's not about the squishinesses.) Okay, getting off my soap-box now, thanks. Please trust your first instinct on this one, and move along. Even these darling pictures and terrific, curvy girls illustrate the cheapness of the fabric and the awkward styling you mentioned as “high in the front” and BSAG decried as “tugging at it all day”. Why should we buy unfinished garments? We need to be as elegant as we can, and fussing with your bits ruins it. (I also feel that skinny girls should eschew this thing, so it’s not about the squishinesses.) Okay, getting off my soap-box now, thanks.

]]> By: B.S.A.G. http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-549 B.S.A.G. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:53:28 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/22/the-convertible-dress/#comment-549 I bought a similar "convertible" dress (not this exact one) several years ago and was disappointed to find that only one of its styles could be worn with a non-strapless bra. I think I wore it exactly once, and I was tugging at it all day to keep everything in place. That said, all the pictures on Monif's site are very cute, and I appreciate seeing how terrific her dress looks on actual plus-size women! I'd love to get a look at it up close to see how it differs from the one I had. I bought a similar “convertible” dress (not this exact one) several years ago and was disappointed to find that only one of its styles could be worn with a non-strapless bra. I think I wore it exactly once, and I was tugging at it all day to keep everything in place.

That said, all the pictures on Monif’s site are very cute, and I appreciate seeing how terrific her dress looks on actual plus-size women! I’d love to get a look at it up close to see how it differs from the one I had.

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