Comments on: Review Revue (and Free Shipping Coupon): Holy Clothing

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:49:36 +0000

I am a tall Pear and I love love love HolyClothing! Of course, it helps that I have a sort of Renaissance Faire personality (I actually worked at one in my youth) and do not have to maintain a professional image. I also have very unattractive legs (Google “lipedema” for the reason why) and love that the skirts actually cover my ugly ankles, whereas many of the other lovely items I see here do not function to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative in my figure.

Also, if you look at their site, skirt lengths and other clothing dimensions are spelled out, so you can tell whether something will work for you or not. I always buy the longest ones!

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:02:30 +0000

I love Holy Clothing, but mostly for their sleeveless dresses–I am not an apple but just kind of straight up and down, and many of their sleeveless dresses have enough structure to give me curves. Their blouses and most of their skirts are a bit too ruffly and froufrou for me.

By: Kai Jones

Kai Jones — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:22:17 +0000

I ordered that blouse (in blue), by my measurements, and it’s huge on me. Also that same skirt. I’ve been thinking about re-selling both.

By: TeleriB

TeleriB — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:49:55 +0000

Antique sofa? Oh, no! The sofa look was out six months ago; it’s all about davenports now. Like the sofa, but with softer lines and more frills.

I’m just so glad we’ve moved past the La-Z-Boy look of the mid-90s. Did that work for anyone?

By: Twistie

Twistie — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:39:00 +0000

Drat. These clothes are very much my style, fit my budget…but many will never work on my concentrated body (Five foot two, eyes of blue, and all like that). I long for that blouse, but if it’s that likely to cause embarrassment at 5′1″, I don’t imagine 5′2″ will do very much better. Pity. Blouses and dresses with that sort of line make me look as though I actually have breasts.

Still, if TeleriB is finding things that work for her, maybe I need to look more closely at the whole website. Perhaps there’s hope for me yet.

By: caitlin

caitlin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:23:50 +0000

These things don’t look flattering on any body. Unless your idea of flattering is looking like an antique sofa. Sorry.

By: Sniper

Sniper — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:56:57 +0000

I’m also 5′ 1″ and Holy Clothing breaks my heart. I had one top from them that was good if I wore a camisole under it (but otherwise, far, far too boobtacular), and a tunic I wore as a dress. What would it take to persuade them to carry a petite line?

By: Chaser

Chaser — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:56:14 +0000

The skirts a long, but most of the items on the website are not shapeless. Most have some version of princess seams.

I wish I could wear this stuff. So pretty. I am very tall (over six feet) but that doesn’t help here necessarily. I think you need a particular personal style to pull off lots of embroidery, and I’m a cougar, shall we say? In anything Boho or peasant-y, I always wind up looking like the St. Paulie girl (e.g. rosy-cheeked German with six beer steins in her hands).

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:22:28 +0000

i don’t get it. first you tell us not to wear ugly shapeless sacks, then you tell us to wear ugly shapeless sacks. huh??

By: TeleriB

TeleriB — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:00:48 +0000

I had issues with that top, too! Although I have only 2″ on the Francesca, the neckline was all right (daring, but all right) and the sleeves of a good length - but they seemed attached to the bodice in a strange way. As if the armhole were too large? Too low?

I suppose I misread their return policy - I thought I could not send it back, and it was “okay” for a weekend shirt. And I loved, loved, loved the two Enya dresses that I got from them. A friend of mine has even given me the go-ahead to use one as my bridesmaid’s dress in her wedding!